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Originally Posted by RollingPenguin
I don't think he ever said that, he said that the adaptation should be 8 hours long and if the reports are true each episode should just be 1 hour long, which would fit his previous statement.
Edit: found an interview with Maruyama where he talks about Pluto adaptation, says he would do it in 8 hour long episodes. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/conv...2012/otakon/11 |
He did say 39 for years, but clearly he's adjusting his expectations based on practical reality. 8 hours is way, way short for this material - especially if these are 44 minute "hours", or basically double episodes.
Still - the whole point is, Maruyama has always contended that getting funding for a proper adaptation of such an non-commercial source in the modern climate would be next to impossible. So if he's lowering his sights a bit in order to get this done while he's still around to shepherd it through, how can one be anything but admiring? This is a great man, one of anime's staunchest defenders of ambition and artistic integrity. He deserves to see Pluto happen, even if it's an abridged version.