And they gave it to their top director, Kishi Seiji. When this adaptation was announced, I was kind of expecting Satelight to get the call, given all their history and connections with France – but it instead went to the studio with the German name, Lerche.
RADIANT MANGA ANIME SERIES
The series (which is still ongoing) is a pretty big hit in France, and has gotten a release in Japan as well. Radiant is the work of Tony Valente, a 33 year-old mangaka who was born in France and now lives in Quebec. I’m already bracing for a barrage of “generic”, “kiddie” and “boring” complaints from cynical viewers who won’t bother to look past the veneer and see the substance beneath. But it’s going to be a real test of the anime audience, because it’s about as untrendy as it’s possible for a series to be. It looked great in a throwback sort of way, it sounded great, it bristled with fun and energy and charm. I have my doubts about the latter for reasons I’ll touch on, but as to the former I feel very encouraged by this premiere. In the end, Radiant will succeed or fail artistically (commercially is another matter) based on its own merits, and none of the above will make a jot of difference. If it fails? The impact of that is not hard to figure out.
RADIANT MANGA ANIME CRACK
Anything that breaks that stranglehold is a good thing – and if Radiant succeeds, it may just open the door a crack to more French or other Western comics being adapted into anime. Frankly I’m pretty sick of the LN, cellphone game and formulaic original series vicious cycle which now dominates the anime development chain. France has a large pool of interesting manga (whether you choose to call them that or not) which would make great candidates for anime adaptation. Micheal Dudok de Wit ( The Red Turtle) addressed this when I interviewed him, citing it as the main reason France has embraced manga and anime more than any Western country. But in the big picture it’s vital for far more “important” reasons, whether modern anime fans want to admit it or not.įor those who aren’t familiar with it, France’s comic culture is enormous – second only to Japan’s, in fact, in all the world.
It’s important for me personally because it’s the clear top contender outside my big three this season, and because this looks like a pretty weak season overall. But let’s face it, this is kind of a big one. I don’t want to make too big a deal about how “important” Radiant is – if for no other reason than because the snark rains down hard and heavy whenever I say that about a series.
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