Comments on: Anime’s Love Affair with Railway Tracks

By: Su

Su — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:54:02 +0000

I drive, but not to work.

By: yonghow

yonghow — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:35 +0000

tragic comedy – Wonder if that MRT mini drama that MrMayat mentioned is any good…haha.

Tokyoite – Hello there, thanks for the kind words ! :] Musashi-Sakai looks like a great place to stay. I saw Miyazaki-san drive by in his vintage car in Musashi-Sakai a couple of years ago.

The Seibu line is probably not as crowded as the Chuo line, but bad enough – the morning train rides are an absolute nightware.

Otto – Sorry for failing to mention that ! The first picture is a frame from Makoto Shinkai’s “The place promised in our early days”.

MrMayat – I like the feel very much myself. :] Some day I really ought to head down to ShimoKitazawa or Daikanyama in the early evening for some pictures.

Parka – Yes ! That sequence in Spirited Away is one of my favourite Miyazaki moments, coupled with moving Hisashi Joe music.

JD Salinger – You’re spot on ! Thanks for the great description !

rulascalaca – “and the subway is very diferent, is full of noise, and people selling stuff.” Wow that’s sometime we never get to see here, but it sounds exciting ! :]

Su – Hey, I thought you drive ?

By: Su

Su — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:54:51 +0000

Wow! Rails look the same in Japan and NY! I take the LIRR to work everyday, and some of the pictures look quite similar. We don’t have motion censors or buttons to press… We have blinking red lights and black/white barriers.

Sometimes, we have the NYPD. They stop their car at the crossing from time to time. They don’t really direct traffic… they are there to intimidate. I guess that’s a form of traffic control.

By: rulascalaca

rulascalaca — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:44:11 +0000

All that postals of railway crossings, train stations, black silhouettes of buildings at dusk, wires, birds, moments when you can only hear the noise of the train aproaching, or the sounds of the city are classic in anime, for me, living so far, is melancholic when you can actually be there and see all those places. I remembered watched “5 centimeters” only days after i returned from Tokio in 2008 and i was amazed of the similitud in places, JR entrance, railways, streets, lamps, cars, cell phones… places where only days ago i was walking.

Here, of course are railways, some very pretty actually, but is not a commercial system as in tokio, more used to cargo transport and stuff like that, and the subway is very diferent, is full of noise, and people selling stuff.

@Tokyoite:
–You have made it easier for someone on a budget to decide what artbook is worth purchasing, so I really appreciate that you post lots of pictures and comments regarding each book.–

Agree

By: JD Salinger

JD Salinger — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:47:49 +0000

The great atmosphere and feeling of Japanese environment is very spectacular, a mixed emotion of peacefulness and technological advancements meet in one place… just a simple railway station is one good example