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Typemoon Ace 7 10-year Anniversary interview
TYPE-MOON works have given birth to many types of spin-offs that go far beyond the realm of games and manga. What are your feelings on this?
Nasu: As the creator, I'm extremely happy to see the love of my fans manifest itself in these type of spin-offs. I gain a lot from it. However, I'm a bit old-fashioned, and believed that the best situation for any creator is to be able to give birth to their own original creation. I thought there was nothing greater than to be able to think up your own world and your own characters, and then create a story revolving around them. So, I'm happy to see lots of TYPE-MOON spin-offs, but at the same time, I felt sad that people are spending so much of their valuable time building off my work. However, I was able to read the comment that Sasaki Shounen wrote when the final chapter of the mangaTsukihimewas published: "If possible, I wish I could go on drawing this manga forever." That's when I realized. He was doing this because to him, it was more enjoyable than anything else. I was stupid to think he was wasting his time.
Urobuchi: No matter what the "original" concept may be, I think any sort of manifestation is fine as long as the author is enjoying it. The "Authors need their own castle" mindset is a bit outdated, I think.
Nasu: I think we can see that in Hiroyama Hiroshi, who's clearly pouring all of his talent intoFate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya. AND he's enjoying it. (Laughs)
Takeuchi: It's true, whenever I readPrisma Illya, I keep thinking "No, that's a good idea, save it for when you do your own original work!" That's how good it is.
Urobuchi: I think that's the strength of TYPE-MOON, that it's supported by so many passionate creators. Like Marvel Comics, who gave birth toX-Men, I think it's a great idea to encourage even more spin-offs by talented creators. There aren't many other works that have so many spin-offs and anthology works, includingFate/Zero. I would even say that TYPE-MOON works are the closest thing Japan has to a Marvel Comics.
Nasu: Marvel Comics has so many spin-offs that they can't even keep track of things on their own anymore... everyone keeps widening the world and adding on these interesting parts to it, and if they're really good, the company goes and says "OK, that sounds cool. Let's make it official." Even from the user side, they say, "We want to see the X-Men from this work, not the original." It's really amazing how things have spiraled out that way. On one hand, while I still sometimes think "Wouldn't you rather use that skill for your own original creation?", I love being amazed by the different ways people interpret TYPE-MOON characters.
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