The Type-Moon Miscellaneous Thoughts Thread

[Laserman]

Nasu's much-vaunted optimism - the 'place of gratitude' he writes from now, or wants to write from, as opposed to the place of grievance he occupied in his early works (refer to that one interview from a while back) - in fact masks a fundamental loss of hope. there was irreducibly a very fine thread of the utopian in tsuki, knk, etc. which is now totally absent. there wouldn't be a need to talk about the Future (Humanity, etc) so much if he actually believed in it.

Can you share the link to the interview, I'd love to read it.

[Dullahan]

Can you share the link to the interview, I'd love to read it.

Interview in Comptiq, 2013.

Nasu: The actual writing of Kara no Kyoukai is a pretty embarrassing memory for me—suffice it to say it is a work that represents my true self at the time. I wrote it at a time when I felt I could take on the world armed only with my words, and I realized [through this movie] that the farther removed it became from the written medium, the more distant it became from what I was actually trying to express. So as successful as it was, it was on a different path than what my past self was trying to take with it, and it just didn't match up. Yet in seeing up through the fourth chapter, I came to realize that although I was on a different path then, it doesn't mean that I didn't leave some pretty good things behind. As the movie versions have allowed me such realizations, I was again reminded of the real value of Kara no Kyoukai. My heartfelt gratitude towards that period of time has been thus manifested into Future Gospel.
—So the driving force behind Future Gospel was that feeling of gratitude of yours.
Nasu: When I wrote Kara no Kyoukai, I felt resistance towards so many things—society, entertainment, culture—and it was my motivation to write the story. Now, I am thrilled to be writing from a place of gratitude, though with just a touch of sadness. It feels like the old Nasu Kinoko has passed on. I suppose you could say I've gone under a heavy detox, and feel much more virtuous now (laughs).

[Rafflesiac]

Antidepressants created FGO, huh

[SpoonyViking]

Seems more like gentrification, really.

[migliole]

Is it wrong of me to interpret Nasu words as "I don't really like what I did before, but I am greatful now because I can fix it." ?

[Comun]

No, he doesn't want to change his previous work. He's just saying "wow, I was really edgy back then, glad I got over that".

[migliole]

I would say that is pretty much the same.

[Bugs]

"Fixing" his past edginess would invalidate the place he wrote from and its effect on where he is today.

It sounds like you're missing the point.

[Nobody]

I miss edgy Nasu tbh

[migliole]

Ok, I reread it and indeed, he doesn't imply a fix. He still talks about it like a good change though? I mean, I wrote it at a time when I felt I could take on the world armed only with my words and Now, I am thrilled to be writing from a place of gratitude finishing with I suppose you could say I've gone under a heavy detox, and feel much more virtuous now .

I can't read this sentences without thinking he sees his past as something "unhealthy", which btw is what inspired him to write KnK. Or am I wrong?

[Nobody]

I mean he wants to fix Fate route, alter the Heaven's Feel script, and redo Extra. So who knows.

[migliole]

I actually worry about Tsukihime Remake, that interview was like pretty much while he was doing it.

[Zurvan]

the old tsuki will always be there for the edgy elitists that desire it so
win win really

[Nobody]

I wonder which Tsuki: Re character will spout memes the most.

[Bugs]

Arc.

[Skull]

I wonder which Tsuki: Re character will spout memes the most.

Kohaku, who will now have a PS5 and play all the stereotypical nerd games.

[Rafflesiac]

Who's even going to translate this phantasmal VN?

[You]

kohaku decided to give akiha her blood after playing bloodborne

[Skull]

kohaku decided to give akiha her blood after playing bloodborne

I got one better - "Kohaku decided to give Akiha her blood in exchange for money to put into gatcha games..."

Deep cut.

[Laserman]

Interview in Comptiq, 2013.

So you say he's more optimistic, but he doesn't believe in the future? How does that work? And god, why did he have to answer like that.