Friday, 19 December 1992
Following the release of the UFO Catcher, Zaboru turned his attention to preparing for the launch of Sailor Moon. That evening, he paid a visit to YaDo Studio and t with its owner, Yasu Domachi. Although Zaboru had acquired YaDo, he allowed Yasu to remain in creative control, fully respecting the older man's passion and commitnt to his studio.
They sat down in a modest eting room, and Yasu began the conversation. "Zaboru-san, the SpongeBob ani has been a huge success. TV ratings are outstanding, and the profit margins have exceeded expectations."
Zaboru nodded. "That's great to hear. I already have ideas for a second season script, but we'll hold off on that for now."
Yasu smiled. "In the anti, I've been expanding YaDo Animation Studio. We've brought on several new animators—experienced professionals, not just fresh graduates."
Yasu then grinned. "I can't believe YaDo has grown so big and successful. If I died right now, I'd have no regrets—though don't worry, I'm not planning on dying anyti soon! There's still so much I want to create."
Zaboru grinned. "Excellent. Don't die just yet, Yasu-san—greatness still awaits you in the years, or even decades, to co," he said with a chuckle. "Now, about Sailor Moon—are we ready to launch?"
The two had finalized the voice cast back in mid-November, so everything was moving according to plan.
"Yes," Yasu confird. "The ani is complete and scheduled to air this Sunday, 21 December On TV Tokyo. Still, I'm unsure how the audience will respond. Personally, I think it's very good."
"It's fine," Zaboru said. "Initially, I wanted to release the Sailor Moon ga alongside the ani, but I've decided to delay it. Launching the ga simultaneously might spoil key plot points. We'll release it in February or March 1993 instead."
"That makes sense," Yasu said. "So, do you already have ideas for our next projects after Sailor Moon?"
Zaboru grinned. "Of course. But let ask—can YaDo handle two ani projects at once with your current team?"
Yasu paused, then replied, "We can manage two, but not truly at the sa ti."
"What if one airs in March and the other in June?"
Yasu nodded. "That sounds doable. We'll manage it."
Zaboru placed two project folders on the table. One read Let's & Go and the other, simply, Gundam.
Zaboru had recently realized that Gundam had yet to appear in this world. In his original world, it debuted in 1979, aning it should have aired in 1989 here due to the ten-year entertainnt delay. But it hadn't. Upon double-checking, he confird its absence. A strange oversight, even with all his reincarnation perks.
He suspected that Nippon Sunrise, the original ani studio, didn't exist in this world. He even wondered whether Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of Gundam, existed at all. Zaboru resolved to look into it later. . The rules of this new world were inconsistent; so ani like Voltes V, Ti Bokan, and Gatchaman had carried over, while others had not. Still, he was determined to correct this oversight.
Yasu opened the folders. Let's & Go was a racing ani loosely based on R.C. Pro-AM, featuring character sheets, storyboards, and detailed mini-car schematics. The Gundam file contained concept art, character profiles, and fully designed blueprints for the Gundam units—chas locked in dramatic space warfare.
Yasu looked up, eyes wide. "Zaboru-san, why did you even create technical blueprints for fictional machines?"
Zaboru smiled. "Because I wanted to. It helps with consistency and visual accuracy" Zaboru grinned. "Besides, who doesn't love big chas and cool R.C. cars? No one!"
Yasu chuckled and shook his head. "All right. So, Let's & Go for March, and Gundam for June?"
"Correct. And for Gundam, spare no expense. Make it cinematic. If you need more ti or budget, I'll provide both."
"Understood."
Their eting wrapped up, and Zaboru returned to ZAGE HQ later that night. As he settled back into his office, he muttered, "I can't believe I forgot Gundam."
Then, reflecting more seriously, he thought, In the future, many things might symbolize Japan, but few are as iconic as Gundam. Maybe Pokémon cos close, but Gundam holds a special place. You hear 'Gundam,' you think of Japan.
He leaned back in his chair, promising himself to be more vigilant moving forward. I need to improve my knowledge. Not just of ani and manga, but also U.S. cartoons and comics. That way, I'll know what exists in this world and what doesn't.
From that mont on, Zaboru resolved to actively research global entertainnt trends—comics, cartoons, manga, and ani alike. After all, despite the current year being 1992, the entertainnt world around him still lingered creatively in 1982.
He also made a ntal note to track down the creators of other iconic intellectual properties from his previous life, those he assud would already exist in this world, much like the creator of Gundam but whose presence remained uncertain.
To be continued
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