[ALT] Tokyo Babylon 1999 (OP&ED) - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Taishou A

[jjblue1]

Another attempt of mine to make an opening in a MAD Movie style... and an ending too... for my so much wished and never existed ipotetical 'Tokyo Babylon 1999' anime. MAD Movie designates video done solely by Japanese so I labelled this simply a Alternate Theme...

The song I used for the opening is the theme from 'Higurashi no Naku Koro ni', '

Comments

[akk_]

I'm usually not tempted to comment on movie samples, but these two are beautiful. Thank you for sharing. ♥

I second your wish for a TB-1999 anime (though I admit I'd also be happy if somebody would do subtitles for the movie there is...)

[jjblue1]

*blushes* Thank you!
^___________^ I admit I would content myself with a TB anime if the TB1999 is really not possible (I guess for it we should need 'X' to end... -_-) and I would love if someone would translate the TB1999 movie... and since I'm a greedy girl I would also like for people to translate the drama cd included in the second TB OAV, the one included in the TB+comic volume (yes, it's a drama version of the first volume but it's expanded and I want to know what the extra pieces say!) and I won't mind for a translation for the first TB story on Shoten... I'm very greedy, aren't I? ^_-
And Fuma's never around when you need him... -_-

[akk_]

Considering the way "Fuma" treats Wishes, we should probably be glad for it. After all, I can already see Tokyo Babylon 1999 with subtitles in Sumerian kuneiform script, for example. ;)

[jjblue1]

LOL
Probably you're right but if we were to ask Yuko's help we'll never end paying for them...

[akk_]

...though her amount of sake intake might save the crumbling Japanese economy just again.

[jjblue1]

Are we sure she's paying for it? Isn't she getting it as payment for some inhane wish someone expressed? Kind of like 'let us keep getting money from X even if we will never end it?'

[akk_]

She doesn't have to pay for it, but whoever pays her with it has to pay (if she doesn't work for some criminals who just rob the factories...).

Actually, I'm not so much into pining about the missing end of X. To put it bluntly: I believe that a lot of real quality fics about and around X, its ending and beyond, probably wouldn't have been written (or wouldn't have the same appeal as they have now), if there were a fixed ending for the plot.
For me, it is a lot easier to contemplate different options for an ending than it is to ignore a given ending in favor for somebody else's plot, so... :)

[jjblue1]

...Or she gets it from someone in another other dimension... I think Ashura gave her some... but maybe my memory's tricking me

[akk_]

The ending of a series is no issue if it has been delivered together with the series. But now, in X' case, it would be delivered 10 years afterwards, when people got used to their own ideas and concepts. I know that an official X ending is craved, but -frankly- I believe that the majority of loyal X-fans will be seriously disappointed by it, because the expectations had so much time to grow, the concepts for it have become so elaborate. I think it'll turn out a lot like the "StarWars effect" - the sequel is so craved that whatever is delivered can only fall short. And I'm not much for the whining that will cause

[jjblue1]

I think it's up to CLAMP to write a good ending for X. Of course there's to consider that X had started when CLAMP too were young so the planned ending might be childish and disappointing... As for people's expectation... as Subaru would say there's no way for everyone to be happy

[akk_]

"As far as I'm involved a fandom is dead when people stop discussing about it... not about just pairing or gadgets but about everything

[jjblue1]

Oh, I don't really take part to many fandom discussions or something

[akk_]

With group pressure I meant that the discussions weren't friendly but more of a "what the majority believes is absolute, whether the canon supports it or not". It depends a lot on the people involved, though.

Basically, you like the interaction (and the fanworks), whereas for me the fanworks (and their reception) suffices. Different expectations / preferences. :)
I can see that in your sense, any fandom not receiving "official updates" any more is in danger of dying, whereas in mine it's just a matter of overall interest.

Regarding an X end. I won't mourn to have one, but I won't mourn to get one either. I'm content. (Or I just might not care and feed my tree.)

[jjblue1]

Oh, that. *sighs* That sadly always happen.
There's always someone possessing The Truth... and sometimes that someone possess a truth the manga/anime's author stated clearly is no truth at all.

You're in a lucky position! ^___^ (If I feed a tree it drops dead the next minute. Actually if I just get close to it it drop death. Generally trees and flowers move away as fast as they roots allow them when they see me walking somewhat close to where they are... I've kinda the perfect opposite of green thumb... while my mother has a perfect green thumb. Dead plants resurrects if they get close to her...)

[akk_]

Well, my grandmother actually insisted on treating plants nicely.
I did that and the damned things withered instantaneously.
Then I swore at them and promised that if they aren't green and blooming *asap* they'd see the inside of the garbage bin rather quickly. Result: the living room has become a jungle, despite rather negligence on my part.
Therefore: plants might not move fast, but they do have survival instinct. ;)

The main issue with "The Truth" is, that while it surely exist, we can't be sure we know it, hence our "knowledge of The Truth" is all relative. Sadly, there are a lot of people unable to accept that. So I'm rather content in fandoms past the discussion phase. :)

[jjblue1]

LOL
I might try that!

I agree. While there are some 'Secure truths' that are pubblic knowledge (es: Subaru and Hokuto are twins) too many things are just speculations.
Plus, since the manga isn't ended yet CLAMP might have been planning some 'interesting' surprises kind of like 'the whole thing is a nightmare Hinoto had due to Fei Wang tampering with Sakura's feathers...' or 'Kamui doesn't know but he's ended up in an alternate version of the Fairy Park and the end of the world is a new virtual reality game...' or 'Fuma didn't really kill Kanoe, he faked it for unknown reasons...' or 'Kamui's true father is in truth Clow Reed...' or 'Fuma isn't Fuma but a clone whose brain had gone damaged...' or 'Kamui isn't really Kamui but someone pretending to be as such in order to make void the final battle...' things like that...
(yes, TRC's 'interesting' surprises didn't impress me much...)