41-year-old anime director Yutaka Yamamoto, best known for his directorial work on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV anime 1st season), Kannagi, and the most recent Wake Up, Girls!, announced on his official Twitter yesterday that he had decided to take an indefinite break from activities.
He explained the reason for the break as; "Because so many unjust incidents happened at the same time recently, my health condition has become bad." He also added that he can still read Twitter comments, but it is probably impossible to reply to all. Details are expected to be explained on the official Twitter accounts of his production studio Ordet (@ordet_staff) and the Wake Up, Girls! anime franchise (@wakeupgirls_PR).'
Please don't do it Yamakan, you have so much to live for! Like .. uh.
He really did shoot himself in the foot, several times actually, and has little recourse but to ditch anime. Really though he became kind of a scapegoat for everything otaku hate about people in the anime industry and they bullied him out.
Mason Watson
Senyuu's source material was good enough that he didn't ruin it.
Hunter Martin
>announced on his official Twitter yesterday that he had decided to take an indefinite break from activities. What, again?
When will Yamakan stop being such a whiny attention whore.
Jace Evans
Please save anime, Yamakan.
Ryder Campbell
What is he doing in Seychelles?
Owen Richardson
Fucking this. A lot of people went nuts because of that unpure Nagi shit.
Noah Green
He saved anime with WUG.
Jeremiah Flores
Anime status: Saved.
Xavier Lewis
It will never get more sequels now.
Daniel Powell
NOOOOO! Not again.
He promised to adapt Wake Up Girls story completely, from the start to finish and disbanding of the real band. Still waiting for S2 production and movie rips.
Did he secuhara some of his underage idols again and once again forced to step down?
Evan Martin
Whats your point? WUG is great.
Ayden Cook
Is Yamakan possibly upset that no one has subbed the movies?
Ryder Watson
>movie rips Both movies were ripped ages ago, subs never though.
Jacob Wood
...
Dominic Nguyen
Now he is but one of us - a full-time shitposter.
Oliver Rogers
what's the youngest age someone was a director for chinese cartoons?
Colton Robinson
It's been subbed by Chinks but for whatever reason the English subbers official and unofficial won't touch it.
Jordan Lewis
Most likely got beaten up.
Tyler Gray
And nothing of worth was lost.
Josiah Jenkins
>kind of a scapegoat for everything otaku hate about people in the anime industry elaborate? i just thought he was a joke or a meme and didn't look further than that
Grayson Ross
He has some good ideas but need someone to keep him in check like Ishihara did on Haruhi.
Bentley Bell
Why aren't you an anime director yet?
Jordan Nelson
But anonymous, I am.
Eli Jones
My morning so far: >watched some of Takemoto and Gatoh's Hong Kong lochunt/drinking binge featurette on my new TSR BD >had a gyro >read this news
It's gonna be a great day famtachi
Christopher Moore
I'm a art director. I'm secretly directing everything.
James Long
What I want to know is how WUG is still limping along.
Parker Sanders
Everything looks like shit
Blake Martinez
It's just very japanese-like PR speech It means something problematic (likely, the illness itself, 'incidents' plural might be a mistranslation) came out of the blue and blindsided him.
Nathaniel Myers
Why is he a meme?
Luke Thomas
But who will save anime now?
Anthony Perry
WUG is fine. They've been releasing singles every few months. Right now there's an ongoing tourist campaign for Miyagi.
Another thing to look forward to is the combined I-1/WUG units. I hope Minami and Reina made the final cut because Hanayamata.
Liam Hernandez
Haruhi season 3, Black Rock Shooter Season 2,And Kasnnagi season 2 possibilities are now truly dead.
Sebastian Bennett
Who will be our savior now, Sup Forums?
Ayden Gonzalez
Mari Okada.
Nolan Thomas
nobody gives a fuck.
Matthew Wood
I liked Fractal enough and WUG was a fun idea but eh don't really care
Aiden Harris
He did some sexual harassment. Which is ironic for the otaku to hate him for it. As if they care anything that happens to 3D women
Gabriel Jones
I actually did sub the first part a while ago, but people seemed to not give a fuck and the thread died pretty quickly. I guess I'm one of the few people who appreciate Idol anime of all forms, even ones which didn't recieve as much praise like WUG.
I'd mux and make a torrent myself, but it's outside of my expertise. Been away from home for a few months so I haven't had the time to do the second part just yet. When I get back, its on my list of things to do.
He's looking for inspiration by walking the mountains. Soon he'll come back in full strength
Jackson Russell
Exile
Ryder Bailey
Noted user, I can't into muxing either but if no one releases a proper version within a week I could list the subtitle files on nyaa & TT so it has more exposure, a lot of people actually do give a shit about this but most likely missed the thread.
Isaac Smith
That's really sad. A lot of newfriends who have no idea what a director actually does will say he's bad, but he's truly one of the greatest talents of his generation.
Connor Rivera
>I can't into muxing Are you guys fucking serious? It's easy as shit.
