Jay
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi! What are some of your favorite anime films or TV series? Did you ever consider adapting your work for animation? And last, do you play video games? Cheers!
Lois McMaster Bujold
Oh, I have a bunch of fave anime. Paprika is probably my favorite feature, though of course I also like most of the Studio Ghibli offerings. Series include but are not limited to Mushi-Shi, Otogi Zoshi, The GokuSen, Wallflower, Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi, Antique Bakery, Junjo Romantica, Mirage of Blaze, Shonen Onmyoji... As a general rule I have no use for giant fighting robots in any form, fighting samurai (Samurai Champloo excepted), ultra-violence, grimdark, or horror, though sufficiently Japanese folklore horror sometimes gets a pass.
Since I am not an anime producer, adapting my work is not up to me -- media adaptations are a buyer's market. But I have long thought Falling Free would be good in that medium.
No video games. I sampled Dragon Warrior and a few others back in the 80s, and quickly realized that if I got any further into this, my kids would die, my house would burn down, and my nascent career would go down the toilet. So I have missed the train on gaming.
Ta, L.
Oh, I have a bunch of fave anime. Paprika is probably my favorite feature, though of course I also like most of the Studio Ghibli offerings. Series include but are not limited to Mushi-Shi, Otogi Zoshi, The GokuSen, Wallflower, Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi, Antique Bakery, Junjo Romantica, Mirage of Blaze, Shonen Onmyoji... As a general rule I have no use for giant fighting robots in any form, fighting samurai (Samurai Champloo excepted), ultra-violence, grimdark, or horror, though sufficiently Japanese folklore horror sometimes gets a pass.
Since I am not an anime producer, adapting my work is not up to me -- media adaptations are a buyer's market. But I have long thought Falling Free would be good in that medium.
No video games. I sampled Dragon Warrior and a few others back in the 80s, and quickly realized that if I got any further into this, my kids would die, my house would burn down, and my nascent career would go down the toilet. So I have missed the train on gaming.
Ta, L.
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