Caitlin Moore: You said in an interview about Michiko and Hatchin, you wanted to depict the ārawness of womenā. Is that still something you aim for, and how? Sayo Yamamoto: This would overlap with your previous question, but when I was offered the job that this would be a story about female characters in an action road movie. The one originality that I could put into the story would be something that only would be obvious to someone like me, and that would be the rawness of women. But in retrospect, back when it was put in, that was not the primary aim. I do recall how I was feeling back then, and Iāll be blunt in saying that I did not like the molded female types that were for male consumption in anime. So, when I was looking for something different, I wanted to destroy something that was just offered as the molded archetypes, and I think my frustration was answered in the form of Michiko and Hatchin.
Interview with Sayo YamamotoĀ (via animefeminist)
Sayo Yamamoto will save anime.
Doing this interview was a positively transcendent experience, and Iām so glad people are responding to it!
