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14:18 GMT
By Eman Al-Awadhi (with photos)
KUWAIT, Oct 10 (KUNA) -- The renowned creator of the Japanese robot
animation characters "Grendizer" and "Mazinger Z," Go Nagai, met with his
Kuwaiti fans on Saturday, in what many of them considered a once in a lifetime
opportunity to meet him.
During the event, held at the Japanese Embassy, Nagai introduced the
history of Japanese animation, technique and background, and the fans were
privileged to view a screening of the new "Shin Mazinger" series.
In a question and answer session with his fans, Nagai said that he was
seriously thinking of completing the "Grendizer" series - the Arabic version
of which was broadcast in Kuwait in the 1980s, but said that he was currently
working on completing the "Mazinger Z" series.
When asked which of the two robot characters was the strongest in his
opinion, Nagai said that although it was difficult to compare his two
creations, he believed that "Grendizer" was the stronger of the two.
The animation creator said that he was very happy with the fact that the
names of his characters were not changed in the Arabic version, as was often
the case in other versions.
He indicated that he was not familiar with Arabic production companies, but
hoped that they would be able to cooperate with him to bring animations to
Nagais fans in the Arab world in the future.
Following the question and answer session, Nagai toured an exhibition of
the fans collections of comic books, animation figures, sketches and
paintings.
Tomorrow, Nagai will present a lecture and demonstration on Japanese
animation at the Cinescape Theater in 360 Mall at 5:00 p.m. in cooperation
with Kuwait National Cinema Company (KNCC).
The aim of the event is to introduce one of Japans modern cultures and to
promote mutual understanding between Kuwait and Japan in the cultural field.
Nagai visited Jordan before arriving in Kuwait, and will be going to Egypt
next. (end)
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