People In Japan Have Experienced Many Tsunamis

I Don't Have The Story Finished And Ready When We Start Work On A Film. I Usually Don't Have The Time. So The Story Develops When I Start Drawing Storyboards. I Never Know Where The Story Will Go But I Just Keeping Working On The Film As It Develops. It's A Dangerous Way To Make An Animation Film And I Would Like It To Be Different, But Unfortunately, That's The Way I Work And Everyone Else Is Kind Of Forced To Subject Themselves To It.

The Villains Are All Parts Of Me. For Years I've Been Wondering What It Would Be Like If All Those Negative Elements Were Forced Onto The Main Character's Side. I Can Understand A Character With That Kind Of Anger.

See With Eyes Unclouded By Hate.

I’ve Become Skeptical Of The Unwritten Rule That Just Because A Boy And Girl Appear In The Same Feature, A Romance Must Ensue. Rather, I Want To Portray A Slightly Different Relationship, One Where They Two Mutually Inspire Each Other To Live– If I’ M Able To, Then Perhaps I’ll Be Closer To Portraying A True Expression Of Love.

Any Woman Is Just As Capable Of Being A Hero As Any Man.