This video has been in the works for almost a year. I'm really proud of it (in spite of some shoddy mic quality).
Mamoru Hosoda is now a world-renowned director of award-winning animated films, but his humble beginnings began with Digimon. This video essay explores his career, with a focus on the indelible fingerprints he forever left on the Digimon franchise. - - - 0:00 - Intro 2:08 - The Early Years 3:48 - Digimon Adventure (1999 short film) 11:48 - Digimon Adventure episode 21 19:31 - Digimon Adventure: Our War Game 29:05 - Digimon's English dub and "Digimon the Movie" 43:02 - The Later Years 49:05 - Outro - - - Please consider becoming a member of the GamingintheAM Patreon! It will help tremendously in getting me on a frequent upload schedule! Follow me on Twitter @MemorialOdaiba - - - Digimon (c) Bandai; Toei Animation; Saban Entertainment Astro Boy (c) Osamu Tezuka; Mushi Productions Princes Mononoke; Spirited Away; Howl's Moving Castle (c) Hayao Miyazaki; Studio Ghibli The Girl Who Leapt Through Time; Summer Wars (c) Mamoru Hosoda; Studio Madhouse Sailor Moon; Dragon Ball Z (c) Toei Animation Mothra vs. Godzilla (c) Toho Co., Ltd. Midnight Run (c) City Light Films; Universal Pictures WarGames (c) MGM Entertainment Superflat Monogram (c) Mamoru Hosoda; Louis Vuitton; Toei Animation Pokemon (c) Nintendo; Game Freak; OLM, Inc., 4Kids Entertainment, Warner Bros. Wolf Children; The Boy and the Beast; Mirai; Belle (c) Mamoru Hosoda; Studio Chizu - - - This video is created for educational, documentation, and critique purposes, and is protected under Fair Use. All clips, images, etc. contained therein have been altered from their original presentations and context and are transformative in nature, and not intended as violation of any trademark or copyright.
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