Terada: I think Japanese people have a particular fondness for large, humanoid objects, too. We wouldn't build giant Buddha statues otherwise. Those go all the way back to the Nara period. There are various reasons for current trends, but much as we don't want to stop producing period dramas, we should also keep creating mecha anime. After all, the Transformers movies are a huge hit overseas.
Nasu: Hell, the new Transformers movie is about King Arthur. That threw me for a loop! (laughs) Talk about your liberal interpretations! Is there such a thing as TOO liberal?