Pop-Up Book Version of the Denpa Onna OP

A few hours ago, Nishida Asako tweeted that she really liked the paper-cut version of the Denpa Onna OP she had recently seen on NicoNico Douga.



The video and the paper-cut art are by a paper-cut hobbyist known as kurumigi. He posted the video on NicoNico about a week ago.

Nishida-san is the famous animator who is the animation character designer and co-animation director of Shinbou Akiyuki's current show Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko. She was also character designer/animation director of Simoun. That she has no objection to someone taking her designs and re-using them in this way is refreshing.

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The first bit of audio is the first few seconds of episode one, as Erio emerges from the sea and walks home.

Seiyuu Video: Tomatsu Haruka at 17

This video of Tomatsu Haruka has just been posted on YouTube. It was made when her first starring role, as Corticarte in Polyphonica, was about to go on air. She was 17 at the time, and still in high school.

The video was made for the seiyuu magazine Voicha!



She says she feels nervous -- as if she had to tell us. I'm not sure whether to just enjoy the pictures or to feel sorry for her, surrounded there by all those guys -- photographers, designers, producers, etc. -- using her for their own purposes.

I personally did not enjoy her voice in Polyphonica, and have only liked some of her roles since (Nagi in Kannagi, Mana in White Album, Sakana in Star Driver, and others). But she is doing an excellent job in the quite dramatic role of Naruko in the current AnoHana.