Fumiko’s Confession (a short animation)
November 12th, 2009 by Claytonian
Fumiko’s Confession is an adorable and exciting short film. What is really remarkable about it is that it was animated by just one person, who is bound to be very successful in the future. You can see more from the creator here.
In the short, Fumiko asks a boy to date her, but he refuses, wanting to concentrate on his baseball skills.
At the end, she offers to make him miso soup every day (a marriage proposal in Japan), but the result is…
Contributor Bio: Claytonian blogs and vlogs about Japan, language, and news at The Hopeless Romantic and dreams of one day having miso soup made for him.
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That was tight, took a page from Miyazaki’s Spirited Away when Chihiro goes flying down the stairs and brought it to the next level. I thought they were going to explode when they hit each other at the end though
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I agree. Though some of the techniques reminded me of a little short called, “Voodoo.”
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Dude picked baseball over a cute lil’ girl? Loser. Great animation though.
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That’s not the first time I’ve heard Dimitri Kabalevsky’s Galloping Comedians in anime
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The whole thing had a bit of FLCL free-flowing feel, and the song just made it more so
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Needs more panty shots, there weren’t nearly enough.
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What did he say at the end?
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“Sorry, I want to concentrate on baseball.”
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actually he said “ごめん野球に集中したいんだ” lol
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wow, that was awesome..the animator’s very talented.
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Very very good animation. Thanks for posting!
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Confession doesn’t sound like a very good translation…
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Don’t you say “love confession” in the western world? I’m not sure my self.
Maybe it sounds strange because of the religious meaning behind it.
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“Love declaration” might be better. To confess has nuances of admitting a fault. However people do “confess their love.” That is more common, and perfectly acceptable. “Love confession” perhaps has the same sense in English as “愛の懺悔” might in Japanese….
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Confession has a somewhat negative connotation, generally speaking. You “confess” to a crime, for example. Or you might “confess” your sins. Confession is good for the soul, or so I’m told, but it brings to mind the idea of unloading or unburdening yourself of something unwanted.
You might rather “express” your love…or perhaps “profess” it.
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Well, for kokuhaku, confession is the literal translation. It also could mean admission or profession(not as in professional, but as in a profession of love).
In this case it doesnt really sound like it has religious context
罪の告白- confession of ones fault
司祭に告白に行く- go to confession
Just depends on what kind of honyaku your aiming for
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Not in Japanese, no, but we are discussing the English word as a translation.
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ah, so in that case a completely new title can be made.
How about Fumiko’s love, Fumiko’s crush, or Profession of Love.
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“Fumiko’s Admission of Love” seems good to me. “Profession” is good too, though we need to avoid “love profession” as that might not be entirely as innocent….
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I think “Fumiko’s Crush” would sound natural and convey the light-hearted feel of the clip.
“love profession” lol!
「愛の懺悔」slso sounds like a title from a ロマンポルノ flick。
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Confess one’s love
admit one’s love
these are not uncommon phrases
perhaps proposal is an apt word for this one too
Profess one’s love
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Great technical expertise meets moronic “characters” with just that extra amount of panty shots thrown in for good measure.
That guy will do great in the animation business
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Some people have way too much time on their hands. LOL
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So what should they be doing instead? Sitting around drinking beers?
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that or going to fuzoku’s or the notorious ” muryou soudan” places
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This is great add to anyones CV.
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Awesome… best minutes of my day hehe… and i agree, that artist will do very well in the anime biz. I’m looking forward to see more for sure.
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That made me laugh. This person will go very far in the world of animation.
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Those backgrounds are simply luscious!
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One of the most enjoyable things i’ve seen all week.
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I see people saying the guy will do great in the business, and I wish I could agree, but it’s a pretty well-known fact that animators in Japan are (recognized to be) one of the most severely overworked and underpaid types of people.
What makes it worse is that the people continuing to work as animators do so only because they love that job, and somehow survive on roughly 1 million yen annual incomes.
For example, what would start out as a project with 50 million yen provided by the sponsors get huge chunks taken out by various middle-men like advertisers and broadcasting stations, until about 10 million makes it to the little studios that actually do the majority of the gruntwork. From there, the going rate for drawings is about a couple hundred yen per frame. If it’s 200, then if one gives a herculean effort and draws 500 pictures per month, that’s 100 k yen per month, taking up all of one’s time. You could even make more working the cash registers at your local 7-11 for a whole month.
Aside from a few exceptions like the people working for Studio Ghibli, most of Japan’s anime industry is supported by anonymous people who hand over their body and soul for a job they love, working in appalling conditions.
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Sounds like the Videogame business…
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Maybe he will get lucky. I will scan the streets for lost winning lottery tickets as well.
There seems to be quite a dichotomy really. Or a scale, rather. The worst salaries are paid to people doing what they love, as they would do it anyway. Then you get better money for doing what you don’t like, which is most of us. And then the top money is for doing what others love. Sports stars, actors, etc.
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That’s an interesting point.
Although, it seems that with the advent of the internet, the people on the lowest end of the income scale now have a means to get their more visible to the public, and some are beginning to receive the same level of attention and adulation as the people on the highest end.
Still, apart from a smart few, the attention doesn’t usually translate into dramatically increased monetary income, so I guess it hasn’t changed all that much yet …
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that is one awesome work! for one person! For some reason the flow and vividness gives me the impression of Pixar. I think The way she falls down the stairs! This person will definitely have a very bright future in the animation business!!!!
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Too much screaming.. sounded like a retard. Animation was astounding though!
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Lots of panty shots. ^^ Also lots of 3D, which means not as much of a workload for the animator. Still a nice short film though, although I don’t like the break in the visual style between the 2D and 3D shots so much.
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