{"id":12840,"date":"2012-11-24T08:53:02","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T21:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=12840"},"modified":"2012-11-26T18:45:45","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T07:45:45","slug":"first-sighting-of-jellyfish-eyes-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2012\/11\/24\/first-sighting-of-jellyfish-eyes-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"First Sighting of Jellyfish Eyes’ Monsters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two of the monster designs for Part 1 of artist Takashi Murakami’s proposed live-action fantasy trilogy, Mememe no Kurage<\/em> (Jellyfish Eyes<\/em>) [if you need to catch up, see\u00a0 The Art of Monsters: Takashi Murakami and Jellyfish Eyes<\/a>], have surfaced — and they look suitably cute:<\/p>\n

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These are, of course, the “small” versions of the monsters, before they mutate into much bigger, city-stomping daikaiju.<\/p>\n

And here’s an early poster, rampant with Murakami-style imagery:<\/p>\n

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Source<\/strong>: Generasia<\/a> and via Avery Guerra.<\/p>\n

Addendum<\/strong>: Jellyfish Eyes<\/em> will be in theaters in Japan from 26 April 2013. The story is set after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Sueoka Takuto stars as a young boy named Masashi, whose family moves to a new city. He discovers a strange jellyfish-like creature that adults cannot see (presumably, and he and the creature gradually become friends. Asami Himeka plays the heroine, a young girl who spends her time with Masashi and the \u201cfriend.\u201d Other cast members include Sometani Shota, Kubota Masataka, Saito Takumi, Tsuruta Mayu, and Tsuda Kanji.<\/p>\n

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