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After I began in elementary school, I was able to go to the movies, and that was how I would spend my weekends, watching several movies one after another and almost all of them American movies. This is how I fell in love, at so young an age, with American movies and culture. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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The work that has influenced me the most in my anime profession would be, of course, 'Blade Runner.' - Shinichiro Watanabe
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I've been interested in hip-hop since it first appeared: the fact that it was born not in the music industry but on the street, the idea of using a turntable as an instrument, singing vividly about reality instead of typical love songs, and its links to graffiti and dance. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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I believe samurai in the Edo period and modern hip-hop artists have something in common. Rappers open the way to their future with one microphone; samurai decided their fate with one sword. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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National borders have always been arbitrarily drawn by people, and in ancient times there was a lot of exchange of people and culture with the continent. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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Lots of times when you watch anime, the characters all have white skin - all the characters in fantasy stories all have white skin, which I never liked. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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I wanted to have lots of characters in 'Bebop' without white skin, and if people weren't used to that, well, maybe it would even make them think a little bit about it. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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When I was very young, even before I went to what you call elementary school, I used to read and watch Japanese comic books and anime all the time. These were the seeds of my future. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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Some people compare Spike Spiegel to Dirty Harry, and they're both antiheroes. But Spike is an extension of myself. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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When creating 'Cowboy Bebop,' I thought it would be more interesting if I added different types of elements together to create something that was completely new. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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I was influenced by American movies of the '60s and '70s, especially Don Siegel's 'Dirty Harry' and the films of Sam Peckinpah. And, of course, a lot of the film noir movies of the '40s. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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In 'Space Dandy,' I'm trying to challenge myself and do stuff I haven't done before. I'm aiming for a really funny, cool, and crazy creation. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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I feel like I want to make anime that destroys the norms, something that would be strong, even if it is unconventional. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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When you're making anime, if you get all of your inspiration from anime... it's going to lack originality and creativity, so I try to get my inspiration from different genres. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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With 'Space Dandy,' you've obviously got your image of the space and 80s music, and blending them together is how I created it. - Shinichiro Watanabe
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