Hikoutei Jidai
"Hikoutei Jidai" is a 15-page watercolor manga that served as the basis for the animated film "Porco Rosso." It ran in Model Graphix, a monthly magazine focused on scale models, as part of Miyazaki's "Zassou Note" series—a collection that really showcases his passion for vintage aircraft. The manga is packed with heavily modified 1920s planes, technical details about them, and the good-hearted, quirky men who obsess over flying them. The manga version is noticeably lighter and sillier than the eventual anime adaptation. Porco's background as a retired Italian Air Force pilot is mentioned, but there's no real exploration of his past or conflict with fascist authorities, though the rise of fascism itself is referenced. Gina doesn't appear at all, and Porco comes across as basically a happy guy. Despite these differences, the anime manages to preserve the core story and its charm. When depicting the dogfight between Porco and Donald Chuck (renamed Curtis for the film), Miyazaki actually noted in the manga: "If this were animation, I might be able to convey the grandeur of this life-or-death battle. But this is a comic. I have no choice but to rely on the imagination of you, good readers." Of course, nobody realized at the time that viewers would eventually get to see that exact scene animated on the big screen.
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Hikoutei Jidai
3ch • 1vol
1989
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"Hikoutei Jidai" is a 15-page watercolor manga that served as the basis for the animated film "Porco Rosso." It ran in Model Graphix, a monthly magazine focused on scale models, as part of Miyazaki's "Zassou Note" series—a collection that really showcases his passion for vintage aircraft. The manga is packed with heavily modified 1920s planes, technical details about them, and the good-hearted, quirky men who obsess over flying them. The manga version is noticeably lighter and sillier than the eventual anime adaptation. Porco's background as a retired Italian Air Force pilot is mentioned, but there's no real exploration of his past or conflict with fascist authorities, though the rise of fascism itself is referenced. Gina doesn't appear at all, and Porco comes across as basically a happy guy. Despite these differences, the anime manages to preserve the core story and its charm. When depicting the dogfight between Porco and Donald Chuck (renamed Curtis for the film), Miyazaki actually noted in the manga: "If this were animation, I might be able to convey the grandeur of this life-or-death battle. But this is a comic. I have no choice but to rely on the imagination of you, good readers." Of course, nobody realized at the time that viewers would eventually get to see that exact scene animated on the big screen.
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Hikoutei Jidai
"Hikoutei Jidai" is a 15-page watercolor manga that served as the basis for the animated film "Porco Rosso." It ran in Model Graphix, a monthly magazine focused on scale models, as part of Miyazaki's "Zassou Note" series—a collection that really showcases his passion for vintage aircraft. The manga is packed with heavily modified 1920s planes, technical details about them, and the good-hearted, quirky men who obsess over flying them. The manga version is noticeably lighter and sillier than the eventual anime adaptation. Porco's background as a retired Italian Air Force pilot is mentioned, but there's no real exploration of his past or conflict with fascist authorities, though the rise of fascism itself is referenced. Gina doesn't appear at all, and Porco comes across as basically a happy guy. Despite these differences, the anime manages to preserve the core story and its charm. When depicting the dogfight between Porco and Donald Chuck (renamed Curtis for the film), Miyazaki actually noted in the manga: "If this were animation, I might be able to convey the grandeur of this life-or-death battle. But this is a comic. I have no choice but to rely on the imagination of you, good readers." Of course, nobody realized at the time that viewers would eventually get to see that exact scene animated on the big screen.
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Hikoutei Jidai
飛行艇時代
The Age of the Flying Boat, Porco Rosso