#Enomoto Shunji

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Promotional artwork for the Gainax website by Shunji Enomoto

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(Xユーザーの榎本俊二 Enomoto Shunjiさん: 「https://t.co/m2L4rvAz47」 / Twitterから)

[the-monkey-ruler]

Monkey Typhoon (2001) アソボット戦記五九

Director: Mamoru Hamazu / Osamu Sekida / Ittoku Tanahashi / Kyousuke Mihara / Takenori Mihara / Yoshiaki Okumura / Shunji Yoshida / Kazuo Nogami / Yoshito Qin / Hiroshi Haraguchi / Akihiko Nishiyama / Yuki Kinoshita Screenwriter: Shinobu Shinobu / Hashimoto Yushi / Nakaze Rika / Urasawa Yoshio / Kobe Kazuhiko / Shizuya Isao Starring: Kappei Yamaguchi / Tomoichi Seki / Masaki Iizuka / Takeharu Kunimoto / Nozomi Sasaki / Minami Takayama / Atsuko Enomoto / Shinichiro Miki Genre: Comedy / Science Fiction / Animation / Adventure Official website: http://mv.avex.jp/asobot/asobot.html Country/Region of Production: Japan Language: Japanese Date: 2002-10-01 Number of seasons: 1 Number of episodes: 52 Single episode length: 23 minutes Also known as: Association Robot Goku / Asobotto Senki Goku / Five-Nine Wars / Aboto Senki Five-Nine / Monkey King Five-Nine / Journey to the West / Assobot战记五九 / 五九战记 / 阿波特战记五九 / 猴王五九 / 西游战记 IMDb: tt5916944 Type: Reimanging

Summary:

On December 31, 2052, in order to prevent the scientist Ryutaro from destroying the world, Xuanzang Jiuzou asked his son Xuanzang Sanzang to select some robots from 99 robots numbered 1-99. Sanzang finally selected five robots: Gokyuu, Tongoh, Jou, Suuji, and Mioto. On January 1, 2053, Ryutaro modified the program of supercomputer Eve and began to destroy the world. In order to protect Sanzang, Zero, the first generation robot manufactured by Jiuzao, was destroyed along with the robots Soichi Fujimura and Souka Fujimura created by Ryutaro. Robot Tai is Wujiu's opponent on the surface, but in fact he is protecting Wujiu and his group. In order to restore the supercomputer Eve's program to its original appearance and return to December 31, 2052 to stop Ryutaro, they must find 49 parts to save the world. Head east! For Abbot (a life form of opportunity) to coexist with humans...

One thousand years in the future, the world has lost its balance. All the giant trees up to 10,000 meters high have been cut down by humans as obstacles. The entire world has turned into a desert. Only humans and Abbot are left in this world that is heading for destruction. As if guided by fate, Sanzang and Gokyuu meet. Traveling together, Sanzou - a young man shrouded in mystery, Gokyuu - the strongest and worst Anbot around, Tongoh - an Anbot fond of drinking, Jou - someone who is great with machines, Suuji - a female Anbot thief, and last but not least, Mioto. And so, their journey begins to the boundless East, to the land where the sun was born!

Source: https://myanimelist.net/anime/3193/Asobot_Senki_Gokuu

Link: https://gogoanime.be/anime/monkey-typhoon-xDRN/

[anotherfandom]

So, for one of the volume extras, Fujimoto drew a character called Kuzuhara from Enomoto. More fun trivia, apparently, this one panel was enough to qualify them for the CSM popularity poll that was run and they got 156th place. Take everything in this post with a grain of salt, information is limited and in Japanese (I do not speak nor read Japanese).

Enomoto is a gag series by Shunji Enomoto and is ridiculous in many ways and to warn you, very gross. It is also not available in English. Enomoto returned the favor by drawing a character from Fire Punch (and claiming that this was despite having a good idea for the fourth panel), which was cool.

Anyway, the reason I bring this up is because I found the similarity to Asa Mitaka and Yoru remarkable when drawn by Fujimoto. Now, this could be a complete coincidence as the uniform is more or less standard and Fujimoto has drawn similar faces in the past. But I did find it interesting enough to note and want to share with people. Plus, it is fun to give some attention to obscure manga. Even if it is a bit much for me personally.

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Chainsaw Man Pochita Fan Theory (manga spoilers)

I've been thinking about this all day, and I can't tell if I'm onto something or if I'm having a Pepe Sylvia moment, so thoughts would be appreciated.

Spoilers ahead

When a devil eats another devil, specifically its heart, it gains the powers and traits of that devil. I think that in reality, Pochita is actually the dog devil, and has eaten the Chainsaw Devil, which originally had the conceptual erasure powers.

It makes sense as Pochita, first off, looks like a dog, and dogs don’t have much to do with chainsaws.

The relationship between Chainsaws and being able to completely erase something conceptually, is shaky too, so it might be possible that the Chainsaw devil had eaten another devil in the past as well.

We know that devil cannibalism is an extremely rare occurrence, since devils don’t like the taste of devil blood. This explains why Pochita is an extremely rare occurrence.

If devils don’t like the taste of other devils, one of the reasons why they would eat another would be due to direct confrontation, or self preservation. 

Pochita is injured when we first meet him; it may have been because he just defeated the chainsaw devil, who may have wanted to eat him for some reason. 

This also adds another layer to the Gun Devil’s motives. It may have wanted Pochita’s heart, since he was a real threat, but it might have been aware that eating his heart would grant him the powers of the chainsaw.

We also know that eating pieces of the gun devil’s flesh makes a devil stronger. We saw the fish devil had some mechanical legs, which may be due to eating a piece of the gun devil. 

Strong devils that are more conceptual, like the Future Devil, and the Falling Devil, tend to have more abstract features, suggesting that they have eaten devils before, with similar aesthetic features. 

One of the biggest motifs in Chainsaw Man is eating. I think that devils avoid eating other devils since it's basically cannibalism, but on the off chance that they do, they gain the others’ traits. It’s a very literal “you are what you eat.” 

Fujimoto is also constantly talking about food in the author notes. While they seem random on the surface, a lot of his notes may contain references to chapters. Reddit user u/Prestigious_Seat_313 noted this on https://www.reddit.com/r/ChainsawMan/comments/vhn0o2/all_weekly_commentaries_from_fujimoto_have_been/ , 

‘ Some interesting things to notice:

23-06-2019

Commentary on chapter 27.

In it, Fujimoto mentions Junji Ito and in the same chapter Makima uses his powers to crush the yakuza, making reference to "Splatter Film" by the same author.

01-19-2020

Fujimoto mentions the manga Aku no sawa by Shūzō Oshimi. The character Sawa Nakamura somewhat resembles Makima, both in personality, appearance and role. Fujimoto was probably inspired by her, along with Haruko and Benten to create Makima.

01-03-2020

Commentary on Chapter 60.

Reference to the One Shot "Kirisuke and Johnny 499-person Massacre" by Shunji Enomoto, from which the chapter clearly takes inspiration as both deal with characters beheading people with style. As an additional fact, in the volume 5 extras, Fujimoto drew Kuzuhara, a character from a manga called "Enomoto" by the same author.

03-29-2020

Reference to the movie "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" by Quentin Tarantino. While it has no connection to CSM that I know of, it does to Look Back, where it is briefly referenced on a shelf. I also read that some people found both works similar, but I can't guarantee this.

04-26-2020

Fujimoto says that he likes the snow. Nothing more to say lmao.

30-08-2020

A manga called "Abara" (by Tsutomu Nihei) is mentioned . Chainsaw Man has taken a lot of inspiration from this work, for example, the protagonists of both manga are called Denji and in both there is a female character named Nayuta. Also the designs of the hybrids resemble the Gaunas of "Abara". ‘

I’m not saying that every author’s note is some subtle hint, but I think it's possible that all his talk about food isn’t entirely just about what he ate recently, but maybe something more subtle. We all know Fujimoto likes to fuck with us.

From here on, things get a little flimsier, but I want to say it anyway. 

People don’t seem as afraid of the Chainsaw Devil as they should be. Normally they should be frightened by his appearance, but the general consensus seems to be mixed. We had the Spider-Man 2 homage scene, where the old lady gives Denji her blood and the people saw him as a protector. I think this is due to Denji being the dog devil, and people may unconsciously perceive it as such. Dogs can be dangerous, but they can also be man’s best friend. Denji doesn’t really act like a dog until he fuses with Pochita, and his behavior becomes more doglike. While it's a pretty obvious motif throughout the series, I think there is a possibility that this could be taken more literally. Denji, being a hybrid, has the personality as well as the powers of Pochita. 

The ending of Part 1. Cannibalism was pretty prevalent in Fire Punch, and it's also touched on here. Since we don’t know too much about what exactly happens when a devil eats another devil, I’m thinking it may become a plot point in the future. 

Tldr: Pochita is actually the dog devil and gained his powers by eating the chainsaw devil. 

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[nemurin1987]

#Kawaii #hentai #Japanese #Anime

Enomoto - The Animated Film

An anime film of Shunji Enomoto’s legendary short-gag manga!

[dempameat]

(Xユーザーの榎本俊二 Enomoto Shunjiさん: 「いろんな漫画に出てくる映画館の場面。客席を横から見たアングルがあんまりないなと思ってて、描いてみたらその理由が日本一わかった。 https://t.co/nZYSzTrODT」 / Twitterから)

[sean-gaffney]

Zan Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei:  End Card #4.

Shunji Enomoto is a well-known seinen artist in Japan who hasn’t really been licensed over here, mostly as he likes poop jokes a lot - I mean, a whole lot.

[straycatboogie]

2022/08/14 English

BGM: Senri Oe "夏���し"

How long has passed since this corona disease has begun? Now I can't remember the days we shouldn't wear our masks. I can't believe we could live such peaceful days. I don't have too much fever and just do cough a little (probably this is from wearing masks too much or because of air conditioners). Of course, I have to be careful. I have endured hard days that didn't allow me to get together in the English conversation classes or meetings about autism. But I have to say that I am still happy. Because I have my job and also friends near by me. I also have a steady income. Therefore I can maintain my daily life.

A daily life... I thought about the greatness of my daily life. The fact that everything happens as usual. The fact that ordered items can be delivered on a scheduled day. The fact that we can use water and electricity. These are because of the maintained work some people always do. I feel really thankful for it. The fact that there are people who do their jobs to maintain our daily life. Really great. Once I had thought that these 'same' days' repetition must be boring, but now I think that these boring and peaceful days are great.

I started reading Barry Yourgrau's "A Man Jumps Out of an Aeroplane". Barry Yourgrau is an author who writes really strange short stories. I started reading books by him because of a Japanese professor Motoyuki Shibata and found that his books are really great so I keep on reading. TBH I want to write short strange novels that are like some dreams, so I thought this could be a kind of source of my dreams. It's impressive. Slapstick-like and a little bit lewd, and also humorous as Shunji Enomoto's cartoons (but they are not such brutal ones). Really one and only.

I found that I am truly reading the books I had read again and again. About music, I am listening to the ones once I had been into as Pizzicato Five and Senri Oe, therefore I rarely can meet new things. Of course, I want to encounter newcomers' works. But I also can find this. When I listen to the pioneers such as Paul McCartney and Kafuu Nagai, then I can see how their works are still fresh. I can enjoy Wings' albums even now. I might have to read the books once I had bought so much and go into my 50s. Indeed, it might sound too poor...

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— 榎本俊二 Enomoto Shunji (@hecky_mitsuo) January 5, 2021

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榎本俊二 Enomoto ShunjiさんはTwitterを使っています 「突然ですが二十数年前、沙村広明先生→沙村先生担当→私の担当→私という経由で届いた葛原さんのFAX画です。仕事におつまりになられた沙村先生が思わず逃避で描いたものだとのことでした。FAXからこれがいきなり出てきたら驚きますよね。 https://t.co/iU4C6rgMkd」 / Twitter

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