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Interview with Murase Shūkō and Satō Dai
Murase Shūkō and Satō Dai have worked together on some of the most notable anime of the past decade. Murase was an animator [End Page 329] or director on numerous Gundam series and directed Witch Hunter Robin (2002, Witchi hantaa robin). Satō has written the screenplays or scripts for Cowboy Bebop (1998–99, Kaubōi bibappu), Eureka Seven (2005–6, Kōkyōshihen Eureka sebun), Wolf’s Rain (2003, Urufuzu rein), and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–3, Kōkaku kidōtai STAND ALONE COMPLEX). They worked together on Samurai Champloo (2004–5, Samurai chanpurū) and in 2005 collaborated on developing and making Ergo Proxy (2006, Erugo Purakushii). This interview took place at AnimeFest in Dallas, Texas, on September 3, 2007.
Figure 1.
In Ergo Proxy, Re-l was a witness to the transformations in society around her, while Vincent rarely opened his eyes.
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