#Ocean waves ghibli movie#
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In 1999, I Can Hear the Sea and I Can Hear the Sea II: Because There Is An Eye were compiled into a single paperback book published by Tokuma Bunko.

#Ocean waves ghibli tv#

In December 1995, saw a TV drama based was also released, starring Shinji Takeda. In April 1, 1995, the sequel, I Can Hear the Sea II: Because There Is An Eye was published, with Katsuya Kondō providing illustrations once again. The Ocean Waves live-action adaptation aired in 1995.

#Ocean waves ghibli movie#

In the same year, Studio Ghibli was developing a television movie project with character designs by Kondo. The serialized chapters were compiled into a book in 1993, edited by Himuro himself with some chapters omitted. In July 1989, Himuro was invited to the premiere of Kiki's Delivery Service and decided he 'wanted to write an ending similar to this movie.'. Himuro was skeptical of taking the job, but Mitsugi convinced him by saying that Ghibli would be involved. At that time, Himuro was a popular writer of Chiyoda-based publisher Shueisha and a leading figure in the paperback label Cobalt Bunko for girls.

The reason why it was serialized on an anime magazine was that the editorial department of Animage wanted to 'publish the work of a major non-anime writer.' Sanae Mitsugi, the editor of Tokuma Shoten, commissioned writer Saeko Himuro to write a book and with visuals provided by Studio Ghibli. Pages from the July 1990 issue with illustrations by Katsuya Kondō. I Can Hear the Sea serialized on Animage magazine. The novels were fairly popular among the youth at the time, thanks to how it depicted a feeling of nostalgia in its story. Katsuya Kondō, character designer and animation director of Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), provided character illustrations based Himuro's notes, and Himuro himself was inspired by Kondō's illustrations. The film is based on a novel by Saeko Himuro, which was serialized 23 times in Tokuma Shoten's Animage magazine from February 1990 to January 1992 and later published as a book. The original novel was followed by a sequel, I Can Hear the Sea II: Because There Is An Eye (海がきこえるII〜アイがあるから〜, Umi ga Kikoeru II Ai ga Arukara) written by Saeko Himuro and published by Tokuma Shoten on April 1, 1995. In December 2016, GKIDS remastered the film for a limited theatrical release, with a home video release in Spring 2017. It won the Encouragement Award at the 31st (1993) Galaxy Award (Japan). However, it ended up going both over budget and over schedule. It was produced as part of the Japan Arts Council Grant Program and was an attempt by Studio Ghibli to allow their younger staff members to make a film reasonably cheaply following the release of Porco Rosso. Set in Tosa and Kōchi (city) in Shikoku, it concerns a love triangle that develops between two good friends and a new girl who transfers to their high school from Tokyo. It is based on the same-named novel by Saeko Himuro. After being broadcast on NTV, it was aired on several NTV affiliates. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten and the Nippon Television Network and premiered as part of the network's 40th anniversary on May 5, 1993. 'I Can Hear the Sea') is an anime television film directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Kaori Nakamura. 72 minutes Ocean Waves ( 海がきこえる, Umi ga Kikoeru, lit.