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frictionless tweeting in the void || Tamura Shigeru fan stuff / たむらしげるファンのあれこれ

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A clip from the episode was hidden away on Youtube. Here's the part with Tamura talking about Glassy Ocean.

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And then I found it. In The Times TV listings for Jan 12th 1998, the date that episode of Dope Sheet aired. I can't find any recording of that episode with the interview, nor any recording of the original airing of Glassy Ocean, but I'll follow any possible leads!

[たむらしげる @tamurasigeru]

先日の『PHANTASMAGORIA』のトークイベントの記事と映像がUPされています。70年のイベントというのはよくわからないとか🤑
▼web記事：
https://t.co/mpYHH2QzBY
▼映像アーカイブ(約1時間46分)：
https://t.co/oChjR4hgwA

[matt sephton @gingerbeardman]

CG Creator Special Interview: Shigeru Tamura about Ginga no Uo Ursa Minor Blue ("The Galactic Fish: URSA minor BLUE")

in 256 Color Paint Tool (LOGiN Disk&Book, 1994)

https://t.co/eJOX0ym4Dl

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Last month, there was an event at which Shionaga Mitsuo, the producer of Tamura's animated works, discussed the Phantasmagoria CDROM. Today, the group behind the event uploaded a full video of it to Youtube, as well releasing an article about it. Check them out!

[CD-ROM スタディーズ！ @cdrom_studies]

潮永光生 @shionagaMit さんをお招きして開催したCD-ROMスタディーズ！第1回のイベントレポート・アーカイブ動画を公開しました。

『Amusement Planet PHANTASMAGORIA』を実際にプレイしながら、当時の脚本、Directorを使った制作の裏話等…貴重なお話を伺いました。ぜひご覧ください！

リンクは👇️

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Well, I finally managed to find the Phantasmagoria art collection CDROM!

I’ve never before been so delighted at 1024px resolution.

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A few more. There’s also a Phantasmagoria 原画集 CD that I’d love to get, but I’ve yet to see a copy for sale anywhere.

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The “video CD” is a weird one. It seems to have been the first release of the OVA, which didn’t come out on VHS/DVD/LD until 1999.

Although, notably, it is advertised as containing 14 stories, rather than the 15 that are on the later formats. Would still love to find a copy.

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The Phantasmagoria soundtrack and video CD in the new releases section of January 1996’s Micom Basic magazine.

[CD-ROM スタディーズ！ @cdrom_studies]

【満員御礼】
おかげさまでイベントのチケットが完売いたしました💿✨🎊

当日の様子は、7月中を目標にweb記事化＆映像アーカイブ公開(無料)を予定しております。どうぞよろしくお願いします。

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Small correction: it was January 12th *1999*. It would have been pretty impressive if it was shown on UK television before it was even released in Japan...

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For a while, I wondered whether Glassy Ocean aired on English-language TV too, and I was able to find something about it. I knew from the Phantasmagoria LD insert that it was shown in the UK at Cardiff International Animation Festival 1998, so an English version was produced...

[Catsuka @catsuka]

In 1998, I discovered the work of Shigeru Tamura on french TV channel Canal+, with his lovely "Glassy Ocean" short film (23min).

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And then I found it. In The Times TV listings for Jan 12th 1998, the date that episode of Dope Sheet aired. I can't find any recording of that episode with the interview, nor any recording of the original airing of Glassy Ocean, but I'll follow any possible leads!

[¬P @propositionalt]

Tamura illustrating one of Calvino’s Cosmicomics stories! A perfect pairing.

[書肆鯖【ショシサバ】 @bookssubba]

【入荷情報】ユリイカ 特集 イタロ・カルヴィーノ。たむらしげる・絵、脇功・訳による掌篇「月の娘たち」を掲載。https://t.co/dprWhPqPyo

[たむらしげる @tamurasigeru]

あけましておめでとうございます。今年の仕事は10月の個展と、「こどものとも」12月号の絵本「せんにんのいし」です。久しぶりの不思議なストーリー性のある絵本。相変わらずのんびりペースですがどうぞよろしく。ちなみにこのヘビはアフリカで作られた錆びた鉄のオブジェです。

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Tamura Shigeru's Glassy Ocean movie flyer / たむらしげる「クジラの跳躍」映画チラシ

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A few more. There’s also a Phantasmagoria 原画集 CD that I’d love to get, but I’ve yet to see a copy for sale anywhere.

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Some hi-res pics of Glassy Ocean from the “art collection” CDROM (たむらしげる原画集: クジラの跳躍). The colors are wonderful.

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Some hi-res pics of Glassy Ocean from the “art collection” CDROM (たむらしげる原画集: クジラの跳躍). The colors are wonderful.

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There's also some neat bonus lore in the appendices, including a full version of the Magma Men's song.

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I'm pretty sure it was only ever released in Japan, but interestingly the 1994 Mac CDROM version of Tamura's Ginga no Uo: URSA minor BLUE has an English mode with a full translation of the story

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Here's a full playthrough of the CDROM. The anime is clearly the superior version because this is stuck at low resolution and with choppy animation, but it's nice to see the official translation and Tamura's colors before any color-grading for home video.
https://t.co/LYTcwALiDC