Ise Mariya Makes First Patlabor EZY Stage Appearance, Praises Character's Shiba Shigeo-ism
The stage greeting gave the cast and director a public platform to discuss File 2's production details, including a character addition not in the original script and the animation work of a returning Patlabor veteran.
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A stage greeting for Mobile Police Patlabor EZY File 2 was held August 15 at Shinjuku Piccadilly. Director Deuchi Yu and cast members discussed the film, with Ise Mariya making her first stage appearance as Terada Kurumi. The event also announced a new staff talk and visitor gifts.
The File 2 stage greeting drew a crowd that had already seen the film multiple times, even at a morning screening on its second day of release. Director Deuchi Yu, who said he had been searching his own name on social media, noted that posts about the film continued longer than they did for File 1. He told the audience that some criticism is healthier for a work than universal praise.
Ise Mariya, voicing Terada Kurumi, said her character carries on the Shiba Shigeo-ism of the person next to her, referring to Chiba Shigeru. Deuchi revealed that Kurumi was not in Ito Kazunori's original script. He also pointed to the wild boar animation in Koi no Survival, handled by Kise Kazuya, who previously served as animation director on the Patlabor series.
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