Ano hana - Battlestar Galactica audio clip

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Ano hana - Battlestar Galactica audio clip

Post by Samdidliambo » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:17 pm

This is an idea for a short comedy/parody clip, such as would be used in an amv hell-style amv. It would consist of scenes from "Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai" set to audio clips from the recent reboot of the "Battlestar Galactica" series, with Gaius Baltar providing the voice of Jinta, while Caprica Six plays Menma.

***note: very mild spoilers for first episodes of both Ano Hana and BSG ahead***

Character background:
In Ano Hana, the protagonist, Jinta, is haunted (in a friendly sort of way) by the spirit of his friend Menma, who died when they were elementary schoolers, and before they could confess their love for each other. No-one else can see her, but she appears entirely real (and grown up) to him, and even interacts with the environment, like by writing on paper, eating and preparing food, hanging off his arm, etc. She knows that she's dead, but still carries on one-sided conversations with him and everyone around him. This often gets him in trouble, as he has difficulty ignoring her in public, and his remarks to her to "shut up!", for instance, get misinterpreted. Due to his social withdrawl, distracted manner, and one-sided interactions with her, he (seems to be?) talking to himself and/or crazy.

In Battlestar Galactica, Gaius Baltar is a genius scientist who, by giving his lover (a disguised cylon agent known as Caprica Six) access to the defense mainframe, unwittingly helps the cylons unleash nuclear armageddon, and wipe out most of the human race. Soon afterwards, he starts seeing what appears to be a hallucination of Caprica Six, who follows him around, talks to him, and interacts physically with him. She seems to enjoy putting him off-balance, openly flirting with him while he tries to maintain his focus and composure, and making him panic by suggesting he'll be found out as a fraud and a traitor. This often gets him in trouble, as he tries to deal with both her and the people around him without his secrets being discovered. Due to his constant stress, distracted manner, and one-sided interactions with her, he (seems to be?) talking to himself and/or crazy.

One possible scene could be when Jinta and Menma discuss how/why she's there, set to Gaius and Caprica discussing much the same thing -

Baltar: No, I've decided you're an expression of my, uh, subconscious mind playing itself out through my waking states.
Six: Oh, I'm only in your head?
Baltar: Exactly.
Six: Hmm. Have you considered the possibility that I could very well exist *only* in your head? Without being a hallucination? Maybe you see and hear me, because while you were sleeping, I implanted a chip in your brain that transmits my image right into your conscious mind.
Baltar: No, no, see that's me again. My subconscious self is expressing irrational fears, which I must choose to ignore.

Another possible scene is when Menma is squirming around innocently in Jinta's lap while he and his father are eating, causing him to pass out nosebleed-style - this could be set to a scene where Caprica Six tries to Seduce Gaius, either in Colonial One or on the bridge of the Galactica. Other possible scenes could be made with Jinta's and Gaius's various slip-ups and close calls. This probably wouldn't be enough material for a full AMV, but could make for a funny clip or series of clips in one of the various AMV hell-style collections.

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