The holiday season is ramping up with family films and blockbusters galore, and the other night I went with some friends to see Disneys Big Hero 6. Its a CG film animated by Walt Disney Animation Studios, and its their first Marvel property adapted into something for the big screen. It stars main character Hiro Hamada and his newfound robot pal Baymax, and together they team up with four other individuals to become a team of six butt-kicking and San Fransokyo-saving heroes. Big Hero 6 is influenced by Japanese culture and style, and theres even a manga adaptation in production. If youre into anime and manga, and youre interested in seeing how Japanese culture has permeated into a Disney film, here are 8 reasons to see Big Hero 6. :) Robots are everywhere in Big Hero 6, especially with Hiros fascination with bot fighting. Baymax, Hiros pal and personal health assistant, eventually dons mecha-inspired armor to help fight the bad guys later in the film. :) Hiro and friends live in the fictional city of San Fransokyo. Thats right, its a play on San Francisco and Tokyo. The city mashes together cultures of both new and old, mostly focusing on elements of Japanese architecture like slanted and tiled roofs and interior sliding doors. Hiro, Baymax, Fred, Go Go Tomago, Wasabi, and Honey Lemon are the names of the heroes in Big Hero 6. They are totally normal names, just like what you would find in anime. :) No matter how you look at it, the main character Hiro Hamada has a serious case of anime hair going on. :) Did you know the Big Hero 6 manga adaptation is the first of its kind for a Disney animated work? Serialized in Kodanshas Magazine Special, the manga has been picked up for an English release by Yen Press. :) The holiday season is ramping up with family films and blockbusters galore, and the other night I went with some friends to see Disneys Big Hero 6. Its a CG film animated by Walt Disney Animation Studios, and its their first Marvel property adapted into something for the big screen. It stars main character Hiro Hamada and his newfound robot pal Baymax, and together they team up with four other individuals to become a team of six butt-kicking and San Fransokyo-saving heroes. Big Hero 6 is influenced by Japanese culture and style, and theres even a manga adaptation in production. If youre into anime and manga, and youre interested in seeing how Japanese culture has permeated into a Disney film, here are 8 reasons to see Big Hero Image © Disney Robots are everywhere in Big Hero 6, especially with Hiros fascination with bot fighting. Baymax, Hiros pal and personal health assistant, eventually dons mecha-inspired armor to help fight the bad guys later in the film. 2. San Fransokyo Image © Disney Hiro and friends live in the fictional city of San Fransokyo. Thats right, its a play on San Francisco and Tokyo. The city mashes together cultures of both new and old, mostly focusing on elements of Japanese architecture like slanted and tiled roofs and interior sliding doors. 3. Hero Nicknames Image © Disney Hiro, Baymax, Fred, Go Go Tomago, Wasabi, and Honey Lemon are the names of the heroes in Big Hero 6. They are totally normal names, just like what you would fi Did you know the Big Hero 6 manga adaptation is the first of its kind for a Disney animated work? Serialized in Kodanshas Magazine Special, the manga has been picked up for an English release by Yen Press. Anime is full of masked characters and the film has its very own masked villain. And to help with showcasing each characters abilities, the cast changes into their super hero costumes. Via Disney Speaking of get-ups, team member Fred dons a mini kaiju costume that spits fire. Yeah, you read that right. According to The Telegraph, directors Don Hall and Chris Williams were advised by Disneys John Lasseter, a well-known anime and Hayao Miyazaki fan, to travel to Japan to find further inspiriation for the robot character Baymax. Williams recollects his experiences in college and how he watched Miyazaki films back in the day. It turns out that Baymaxs huggable design is inspired by Miyazakis character Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro. Also of note: Baymaxs cute face designs were inspired by the suzu bell of a Japanese Shinto shrine.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:53:32 +0000
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