Lars Jensen replied:
> I'll quote myself from this DCML-posting (which, by the way, was a 
> reply to one of your postings, Rich):
> http://stp.ling.uu.se/pipermail/dcml/2003-September/024900.html


Ah, yes... that was part of the famous (infamous?) "Disney Witch v. Sorceress
Debate" which occured here on this List, WOW! *almost* one year ago exactly! :-)

Yes, Saban... well, Saban & Bandai are pretty much interchangable in my impression 
for the style of animation they produce under their name... I think they may even 
be linked somehow, but I'm not really familiar with thier corporate identities.  
Anyhow, The same holds true concerning my fears that the animated series 
W.I.T.C.H. will end up looking very much like the churned-out Japanese-style anime 
that is currently flooding the CARTOON NETWORK, etc.  

While, admittedly, I AM a fan of much of the beautiful anime that has come out of 
Ghibli Studio in Japan, such as GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, ONLY YESTERDAY, SPIRITED 
AWAY, WHISPER OF THE HEART, etc. (some of which Disney has licensed for 
distribution in the USA), what I dislike is the more (for lack of a better 
word) "slapstick" style anime (with the unmoving lower jawbone during dialogue, 
the eyes that change into throbbing hearts, the enlarged heads when one character 
is speaking down to another, the teardrops and other graphics that appear to the 
side of their faces, etc....). If the animators at Saban give us a more Ghibli-
stylized presentation, I might just approve! :-)

To me, the style of art that appears in the "comicbook" W.I.T.C.H. is much more 
serious and beautifully rendered.  I fear W.I.T.C.H., in the hands of Saban, will 
be very similar in presentation to SAILOR MOON, DRAGONBALL Z, or even the new TEEN 
TITANS cartoon.  

I am a fan of the comic W.I.T.C.H., but am disappointed by Disney's release 
through Hyperion Books which nearly nullifies the comicbook version. Add to that 
my fear of Disney's possible animation choice, and I just think the U.S. is 
getting a raw deal.

*sigh* :-(

Thanks,

Rich 
xephyr@cwnet.com




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