Heike Monogatari kind of came out of nowhere and already there’s so much to unpack from a visual perspective. In this episode, I attempt to break down this anime’s approach to visual storytelling by going through the work of the various storyboard aritsts & episodes directors that featured on Episodes 1-4. How does it’s approach fit with the epic’s themes? How does Naoko Yamada’s style as a director influence the anime’s aesthetic? All this and more on this week’s edition of Get In The Mecha.
this episode contains spoilers for heike monogatari (e1-4):
Creatives Mentioned In This Episode: Naoko Yamada – Ai Yukimura – Shuntarou Tozawa – China
Anime Mentioned In This Episode: Heike Monogatari, A Silent Voice, Just Call It Love (Music Video), Fire Force S2
Timestamps (Audio Version):
0:00 – Intro
1:18 – Context
3:31 – The Yamada Style
9:34 – The Ai Yukimura Episode
12:26 – Shuntarou Tozawa’s Direction
16:32 – The China Episode
20:27 – Learning From This Anime
25:02– Outro + Music Credits
Music In This Episode:
Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch
Mandatory Overtime by Joth
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