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There're some Mamoru Oshii book lists on the Internet, but they don't have detailed explanations about the contents. My Mamoru Oshii book collection is far from complete, but I'd like to write some short summaries for each of those books.
I apologize in advance for grammatical errors and misinformation.
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title: 犬からの手紙 総集編 第一紀
(Ein Brief von den Hunden: Das Erste Zeitalter)
release: 08/17/2003 (digital release: 12/30/2004)
publisher: Norainu no Negura (Straydog's Roost)
[contents]
Weekly JIN-ROH: Pirated Version by Tetsuya Nishio
(As He Said,) That Dog's Heart Is Mysterious by Tetsuya Nishio
biography of Mamoru Oshii
interview with Hiroyuki Okiura
interview with Tetsuya Nishio
interview with Mamoru Oshii
interview with Kazunori Ito
interview with Kenji Kawai
interview with Shigeru Chiba
interview with Kamui Fujiwara
report: JIN-ROH's premiere release day
report: Tokyo Internationa Film Festival symposium
analysis of JIN-ROH
Can Germany Really Occupy Japan?
analysis of Matter of Britain for Avalon
review on Urusei Yatsura TV series
Biblical terminology in Oshii's films
my dream Oshii films
Does an Old Oshii Nerd Dream of Kerberos Incident?
analysis of the last scene of JIN-ROH
Why is Mach-ken called so?
Walking for DOG
analysis of Oshii fans
survey about JIN-ROH
survey about Avalon
Urusei Yatsura 2 Beautiful Dreamer: DVD premiere theatrical release
report: Mamoru Oshii's Night Talk Show
report: Kenji Kawai's Night Talk Show
[review]
Ein Brief von den Hunden (A Letter from a Dog) is a dojin series made by Straydog's Roost. Straydog's Roost is the biggest Mamoru Oshii fan-site run by Satoshi Dodome.
Many Oshii enthusiasts gather information there. They're releasing Oshii-related news even today.
So far, they've released 7 volumes of the series. I own only a digital omnibus version of vol.1 to vol.3. The original paper books were released in 2000, so they mainly deal with JIN-ROH and Avalon.
The most impressive part is the interviews. Fanzines interviewing with creators are not so uncommon, but I've never seen such a deep and interesting interview book made by amateur fans. It even includes Tetsuya Nishio's manga.
As for the details of the contents, please check it out by yourself
