Tatsuo Sato had a finger in Azumanga
July 22nd, 2007 by AuthorWhile away from the anime blogosphere, I looked at acquiring Shingu at RACS, and saw this:
Created by acclaimed director Tatsuo Sato (NADESICO / THIS UGLY YET BEAUTIFUL WORLD / AZUMANGA DAIOH), with planning by Masao Maruyama (GUNGRAVE / DEATH NOTE), production by Masao Morosawa (GUNGRAVE / JUBEI-CHAN) and character designs by Yuuji Ikeda (SAIYUKI / GUNGRAVE / MONSTER)!
Huh? Isn’t Azumanga created by Koyohiko Azuma, and directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori and late Takashi Wada?
As it happens, the ANN entry lists three executive producers: Taro Maki, Tatsuo Sato, Toshimichi Ootsuki. My familiarity with the role of producer is limited to what I saw in “The Producers” on stage and on screen, but the juxtaposition in the blurb at RACS seems a bit of a stretch. Sato-sensei is an acclaimed director, but is he an acclaimed producer? What was his role in the overall success of Azumanga?
I think Robert wanted to mention Stellvia in the blurb, but for some reason Azumanga ended there. Freudian slip or something.
UPDATE: I received the box and it turned out that Robert copied the blurb from the DVD cover. So it’s a RightStuf’s idea of promotion, not Robert’s.