Golf is alive or dead, Birdwing oversees interviews with Takayuki Inagaki
In April 22, The New Japan "Bird Wings" was originally titled "BIRDIE WING - Golf Girls' Story-", which is an original anime featuring two heroines playing golf. The animation supervisor is Takayuki Inagaki, the screenwriting coordinator (series composition) is Yosuke Kuroda, and the animation production company is BN Pictures. In this article, I interviewed Takayuki Inagaki, the superintendent, about the charm of the characters and the style of the characters.
Golf is a popular sport all over the world. In the women's golf industry, which has a long history and can earn hundreds of millions of prize money by top professional players, there are two amateur novices who break the sky and suppress professional players! One is Eve, who makes a living by gambling on high-stakes money in "gambling golf". Her golf skills are genius, and she can compete in hard-hitting professional tour players who are active on the front line. The other is the world-renowned Aoi, who is an elite golfer. Aoi, who challenges Eve in Episode 1, surprises Eve by striking an amazingly long-range shot from her petite body. The two usually play with a sense of "life or death", what kind of competitive relationship will be formed in the future?
——This game is a golf-themed animation for fans who do not know about golf, how is the animation prepared?
Inagaki: There are a lot of sweet and sour dramas in the film that are a bit nostalgic, so even people who don't know much about golf can enjoy the fun of the story. If the audience can use this animation as an opportunity to become interested in golf, then it is worth it for us to make an animation.
--Eve and Aoi have been staring at each other since Episode 1, what kind of relationship will the two build in the future?
Inagaki: Eve and Aoi will influence each other and build a healthy competitive relationship in the future. Not only is it the way they survive, but their style of play will also influence each other in future stories. At the same time, they will face various trials in the future, hoping that the audience can look forward to how the two will overcome difficulties.
——Inagaki Supervisor What do you think is Eve's charm?
Inagaki: Eve is basically a wild, relatively rough, but humane, concerned about her companions, and a character with temperature. She always gets a sense of being alive at the first moment. The visual image of the character is "a girl raised by wolves".
Tell us what Eve's golf is like.
Inagaki: Not only does Eve have a gifted golfing prowess, her wild instincts are also weapons. Her style of ball is to use her wild intuition to detect natural phenomena such as wind and overcome the situation in front of her. Eve's ball style is very strong, so once she loses control and runs wild, she will not be able to stop the car, and the Overlord will be the bow, which is her weakness. If no one could subtly control her, she would go to ruin.
——Inagaki Supervisor What do you think is the charm of Aoi?
Inagaki: Aoi grew up in the exact opposite of Eve, a character who was raised as an elite. So she will be a little innocent and less suspicious of others. As a character image, it is designed to be Yamato Fumiko, the feeling of ancient style. Feather hair ornaments are a feature.
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Inagaki: Aoi is a perfectionist who challenges everything once he strikes. Therefore, she is very good at playing based on reasonable calculations. The character of handling affairs perfectly is Aoi's greatest weapon. But sometimes this can also become her weakness.
--Besides Eve and Aoi, are there any characters to recommend for future attention?
Inagaki: In addition to the two of them, there will be a lot of strong golfers on the stage. There are also the two of them caddy and Lily Yuyin, etc., and the supporting roles of the auxiliary protagonist are also full of personality, so stay tuned.
——Including the highlights after Episode 2, please say a few words to the readers and friends!
Inagaki: There will be surprising "What kind of anime is this?" scene. Be sure to also pay attention to the anime content after Episode 2. The threshold for playing golf in Japan may be a bit high, but it's a very charismatic sport. If the audience friends could use this animation as an opportunity to make up their minds, start playing golf, imitate the protagonists, and try to swing and hit the ball, I would be very happy.