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April 2001 Observations
File date:
4/1/01
Subject: Daylight
Saving
Observation:
Ikuni's autograph session started at 10:00am. It's 10:15 and he's
still not here. Hiroyuki Yamaga, the president of GAINAX, noted
director of "Wing of Honneamise" and a fellow guest of honor at
Fanime, is sitting at the other table, busily signing posters, artbooks,
even styrofoam cups.
Where is Ikuni?!
Ikuni overslept because he forgot that daylight saving started,
and we're an hour ahead. He finally makes it down to the autograph
session 30 minutes late.
File date:
4/10/01
Subject: Warm
Sunny Day
Observation:
Day two of auditions for "I'm Gonna be an Angel," the Studio Pierrot
title that Digital Manga's production division, Synch-Point,
has picked up for North American distribution. At a break in the
auditions I realize that Ikuni is supposed to be in house. Concerned,
I look around for him. Production staff Agnes points towards a hallway
littered with old anime convention booth equipment.
One entire wall of the hallway is a continuous window through which
the warm springtime sunshine pours. I see Ikuni's feet sticking
out from the side of an old couch on which he's slumbering in the
warm, afternoon sun.
File date:
4/17/01
Subject: Check
Itinerary Carefully
Observation:
I take Ikuni to the airport so he can catch a plane to New York
where he will participate in the "Utena" movie ADR sessions being
produced by Central
Park Media. The flight information sent to us by CPM noted that
the departure time was 8:45am, so we responsibly arrive at the airport
at 8:00 am. Plenty of time. We arrive cool and collected, check
the departure time monitor and discover that there are no flights
to New York listed.
Check the itinerary again. The flight was at 8:00am. The CPM staff
had accidentally highlighted the departure time from New York to
Los Angeles.
Damn. We rush to the American Airlines counter and book Ikuni on
the next flight to New York. Ikuni is on stand-by. We wait for an
hour and a half, and he gets on a plane. Whew.
File date:
4/21/01
Subject: Ikuni
Returns
Observation:
Ikuni returned from his excursion to NY. Aside from sitting in on
the ADR sessions, he had several interviews with magazines and websites.
Comment from Ikuni: "Justin of CPM is a good-looking guy."
Note to Self: Check out Justin of CPM at the Big Apple Anime Festival
this October. Apparently he's a good-looking guy.
File date:
4/24/01
Subject:
The Pain Continues
Observation:
Ikuni calls me on my cellphone. He wants to go see a chiropractor
for the pain on his left side.
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