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Summer Wars also features a glimpse of Carnegie Mellon University (with one L) as one of the characters is a professor there. I never figured out why CMU would

by Isamu 3y ago

Summer Wars also features a glimpse of Carnegie Mellon University (with one L) as one of the characters is a professor there. I never figured out why CMU would have enough name recognition in Japan to show up in an anime. Don’t miss the scene where Japan is saved by a game of Hana Fuda

waterheater 3y ago
>I never figured out why CMU would have enough name recognition in Japan to show up in an anime. CMU is a solid computer science and engineering school which has found a way to get its name thrown in up there with the likes of MIT and Caltech (can't tell you how many times I've seen CS-oriented folks praise CMU like it's MIT). It's also possible that someone at the studio has a connection to CMU and wanted to include it.
- depletedgherkin 3y ago
  For CS, CMU has a similar reputation to MIT and CalTech, even though it doesn't have as much name-brand recognition among the general public.
- fomine3 3y ago
  Carnegie Mellon sounds like Car, Negi (green onion) and Melon. Massachusetts is known for difficult to pronounce.
automatic6131 3y ago
>Summer Wars Has any other director managed to get away with making the same film three times? >A group of kids save the world via playing battle games in an ultra detailed 3D virtual world. Now, is that Digimon (2000), Summer Wars (2008) or Belle (2021)?
- Macha 3y ago
  I can give him a pass for Digimon -> Summer Wars, since it's understandable why he might want to explore the same space again with full length and without the restrictions being part of a then-major kid's franchise brings. I haven't seen Belle, so can't comment on that one.
  - aaarrm 3y ago
    Belle seems to do the same things as Summer Wars, but worse. It's not great imo.
    - kbelder 3y ago
      It's not great, but it's not 'save the world in VR'. It's 'save one abuse victim in VR'.
- lkschubert8 3y ago
  I think this quote is fitting > A director only makes one film in his life. Then he breaks it into pieces and makes it again. - Jean Renoir
  - vsnf 3y ago
    True of programmers too I’ve noticed.
- staticman2 3y ago
  I'm sure there's lots of B movie directors that made the same film more than 3 times.
PetitPrince 3y ago
It also casually mention the International Mathematical Olympiad (the protagonist is a participant) which is neat (but not plot-centric per se).
- Isamu 3y ago
  Japan is saved by Hana Fuda but the family is saved by MATH.

by Isamu 3y ago

waterheater 3y ago

>I never figured out why CMU would have enough name recognition in Japan to show up in an anime. CMU is a solid computer science and engineering school which has found a way to get its name thrown in up there with the likes of MIT and Caltech (can't tell you how many times I've seen CS-oriented folks praise CMU like it's MIT). It's also possible that someone at the studio has a connection to CMU and wanted to include it.

depletedgherkin 3y ago
For CS, CMU has a similar reputation to MIT and CalTech, even though it doesn't have as much name-brand recognition among the general public.
fomine3 3y ago
Carnegie Mellon sounds like Car, Negi (green onion) and Melon. Massachusetts is known for difficult to pronounce.

automatic6131 3y ago

>Summer Wars Has any other director managed to get away with making the same film three times? >A group of kids save the world via playing battle games in an ultra detailed 3D virtual world. Now, is that Digimon (2000), Summer Wars (2008) or Belle (2021)?

Macha 3y ago
I can give him a pass for Digimon -> Summer Wars, since it's understandable why he might want to explore the same space again with full length and without the restrictions being part of a then-major kid's franchise brings. I haven't seen Belle, so can't comment on that one.
- aaarrm 3y ago
  Belle seems to do the same things as Summer Wars, but worse. It's not great imo.
  - kbelder 3y ago
    It's not great, but it's not 'save the world in VR'. It's 'save one abuse victim in VR'.
lkschubert8 3y ago
I think this quote is fitting > A director only makes one film in his life. Then he breaks it into pieces and makes it again. - Jean Renoir
- vsnf 3y ago
  True of programmers too I’ve noticed.
staticman2 3y ago
I'm sure there's lots of B movie directors that made the same film more than 3 times.

PetitPrince 3y ago

It also casually mention the International Mathematical Olympiad (the protagonist is a participant) which is neat (but not plot-centric per se).

Isamu 3y ago
Japan is saved by Hana Fuda but the family is saved by MATH.