Introduction to Makoto Takahashi

Makoto Takahashi

Makoto Takahashi is a famous Japanese cartoonist. He mainly created "New Good Man" and "Goodbye, Dad!" ” and “The Last Weapon Girl”, etc. Among them, “The Last Weapon Girl” has been adapted into TV animation, OVA, and gamification.

Chinese name: Takahashi Makoto

Foreign name ：ShinTakahashi

Nationality: Japanese

Date of birth: September 8, 1967

Occupation: Famous Japanese cartoonist

Representative Works: "Xinxin Good Man" and "Goodbye, Dad!" 》"The Last Weapon Girl"

Personal Profile

Takahashi Shin

English ShinTakahashi

Gender Male

Birthday: September 8, 1967

Hometown: Hokkaido Dajibetsu City

Constellation Virgo

Main Works

"New Good Man" 》

《Goodbye, Dad! "

"The Last Weapon"

"The Forgotten Fragments"

"The Flower and the Sweet Wife"

Movies that have been produced

The female director of The Last Weapon

Experience

"New Good Man" began to be serialized in 2008-07-19

"Ultimate Weapon Girl" was serialized in the comic magazine "BigComic Spirits" from January 2000 to October 2001

On January 28, 2006, a live-action movie starring Aki Maeda was also announced

"Ultimate Weapon Girl" is Makoto Takahashi's latest masterpiece after "New Good Man". Different from the previous realistic school of office workers, this time it is actually a SF fantasy story + aesthetic love school. The helplessly extended sad romance is gripping. Perhaps the reason why "Romeo and Juliet" has become a classic among love classics is because it is sad and helpless enough. Who says sadness and helplessness are the best spices to increase the intensity of love? ! "Final Weapon Girl" not only inherits the traditional elements of romance dramas, but also adds science fiction that flies into the future. At the beginning of the new century, why not try this new type of love super tragedy that is both anti-traditional and anti-future!

Representative Works

The Last Weapon Girl

Story Introduction

Shuji and Chise were originally just ordinary middle school students, Chise was a A girl who doesn't understand love at all, and confessed her love to Shuji just because her friends encouraged her. Shuci had a girlfriend for the first time, and the two tried to date after Chise boldly confessed to her. Since neither of them is good at falling in love, it feels unnatural for both parties. Qianse proposed writing an exchange diary, hoping to share their concerns with each other by exchanging diaries, but Xiuji had no idea how to start, so he asked Qianse to go to a pavilion. There, Xiuji proposed to break up, but in the end they recovered with the understanding of both parties, and they had a kiss. After that, they each said goodbye and went home

An inexplicable war broke out mysteriously, and Qianze was transformed into the ultimate weapon by the powerful state machinery. Shuuji discovered that Qianze's knee was injured, but at the time he only thought that Qianse had done it accidentally

Shuji and his friends were shopping in Sapporo when they encountered an air raid. The building was seriously damaged. Shuuji was looking for the missing person. When they were friends, they met Qianze who became the ultimate weapon

The two of them, who had just begun to fall in love, were involved in a "war" and endured difficult and desperate tests. Shuji cares about Chise's identity as the "ultimate weapon" and cannot regard her as "the other girl" at all; while Chise only wants Shuji to accept her identity as the "other girl", so she feels ashamed of the "ultimate weapon" identity. Every time there is a battle, Qianse's combat system will automatically activate, making it impossible for Qianse not to participate in the war. Later, the two became mature through Atie and Dongyue. Finally, they were reunited forever at the last moment of the world's destruction.

Character introduction

Shuji

A third-year high school student living in Tanaka Town, Hokkaido, is also a classmate of Chise, and he started a touching love affair with her. story.

Had a sexual relationship with Fuyutsuki in middle school, and was secretly in love with her childhood sweetheart Akemi.

I want to work hard to protect Qianse so that she will not become a murder weapon.

Qianze

Qian_ A third-year high school student with an ordinary appearance, average grades, and always being reckless. But she has long been transformed into the "ultimate weapon" in world war. It has the amazing destructive power to wipe out cities with one blow.

Relatively slow, "I'm sorry" is her mantra. She relies on a drug provided by the military to maintain normal human consciousness. She often struggles with the modified body in pain. Only Shuuji and the military Know the secret.

Fuyutsuki-senpai

A substitute teacher was Shuji’s in junior high school. She was called senpai because she often visited the track and field club. Her husband Atie cannot come back because of the war in the country, and she has to live a lonely life for a long time. I want to find comfort in Shuji.

Attsu

The husband of Fuyutsuki-senpai, they were separated by the war and could not see each other for a long time. Once and Qianze Consoling each other. Finally died in battle, Qianse brought his relics back and gave them to Fuyutsuki.

Angmei

Shuji's childhood sweetheart, boyish, likes Shuji, and is Qianse's good friend.

Instigated Qianse to confess to Shuci, After their relationship was successful, they continued to support them. Because Xiaodun bravely confessed and Shuji was already in a relationship with Qianse, he agreed to date Xiaodun and gave Xiaodun the first time. But these were just appearances. Moved and sympathized, she still liked Xiuji. Due to a major earthquake, she was unfortunately hit by rubble and was seriously injured and died. Before she died, she told Xiuji her feelings.

Xiao Dun

Gao Xiao is a third-year student, Shuji's best friend, who has been secretly in love with Akemi for a long time. After Atake's death, he deeply realized the horror of war, and decided to join the Self-Defense Forces in order to protect Akemi and his family. He confessed to Akemi before joining the army and was told that Akemi liked Shuji and was accepted before departure. He died on the front line.

Atake

was Shuji's best friend and Yukari. boyfriend. Died in Sapporo plane crash.

Yukari

Her boyfriend Atake died in an air raid in Sapporo, which caused a major change in her fate. Later, in order to avenge A Zhu, he died together with the enemy pilot.

Mr. Harada

Has a mysterious relationship with the military. He often monitors Chise's activities and the people around him. He also knows some secrets of the ultimate weapon. Suicide.

Introduction

Chapter 1: We will continue to fall in love

Shuji and Chise are high school seniors living in the countryside of Hokkaido. After Chise plucked up the courage to confess her love to Shuji, the two began to date. Chise, who always likes to say "I'm sorry", is a timid and confused girl. Xiuji would always get angry involuntarily every time he saw her clumsy appearance, but he would regret it afterwards; on a date after exchanging diaries, the two finally got to know each other truly for the first time. . One day, enemies of unknown nationality suddenly launched an air raid on Sapporo. The sky was full of enemy planes and bombs raining down. When Shuuji was about to escape, he discovered that a mysterious object flying rapidly appeared in the sky. After shooting down countless enemy planes, he crashed in front of Shuuji; at the moment when the smoke cleared, Shuuji couldn't believe his eyes. The person in front of him with wings and huge weapons turned out to be Chise... .

Chapter 2: I am growing up

A week has passed since the air raid on Sapporo, and everyone has returned to their normal schedule. After listening to Qianze tell about her being transformed into the ultimate weapon, Xiuji, although he has never been able to accept this fact, could only watch Qianse silently from the side as he set out to perform the mission. In the evening, after reading Chise's exchange diary, Shuuji could no longer suppress the excitement and grief in his heart, and immediately rushed out of the house to look for Chise...

Chapter 3 Two People

After escaping from the surveillance of the military, Shuuji and Qianze came to the observatory.

After discussing it, the two decided to escape to a place where no one knew them. However, when Qianse went home to prepare her luggage, Kawahara and other military personnel appeared in front of her; just like that, Xiuji was alone. The station waited for Chise until dawn... A familiar figure came into view again... "Fuyutsuki-senpai..." The bitter first love in Shuuji's heart once again awakened his memory... ..

Chapter 4: Fuyutsuki-senpai

On a rare vacation, Chise and Shuji came to the aquarium to enjoy a short and sweet date. Unexpectedly, Kawahara He appeared in front of the two of them again at this time. Shuuji was very angry about this, but Qianse stopped him and left with a sad smile; that night, Shuuji came to the apartment where Fuyutsuki lived again... "The symbol of terror", this is Chise on the battlefield. Chise, who felt pain for this, met Ryohei, Nakamura and Fuyutsuki's husband Attsu on the front line.

Chapter 5 Lies

Chise, who turned into a "weapon" and destroyed towns one by one, felt more and more disgusted with herself. One day, a big earthquake suddenly occurred while everyone was in class. Since Chise could not fully control his power, he launched an attack when he sensed the earthquake, destroying part of the school building. Shuji, who witnessed this scene with his own eyes, began to feel afraid of Qianse; after Shuji handed Qianse back to the military, he could not give any explanation to Mingmei and Atsun, who had been worried...

Classmates in Chapter 6

Shuji and Qianze met again on the observatory. Shuuji made up his mind and told Qianse about himself and Fuyuzuki-senpai, but Qianse refused excitedly and refused to listen; Shuuji still insisted on continuing to talk, but at this time Qianse proposed "return to become "Classmate Relationship" requirements. From then on, the relationship between the two at school became very awkward, and they didn't know how to face each other. One day, Chise, who was taking a break on the battlefield, suddenly remembered the time he spent with Shuji, and couldn't help but start crying...

Chapter 7: Want to Protect

Qianse once again repelled the incoming enemy troops and survived the crisis safely. Xiuji felt angry and guilty that he had never been able to understand Qianse as a "weapon" and this war; at this time, Xiuji happened to meet Qianse who was wandering alone in the park, so he promised to fight again Go to the aquarium with her... On the other hand, Ah Chun, who joined the army, still doesn't know what the term "Qianse" meant by other soldiers...

Episode 8: Everyone is changing

On the battlefield where the battle situation continued to be stalemate, Qianse met Atie again and got a moment of rest in Atie's secret residence. An enemy plane crashed in the mountains, and many people gathered on the street who were preparing to go up the mountain to search for the enemy pilots. Yukari's whole person had changed since she lost Azhu. At this moment, she was filled with hatred and joined in. The search procession. Xiuji tried to talk to Mingmei about Ah Chun going to the battlefield, but on that day, a big earthquake occurred in the town, and the seemingly peaceful scene changed...

Chapter 9 Mingmei

After finishing the two-day escapist journey with Ah Tetsu, Qianse returned to the army to face reality again, but due to neglect of body maintenance Instead of falling to the ground, the doctors thought that Qianse would never wake up again after diagnosis and treatment. After the great earthquake, the town was almost completely destroyed. At this time, Minmei's sister suddenly appeared in front of Shuci and begged Shuci to see Minmei. At this point, Xiuji realized that Mingmei had been seriously injured, and Mingmei also confessed to Xiuji for the first time before she died...

Chapter 10...Then

In order to end this meaningless war, Chise took action to destroy a city, and among the soldiers who fled in the flash of a huge explosion, he actually saw Achun's figure... Because The school was about to be taken over by the army, so everyone decided to hold a farewell party; during this seemingly busy day, Xiuji learned from Kawahara about Qianse's inevitable fate, and he also resolutely ended his relationship with Fuyutsuki. This is an ambiguous relationship between schoolmates. In the morning after everything was over, Qianze finally appeared in front of Shuji... so the two of them decided to... "elope"!

Chapter 11: The Time of Two People

Looking at the cold and desolate winter land, Qianze and Shuji came to an unknown port town and began to live quietly. The two of them lived together.

The two of them abandoned everything and lived in a half-ruined apartment to enjoy a happy time; however, Qianse was unable to accept repairs and his body began to erode rapidly. At this time, Kawahara appeared in front of Qianze and Shuci again; facing Kawahara, Shuci made a major decision...

Chapter 12 LOVESONG

In this harbor town that was completely destroyed and reduced to rubble, Shuuji took care of Chise, who could barely move, in the apartment. The night Qianze drank the last bottle of medicine, Qianse's body underwent drastic changes and was eroded by machinery. Xiuji vaguely felt that the world was about to be destroyed. In order to save Qianse's life, he handed her over to the military and felt infinite remorse for having made a big mistake. At this time, Shuji, who was left alone in the room, happened to find Chise's diary...

Final words: Then, we will continue to fall in love

Looking ahead Taiwan, that was the place agreed between Shuji and Qianze. After the night of constantly seeking each other's warmth, Shuci and Chise began to chat. Chise used a tone that seemed to be praising the victims of the past, telling the history of this planet, and telling Shuci about the history of this planet. The end is coming. At this time, swarms of enemy fighter planes appeared in the sky. After Chise promised Shuji that he would "protect this town until the end," he flew into the sky. The earth is about to meet its last moment, and Shuuji is also guarding Qianse on the ground...

Producer

Original work: Takahashi Yuki

Director: Mitsuko Kase (representative work) "GUNDAM08MS Team Miller\'sReport" "Armored Cavalry Votoms"

Series composition/script: Ryoji E (representative work) movie version "Onmyoji" "Natural Girl Wan" "FULLMETAL Gokudo"

Character design: Hisashi Kagawa "Kamikaze Phantom Thief" (Character Design) "Sailor Moon" (Animation Supervisor)

General Animation Supervisor: Sato Masumasa "Bazuga" "EARLYREINS"

Art director: Junichi Azuma (representative work) "VANDREAD" "Cowboy Bebop"

メカにクスイン: Kobe Yoko

3DCG Filmmaker: Yua Matsuura

Photography Supervisor: Haruji Ishiguro

Editor: Kengo Shigemura/Fumi Hieda

Music: Takeo Mitsuru

Sound Supervisor: Keiichiro Miyoshi

Theme Song: Yuria Tanito (radiosonicrecords Toshiba EMI)

CAST

Chize--Fumiko Orikasa

Shuji--Shiro Ishimoto

Movie version

Title: The Last Weapon Girl

English name: "Saishheikikanojo"

Director: Mitsuko Kase

Starring: Elaine A.ClarkMikiItShinichirMikiTetsuShiratoriMarkAtherly

Type: Drama, science fiction, love, animation, war

Released: January 28, 2006

Region: Japan Dialogue: Japanese

Color: Color

Rating: UK: 15 Australia: PG Australia: M

Plot introduction

The petite, pitiful and inconspicuous high school senior girl Qianze (played by Aki Maeda) and Shuji (played by Tsuka Shunsuke) who does not like to express himself but is kind-hearted are classmates at Otaru High School in Hokkaido. One day, Qianze finally plucked up the courage to express her love for him to Xiuji. Although he was nervous and overwhelmed, Xiuji still acquiesced to the beginning of this relationship. The two people, who had no experience in love, did not know how to create this love, and finally decided to express their feelings to each other by exchanging diaries, and thus they began their clumsy love story. One day, Xiuji went shopping in Sapporo with his friend Jun (played by Kimura Ryo) and his childhood sweetheart Akemi (played by Kanjiya). While they were happily shopping, numerous bombers suddenly appeared in the sky and began a violent bombing of Sapporo.

Everyone ran around in a panic. Xiuji was knocked down by a collapsing building and his feet were seriously injured and he couldn't move at all. The moment he saw the bomber passing over his head, a man with a

cast list

ElaineA.Clark....Fuyumi(voice:Englishversion)(asElaineClark)

MikiIt....Fuyumi

ShinichirMiki....Tetsu

TetsuShiratori....AtsushiMarkAtherly....Shuji(voice:Englishversion)

Orikasa....Chise

ShiroIshimoda....Shji

Jesse Spencer....Various,Shuji'sfather(voice:Englishversion)

AbieHadjitarkhani....Tetsu(voice:Englishversion)

DaveArendash... .Kawahara,General,various(Englishversion)(voice)

MelissaHutchinson....Chise(voice:Englishversion)

JoeWyka....Atsushi(voice:Englishversion)

NickShakoour....Kazu(voice:Englishversion)

Nicole Emi....Yukari(voice:Englishversion)

AmyProvenzano....Akemi(voice: English version)

OVA

The content of the OVA version is basically a detailed supplement based on the TV version, which reveals the truth behind the scenes of Chise as the "ultimate weapon" and The army has ulterior motives, and it also tells the whole process of Chise being transformed from an ordinary girl into the "ultimate weapon". These tragic facts sound shocking, and this work is the kind of movie that can instantly captivate the audience after watching it. This is a work that makes you feel at your lowest point. It seems that this summer I need to prepare a few more packs of tissues to find that long-lost touch and shock. However, what is interesting is that the new character Miziki (Mizuki) in the OVA, as a prototype of the "Final Weapon", and the conflict with Chise gradually expanded invisibly. In order to match the character's creation, the voice actor turned out to be Orikasa It must be obvious what the combination of Fumiko and Orikasa Ai means. This should also be one of the highlights of this work.

In addition, in order to cater to the classic title of the TV version "the last love songon this little planet!" this OVA version is named "Another Lovesong". In it, Ah Tie's famous saying "This is what falling in love is, a man and a woman, using their hearts and bodies." The most fragile and sensitive parts are in contact with each other, so they will definitely hurt each other, but if they don’t do this, they will not be able to experience happiness and joy.” This was also highlighted in the OVA version. No one knows the outcome of this time. Anyway, in the end, Shuuji and Qianse are together forever, which means that they are happy, even though that happiness is based on illusion. Only those who are alive are entitled to enjoy love; but being in love is the proof that they are alive. But the love that was gained at the expense of the whole world came at a terrible price.

It’s hard for anyone to recognize this kind of ultimate love without thinking, right?

STAFF

Director: Kamitsuko

Script: Ryoji E

Character Design/Chief Animation Supervisor: Hisashi Kagawa Performer: Osamu Mikasa

3D Supervisor: Tomohiro Kawahara

Animation Supervisor: Sato Ling

Art Director: Masanori Kikuchi

Photography Supervisor: Fukushi Enjoy

Color setting: Eiko Inoue

Editor: Kengo Shigemura

3D Director: Yuxiao Matsuura