- Interview date: 19/10/2024
- Interview location: New York Comedian Con 2024
Anime Herald: Welcome to New York! Is there something particular you are trying ahead to doing in New York?
Kamome Shirahama: I have been to New York a number of instances. I believe I’ve seen many of the vacationer spots up to now. I observed that there’s a lot of latest development across the Javits Heart. I am trying ahead to strolling by these new areas. The final time I used to be right here all the things was beneath development.
Anime Herald: How was Toronto?
Kamome Shirahama: The occasion in Toronto, Toronto Comedian Arts Competition (TCAF), was actually cool. It happened in a public library, which has an excellent synergy with the book-reading public. I additionally had a pleasant meal and walked by town.
Anime Herald: What was your favourite meals in Toronto?
Kamome Shirahama: I had some salmon with pineapple sauce and a few hen with maple syrup. These had been actually good.
Anime Herald: Manga, and extra particularly anime, has develop into a world phenomenon. What do you concentrate on Witch Hat Atelier turning into an anime launched right here in the USA?
Kamome Shirahama: I am excited and searching ahead to the anime. It may be seen by so many individuals!
Anime Herald: Do you concentrate on the worldwide viewers when writing? Witch Hat Atelier?
Kamome Shirahama: That was one thing I have been interested by since I began the sequence. I am an enormous American comedian ebook fan. I really feel like these tales had been made not only for kids in America, however for individuals like me who had been capable of get pleasure from them. That is why once I wrote my very own story, I attempted to verify everybody on the earth may get pleasure from it.
Anime Herald: What are your favourite American comics?
Kamome Shirahama: Once I first began studying American comics, it was the primary sequence I received into Kingdom Come. The sequence I deeply adopted had been X Males, Younger Justice, Aquaman. Typically, I actually like illustrations from artists like Greg Capullo.
Anime Herald: Only a few individuals ever point out this Aquaman particularly.
Kamome Shirahama: I actually like Ivan Reis and the brand new 52 sequence. I actually get pleasure from these motion pictures.
Anime Herald: Whereas taking part in Dungeons and dragonswhat’s your favourite kind of character to play?
Kamome Shirahama: I am all the time a magician.
Anime Herald: That is smart.
Anime Herald: Are there any lesser-known works of fantasy that helped encourage? Witch Hat Atelier?
Kamome Shirahama: Possibly not a lot from the American facet. I learn loads of Japanese shojo fantasies, like Knights of Alfheim (Alfheim no Kishi), and The planet the place the dragon sleeps (Ryuu no Nemuru Hoshi). There are a couple of such works from Hakusensha publishers. I actually like their fantasy sequence.
Anime Herald: The Brimmed Cap Witches do not look like very good individuals. Will we ever discover out what their motivations are for following the trail of darkish magic?
Kamome Shirahama: Simply because these characters are portrayed as darkish wizards and sorcerers doesn’t suggest they’re unhealthy individuals. Once I requested followers what sort of magic they want to use, they usually stated that utilizing magic on this world could be unlawful. One thing that solely the caps with the brim may obtain with their magic. For instance: “I’ve shoulder ache. I want I may do one thing about that with magic.” However that might be the best way of hats with a brim. So the straightforward issues which can be an issue in your life can lead anybody down a ‘darkish path’. I do not need to say that these characters are happening a ‘darkish path’. In that sense, I want to preserve my feedback on this level restricted.
Anime Herald: I performed tennis and was a baseball pitcher. I perceive what you are saying about shoulder ache.
Kamome Shirahama: Proper earlier than my deadlines, I want I may cease time on the earth.
Anime Herald: Completely.
Kamome Shirahama: Darkish path. (Laughs)
Anime Herald: Which character design did you want probably the most?
Kamome Shirahama: It is actually exhausting for me to decide on, however I really feel like Jujy’s character design got here out actually properly.
Anime Herald: This can be a quote from an interview you gave in Toronto:
“I used an inkwell and a dip pen to make notes on this hardcover ebook that I made myself. Chances are you’ll be shocked to listen to this, however I had a classmate who really used a block of ink, and he floor the ink into liquid each class to take notes! It was very distinctive.”
Anime Herald: I am unsure which of you is extra old fashioned. He floor his personal ink… however you made and sure your personal ebook. How come you ended up in the identical class?
Kamome Shirahama: That is one thing that’s fairly widespread. The artwork college students who go to highschool majoring in Japanese artwork often use hand-bound books and strong ink with water to take notes. That is sort of a pattern at my college. However after some time individuals began making pretend sketches Wanderer And Slam Dunk. Present art work that appears superb in ink.
Anime Herald: Wow!
Kamome Shirahama: As a part of our artwork college assignments, we needed to hand in our notebooks. Many college students tried to be inventive to current their work in one of the best ways.
Anime Herald: That is fascinating. Was the professor impressed?
Kamome Shirahama: Sure. If a professor finds one thing fascinating, he usually prints it out and palms it out or places it on show, so it was fairly necessary. That turned one thing that motivated the scholars to hear at school. No one fell asleep. Everybody labored very exhausting.
Anime Herald: Are you able to bear in mind a time when your work was distributed or exhibited?
Kamome Shirahama: I do not suppose there ever was a time like that, however my grades had been fairly good.
Anime Herald: Do you could have any questions for us?
Kamome Shirahama: What sort of magic would you want to make use of?
Anime Herald: Good query. I want to go from this world to a different world. Not essentially a fantasy, however for instance I’m studying a ebook. I want to enter that world. I want to enter each world I learn in a ebook.
Kamome Shirahama: I believe that is an excellent use of magic. I really feel like lots of people who come to New York Comedian Con surprise what it might be wish to be within the fictional worlds they cosplay in.
Anime Herald: Thanks very a lot.
Kamome Shirahama: Thanks.
