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What are your thoughts on the MV for Kaze to Issho ni (Together with the Wind)?
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Her - the protagonist is Shokotan.I think they should have shown less of the kid as a baby and more of him watching the anime, though.
That makes sense, but I was thrown off by the dad and kid going to the cinema in the end. Also, baby Shoko looks boyish.Her - the protagonist is Shokotan.
What really got me were all those shots of her with her father towards the climax of the song, given the context that her father died when she was 9.
Yes it was saccharine and sentimental but it made me reflect on how much my own life has changed since I first came into contact with the franchise.
I didn't know that. Her dad in the video appears to grow old very fast. The real one must not have taken her to see the movie, then.What really got me were all those shots of her with her father towards the climax of the song, given the context that her father died when she was 9.
You can briefly see the reflection of a little girl in the reflection off the 1998 movie poster.That makes sense, but I was thrown off by the dad and kid going to the cinema in the end. Also, baby Shoko looks boyish.
I remember reading about it in a feature by Dogasu a few years ago when she released an autobiography. IIRC her father died of cancer. I also remember from that that the original Mewtwo movie resonated with her so much because she was going through some depression/identity crisis at the time, so it probably was after he had passed away.I didn't know that. Her dad in the video appears to grow old very fast. The real one must not have taken her to see the movie, then.
In the video, several kids do Pokemon activities with her, although not trading or battling. Her dad is shown even after they watch the movie together.1996 said:On that same page, she talks about not having any friends to trade pokemon with and was therefore unable to evolve her Ghost into a Gangar.
And while the book is filled with touching stories here and there, this first chapter does have one that doesn't really sit well with me. Her mom, who was raising her as a single parent after Mr. Nakagawa passed away, was somehow able to afford to take Shoko with her to Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. From Japan. The two travel to the other side of the planet and are at this world famous theme park...and Shoko spends the majority of the vacation with her face buried in her Game Boy. Her mom asks her to put it down and to look at the scenery around her, but Shoko simply replies "I am looking at the scenery...in Pokemon" (p29 - 30).
I don't know if her depression was related to her dad because he'd been dead for 4 years, but I'm guessing that she watched the movie alone because she was already 13 with no friends. And her mom might not have liked Pokemon after the Orlando trip, lol.1998 said:The first movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back, comes out the same year Shoko Nakagawa enters junior high school. She talks about how incredibly depressed she was during this time and how seeing Mewtwo struggle with the same problems she was going through - "Who am I?" "Why am I here?" - really helped her feel better about herself. She also talks about getting into some of her other fandoms around this time and about the time she was even able to meet her idol Jackie Chan (p55).
And her mom might not have liked Pokemon after the Orlando trip, lol.
Relatable.The two travel to the other side of the planet and are at this world famous theme park...and Shoko spends the majority of the vacation with her face buried in her Game Boy.
Most teachers I know would confiscate anything pokémon related.Pokemon made me pretty popular among boys in my class in 2000-2001.
Same goes for Digimon, Beyblade, Yugioh, etc.Most teachers I know would confiscate anything pokémon related.