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I want to create new value by doing something people haven't done before.
Yusaku Maezawa
People
Value
Before
Something
Something People
New
Doing
Done
Want
Create
Unfortunately, the general interest in art among the Japanese is very low compared to that of Western countries. I would love to be able to correct that by bringing many more pieces of interesting artwork to Japan.
Yusaku Maezawa
Love
Art
Correct
Would
Able
General
More
Countries
Pieces
Western
Western Countries
Very
Artwork
Unfortunately
Interest
Interesting
Japan
Japanese
Low
Many
Compared
Among
Bringing
I would love to be able to share my artwork with as many people as possible so that I can help spread an appreciation for art in general.
Yusaku Maezawa
Love
Art
Appreciation
People
Possible
Would
Able
General
Share
Spread
Artwork
Help
Many
Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own.
Utada Hikaru
Myself
Own
Detail
My Own
Had
Songs
Since
Alright
How
Sound
Doing
Go
Where
Wanted
Decide
Proceed
Chords
There really aren't any completely Asian people singing right now.
Utada Hikaru
People
Singing
Any
Asian
Really
Now
Right
I can never really enjoy being famous.
Utada Hikaru
Enjoy
I Can
Never
Being
Famous
Being Famous
Really
For me, it's an experiment to see what people are gonna think of it.
Utada Hikaru
Me
People
Experiment
Think
See
Gonna
For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where meanings are lost in the process of translation.
Utada Hikaru
CD
Lost
Translation
Lyrics
Released
Version
Lots
Where
Process
Places
Japan
Meanings
English
Included
Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.
Utada Hikaru
Lyrics
Like
Make
Sort
Japanese
Really
Deep
The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
Utada Hikaru
People
Own
Translation
Lyrics
Find
Could
Look
Version
Up
Different
Interested
Japanese
Things
I squeeze oranges every morning to make juice.
Utada Hikaru
Morning
Every
Make
Juice
Squeeze
Oranges
The world is in motion, as it seems.
Utada Hikaru
World
Seems
Motion
Americans are somehow obsessed with her, and something about me hit a spot with people in Japan.
Utada Hikaru
Me
People
About
Somehow
Something
Obsessed
Spot
Hit
American
Japan
Her
In Japan, people don't really sing about sexual content.
Utada Hikaru
People
Sexual
About
Sing
Content
Japan
Really
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
Funny
Myself
Crazy
Space
Challenge
Before
Creation
Aiming
Dandy
Stuff
Trying
Done
Really
Cool
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
Together
Thought
Added
Types
Would
Would-Be
Something
More
New
Bebop
Cowboy
Different
Interesting
Create
Creating
Different Types
Elements
I loved 'The Matrix,' so when they asked me to do some animation relating to it, I was thrilled.
Shinichiro Watanabe
Me
Relating
Some
Thrilled
Animation
Matrix
Loved
Asked
When it was released in the 80s in Japan, 'Blade Runner' was actually a series that influenced the Japanese media very much so. I assume that everyone in the anime industry has seen Blade Runner at some point.
Shinichiro Watanabe
Seen
Assume
Everyone
Released
Runner
Some
Blade
Blade Runner
Point
Anime
Industry
Very
Influenced
Japan
Japanese
Much
Series
Media
Actually
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
You
White
Skin
Characters
Never
Anime
Liked
Lots
Times
Stories
Which
Fantasy
Watch
I feel like I want to make anime that destroys the norms, something that would be strong, even if it is unconventional.
Shinichiro Watanabe
Strong
Be Strong
Destroys
Would
Would-Be
I Feel
I Feel Like
Something
Anime
Unconventional
Feel
Like
Make
Norms
Want
Even
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
Future
Time
You
School
Before
Young
Books
Seeds
Anime
Call
Read
Comic
Comic Books
Were
Very
Japanese
Used
Even
Elementary
Elementary School
Watch
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
Music
You
Together
Space
Dandy
Blending
Obviously
Got
How
Them
Created
Your
Image
Usually, the things that are quickly slapped together become the big hits, rather than the ones you would painstakingly deliberate on.
Shinichiro Watanabe
You
Together
Big
Become
Would
Rather
Deliberate
Quickly
Than
Hits
Slapped
Things
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
Future
Fate
Believe
Way
I Believe
Rappers
Something
Open
Period
Hip-Hop
Microphone
Modern
Artists
Common
Decided
Samurai
Sword
The Memphis Grizzlies are always a great defensive team and defense is one of my strengths, so I think that’s one thing that I can bring to this team.
Yuta Watanabe
Great
Think
Defense
Defensive
I Think
I Can
One Thing
Memphis
Always
Team
Thing
Bring
Strengths
I’d play every position when I was in elementary school and junior high. I was playing as guard, too.
Yuta Watanabe
School
Every
Guard
Too
High
Junior
Junior High
Elementary
Elementary School
Play
Playing
Position
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