Who made summer wars movie#

I pretty much love every character…save one, but I’ll cover him eventually.

I love Kenji and his mathematics nerdyness. It borders there on a few occasions, but it, thankfully, never quite reaches that level. Summer Wars, like Howl’s Moving Castle, has the unfortunate disposition of being tricky to make sound effects for without it feeling hokey or cartoony, particularly in OZ. It’s refreshing to see attention to detail in an industry where it’s normally lacking, yet it’s par for the course with Hosoda. Conversely, when the Jinnouchi clan is mourning their matriarch’s death, a pan shot shows each family member in a unique pose.

When Kenji’s getting backstory on the Jinnouchi family while on the bus to Natuski’s grandmother’s house, for example, none of the background characters are completely still: they sway with the bus’s movement, a few of the kids are playing on their handheld game consoles, the people in front of them are even staring out the window or reading a book. Hosoda’s of the “ADHD” class of animating, as his characters are in constant movement. People are constantly moving, even if they’re not really doing anything…”īeing a major fan of Hosoda, and having written a piece on his style, I whole-heartedly agree. Director Mamoru Hosoda has very active, fidgety style to his characterization.

Who made summer wars movie#

It may be Studio Madhouse, but it doesn’t look like a Satoshi Kon movie just because they share a studio, for example. “…t doesn’t look JUST like everything else.

I guess it’s moot to state that, since most anime films of note are, but it still needs to be pointed out because of its animation style. But let’s start with the positives:įirstly, this film looks gorgeous. Summer Wars is unusual, as its biggest strengths and weaknesses often are one-in-the-same.