“Special Talk: Yutaka Izubuchi × Hideaki Anno”, 2012-02-28 (; backlinks):
Discussion by Izubuchi and Anno of classic mecha anime
This interview was published in the 200321ya Japanese book RahXephon Complete (ISBN 4840110190); it has not been officially translated, but the ANF user Vir arranged for a rough translation. At my request, he gave me a copy and I have heavily edited it to what follows. (Names were translated phonetically; I have done my best to figure out what was meant.)
- Primary Experience
- Combattler And Gowapper
- Izubuchi’s Version Of Eva, And The Question Of Just How Many Eyes Should Be There
- Is Being A Director A Rotten Deal?
- Why Robot Anime?
- The Crucial Difference Between The Two Directors
- Eva’s Transfiguration From The Orthodox Robot Anime
- Where Is Robot Anime Going…?
- Profiles