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So ... that animation project I mentioned ... gets delayed because of many reasons. Time goes by so quickly these days.

Posted by Alan Holman on Saturday 14 February 2009 - 11:24:21

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Banana Chan Ch 27 Page 10 - 13 is Available

Yes, new pages of BC is available. Sorry for the late update, very very late actually

You can view the page in here

Posted by YeBe Admin on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 07:54:10

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Banana Chan Anime Project

Yup, you heard right. I've gathered a small set of animators, and I'll complete that set in January. If all goes as planned, by mid-January, and until early September, an independent group will collaborate to produce an animation pilot episode. That pilot episode will be placed on youtube where it will hopefully gain popularity, and where it will hopefully attract the interest of television networks or production companies.

I will know by January 15th whether production will go ahead on the pilot episode. There are a lot of variables to consider. So far my dealings with potential members of the animation team, and confirmed members of the animation team, have been favorable. I have a lot of confidence that I'll be able to complete the team by January 15th. But this is my first time managing such a project. The animation team itself will consist of roughly 30 volunteers who are in the animation profession. Along with the people who've contributed art to earlier stages of this project, they will be paid when, and only when, any aspect of this project earns a profit. That profit will be shared fairly among all who've ever been involved ... regardless of whether or not they still like me. Some of the people who've been involved with aspects of this project in the past do in fact hate me, and those people will be paid fairly for their contributions in the past as soon as any aspect of this project becomes profitable.

I can't wait to see the manga chapter that Bejo is drawing. And I hope everyone takes a look at it. That manga is of chapter 27 of the version of the series that is posted on this site. The animation project is going to be working with a newer version of the scripts for the series. There won't be any changes to the script that Bejo is drawing as a manga, however that episode will have a higher chapter number. At least two episodes worth of content have been added for the sake of the new edit. So that new edit will be put on this site before January. So far, only the first 13 episodes of the new edit have been drafted. When the whole series is drafted, that's when I'll post it on this site. But the edit which is currently posted on this site does tell a full story, and I beg you to read it -- I really think you'll enjoy it.

Take it easy.

Posted by Alan Holman on Friday 05 December 2008 - 13:59:00

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Bejo's Working on Chapter 27

I've finnaly graduated from skool, and as I've promised, I will begin to work on Banana Chan Series episode 27. I'm trying to get 1 page in 2 days. I dunno when I can finish the episode since I havent plan all the pages in the episode. But hey, I'll just enjoy it and try to draw as often as possible.

Oh, one more thing, BC is currently also in the process of making it as anime. Well, not full blown anime I heard, but it's kinda pilot project for first few episode.

Posted by Bejoalan on Friday 28 November 2008 - 07:36:06

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New Bejo's Drawing

Here's some update of my new drawing. Well, actually it's newly posted old drawings

Eva Redesign

Qirren Redesign

Girl Sitting On The Rock

Karikatur Meruya

Karikatur Lapar

And two version of Alan's Book "The Adventure of Ah Who Cares".

Posted by Bejoalan on Monday 22 September 2008 - 08:08:51

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People say quite often that TV shows are a false reality because problems aren’t solved in 22 minutes in reality. I’ve always hated that comment because shows that show 22 minutes of scenes take place over varied time frames. It’s just 22 minutes worth of scenes that were interesting events between the beginning, middle, and ending, of the event that is being described by the episode. But in reality there can often be more than 22 minutes worth of interesting scenes between the beginning, middle, and end, of an all-around episode or story in a person’s life. And many events can be interplaying at the same time throughout the twenty two minutes worth of interesting scenes within a short time frame in the character’s life. So in my series Banana Chan, the series shows interesting moments that happened to the characters between the beginning, middle, and end, of the story I’ve chosen to tell, regardless of how many stories are playing at the same time, and regardless of whether or not episodes begin at the beginning of a story, middle at the middle of a story, or end at the end of a story. In other words, Banana Chan is literally written “outside the box”. The whole series is a full story, but episodes will end when 22 minutes are over regardless of whether a problem that was introduced in the episode is solved or not. On the flip side, in some episodes problems will be set up and solved in a quick succession – just zip zip zip – rather than spending a whole script developing some rising action that is a waste of time. Solving a problem IS a rising action. A lot of shows like to show characters think out clever solutions to problems; however, in reality, some problems do just solve themselves, and this series respects that fact.

Posted by Alan Holman on Wednesday 03 September 2008 - 13:34:11

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Wit And Wisdom

Years ago, I found a pamphlet on the ground on which someone had written a bunch of witty and wise lines. I thought that many of them would go well with the personality that I wanted for the character named Banana Chan, so I wanted to eventually use all of these lines in the scripts. But when the scripts were finished, there was no appropriate space for many of the lines. So here are the ones that weren't used:

If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving.

Borrow money from a pessimist -- they don't expect it back.

Time is what keeps things from happening all at once.

Lottery: A tax for people who are bad at math.

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

It's lonely at the top, but you do eat better.

I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.

Always go to other people's funerals, or they won't go to yours.

Few women admit their age; few men act it.

If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made with meat?

"""No one is listening until you make a mistake."""

Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

We have enough youth. How about a fountain of smart?

He who laughs last thinks slowest.

Campers: Nature's way of feeding mosquitoes.

Always remember that you are unique -- just like everyone else.

Nuke the whales.

I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the ability to reach it.

You can't have everything; where would you put it?

Okay, who stopped the payment on my reality check?

We are born naked and wet. Then things get worse.

Humpty Dumpty was pushed.

I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be withut sponges.

Eat right. Stay fit. Die anyway.

Nothing is fool proof to a succiently talented fool.

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

I just let my mind wander, and it didn't come back.

Don't steal. The government hates competition.

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

All generalizations are false.

The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.

I'm out of bed and dressed. What more do you want?

I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not too sure.

I can handle pain until it hurts.

No matter where you go, you're there.

If everything is coming your way, then you're probably in the wrong lane.

Gravity always gets me down.

This statement is false.

They told me I was gullible ... and I believed them.

It's bad luck to be superstitious.

According to my best recollection, I don't remember.

The word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary.

Honk if you like peace and quiet.

Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?

Save the whales. Collect the whole set.

A day without sunshine is like night.

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody.

Ask me about my vow of silence.

If ignorance is bliss, then tourists are in a constant state of euphoria.

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

I intend to live forever. So far so good.

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

I used to have an open mind, but my brains kept falling out.

I didn't use to finish sentences, but now I

I've had amnesia as long as I can remember.

Posted by Alan Holman on Tuesday 02 September 2008 - 15:55:44

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Writing A TV Pilot

In this article, I reflect about writing a TV pilot, and I reference the first episode of BANANA CHAN.

BANANA CHAN is a series of scripts that I wrote, which you can read for free at this web-site by going to the "script" section of this web-site.

A “pilot” is the first episode of a television series, and it is supposed to introduce the main conflict, and give the audience a “feel” for the series.

Ideally, a “pilot” episode is supposed to represent the focus of an average episode. Are there any average episodes of Banana Chan?

Banana Chan was a story that relentlessly begged me to write it; that’s the nature of inspiration. I’m not necessarily an animé/manga fan; it just happened to be that animé/manga was the most compatible form for the particular story that was begging me to write itself.

It was very difficult to write a “pilot” for this particular story.

During the process of writing the thirty episodes of this series, I was frequently experimenting with the story by adding and subtracting layers to and from the narrative, with the goal of finding only what’s necessary to tell the story that wanted to be told. And I didn’t always know what story wanted to be told. Mainly, the formation of the story came from waiting. A lot of waiting. I’d write stuff, read it a dozen times, and keep what still holds my interest … and I’d repeat that process for years upon years. Also, I’d delete things after learning that those things were wrong. Ultimately, the entire series now holds my attention, and keeps my interest, and rings true, even though I’ve read it thousands of times … and probably partly due to the fact that I’ve read it thousands of times.

And the pilot episode is the one that kept needing to be adjusted the most.

The “pilot” episode of Banana Chan was the most difficult episode to write – it went through more drafts than any other episode.

The focus and conflict were in constant flux during the time it took to write this series, so the “pilot” was also in constant flux the whole time.

Each script for this series calls for a commercial break at the half way point. Of course, when this series gets produced – and I say “when” rather than “if” because I’m an optimist – I also expect commercial breaks to be placed after the beginning theme, and before the ending theme.

I’ve read many books about writing TV scripts, and I can’t tell you whether or not these scripts follow the established rules perfectly or how many of the rules are broken by the scripts in this series; that’s because I was the most productive when I was writing from my heart without regard to anything that any books said about writing TV scripts.

Books about scriptwriting teach the three act structure exhaustively. In the early stages of writing this series, I absorbed many of those books, thanks to the Saskatoon Public Library, but I still can’t recite all the points that are supposed to happen in Act 1, all the points that are supposed to happen in Act 2, and all the points that are supposed to happen in Act 3. But it doesn’t matter anyway, because the three act structure is a construct of the uninspired. If you’re inspired, the structure will construct itself properly.

The only thing that matters is holding the attention of your audience; if you can do that, ignore rules about structures or formulas.

Formulas can get predictable, whereas people naturally pay closer attention to the unpredictable.

I hope something in this rant inspired you to write your own series ... complete with a pilot episode.

Posted by Alan Holman on Friday 02 May 2008 - 02:43:43

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Anime Wisdom

BANANA CHAN is a story I wrote in script format. Full scripts of thirty episodes of a speculated anime series.

You can read the scripts for free right here from this web-site! Just go to the "script" section!

Each episode of any good anime focuses on the most important things that hapenned to and within the primary characters and setting of the series within roughly twenty-two minutes worth of scenes.

"Hey Alan, describe your series in one sentence!"

To simply say any one sentence about the plot of BANANA CHAN would neglect the spectrum of personalities and experiences that makes that work fascinating and unique.

The “rule” that books, films, serials, have to be explainable in one sentence, BLOCKS people from even being motivated to create art that contains even a shred of wisdom.

You cannot properly represent any good example of the anime form within one sentence.

No single sentence description can represent the huge scope of the series, nor can any single sentence point specifically at any of the many specific elements of the series while also representing the entire series as a whole.

Many small scenes, each making their own points, teach one important overall point, and none of the small points represent all of them. The only way to possibly make that one point is to say no less than all the scenes which the series presents.

Once you know the point, it’s in your heart and you know it as wisdom. Wisdom isn’t words; it’s wisdom. Sometimes, the only way to communicate a single element of wisdom is to write an entire TV series or film, or book, but that same piece of wisdom cannot possibly be communicated in any shorter amount of time.

The purpose of creating art — including films, serials, books — should be to communicate wisdom.

"People are like this, and things look these ways, and here’s my vast knowledge of these different kinds of people, and here’s how this type of person does this type of job, oh and he’s funny … she’s strange." That’s not wisdom. That’s a bestseller. They’re called bestsellers because a lot of people buy them, not because they have a shred of wisdom.

Posted by Alan Holman on Tuesday 15 April 2008 - 11:43:52

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Banana Chan Episode Guide!

You are invited.
Dreams of revealed secrets.
Learn modest heroes.

BANANA CHAN, Episode Guide

BC 1
(Pilot) Banana – a bratty yet shy girl, who enjoys minions and burning things, is usually napping on her desk, or procrastinating; needless to say, she is not doing well in school. She’s likes James. Ryone likes her. She doesn’t like Ryone. Her mom sure likes Ryone.

BC 2
A trained killer time-travels, to the present, from the Armageddon. He is Buster! Buster is Banana’s pre-teen grandson from the future! Buster is a twelve year old time-travelling ninja assassin, an expert in the ways of love, and a poet/superhero! He lives with Banana, and people think he’s her younger brother.

BC 3
Magical girls enlist Banana to save the world! They are The Emotion 16 Soldiers, and Banana has a unique power that would make her a valuable member of their team! But Banana doesn’t like them.

BC 4
Banana’s absent father works far away, for a company that builds bases for Japan's parallel (top secret) space agency. Ryone's father works runs a competitor company that does the same thing. Top secret space construction throughout the solar system has surpassed its peak, so the future of both companies depends on a merger of both companies. And for the merger to go smoothly, Banana and Ryone, who do not get along with each-other, must get married! Because of the top secret nature of the companies, Banana and Ryone are not supposed to be informed of the arrangement until they're both eighteen. In this episode, a document reveals the arrangement to Banana – much to her dismay – and she does not tell Ryone – much to his dismay!

BC 5
Ryone has fallen in love with Banana, but Banana is repulsed by Ryone’s feelings for her. Banana’s single mother gets meddlesome when she intercepts love letters that Ryone has sent to Banana. Of course, Ryone does not know that he’s been arranged to marry Banana anyway!

BC 6
To avoid the bad karma that comes from breaking promises, Banana makes good on her promise to take a walk with Ryone, whom she’d rather avoid.

Moments of falling.
Profound emotions linger.
Regrets clarify.

BC 7
Both Buster and Ryone might go so far as to kill to protect Banana. Buster is Banana’s ex-assassin grandson from the future. Ryone is a guy who wants desperately to marry Banana. Only one has her unconditional love … and that’s Buster – dispite the fact that he used to be a creepy killer -- because he’s family. Ryone’s heart needs to be part of that family, so he’s gotta earn Banana’s love, but how?

BC 8
When Banana’s friend Alicia throws a party to welcome Buster to the town of Rain, we may finally learn if Buster – an ex-assassin from the future – can fit-in among the local kids.

BC 9
After she’s been inconsiderate, ignorant, abusive, and just plain un-civil, to one boy too many, one of Banana’s victims fights back in a way that brings her just a little bit closer to understanding the male perspective!

BC 10
A lonely Ryone misses Banana, while she and her family face grave danger during an unusual camping trip!

BC 11
Buster has suspicions about the secret society that designated him as a prospect for initiation as a member!

BC 12
How Banana traveled to a top secret space station, and how she messed things up while she was there!

Ceaseless strange courtship.
Naïve mistakes rejected.
Everybody burns.

BC 13
There are many boys in Banana’s life, and maybe one day she’ll want to settle down with one of them … or will she?

BC 14
In the year 1502, a Portuguese entrepreneur tried to sell guns to a Japanese castle-town; find out how that lead to Banana and Buster getting shot at by cannons!

BC 15
Will one sailor’s undying dedication to a beautiful Princess be the cause of his downfall or the source of his redemption?

BC 16
Banana’s new boyfriend and Buster’s new girlfriend, seek the Chan family secrets!

BC 17
Ryone is a temporary houseguest while Banana entertains another boy!

BC 18
Buster encourages Ryone to pursue Banana, while Baka reveals information about the Armageddon!

Counting rejections.
Shouted dreams burn the planet.
Sleeplessly declare.

BC 19
When Banana and Ryone are both eighteen, Banana's father Reggie returns to earth, to take Banana and Ryone on the trip of their lifetimes! Banana and Ryone are the primary benefactors of a unique space tourism initiative that will take fifty residents of their town throughout the solar system! Also, Banana is the newest holder of a special ability to travel through time and space! – an ability which Buster had earlier in the story in order to get to "present day". She got the ability from the same place where Buster got the ability: a flying demon head named Baka who invented an alcoholic drink that gives its drinker the ability to travel through time and space. The ability can only be achieved once per person, and it lasts ten years of that person's life.

BC 20
Similarities, between Reg’s situation and Ryone’s situation, motivate Reg to reveal the arrangement to Ryone! Now Ryone knows that he’s been arranged to marry Banana! Banana and Ryone are supposed to get groomed for their positions in the merged company during the upcoming tour of the secret bases throughout the solar system.

BC 21
The passengers of The Eternal Oasis begin their eventful space-tour! And it turns out that the trip, and the arrangement, is a massive cover-story for a plot to take over the world -- a plot in which Buster is an unwitting pawn!

BC 22
After saving the world from that Secret Society called "The Dark Sky", the trip continues as planned by the "cover story". And during the trip, a strange stone tablet that Buster finds buried deep within one of Jupiter’s moons, begins to reveal the secrets of the universe! And when they return to earth, there is a New World Order.

BC 23
High drama in an inter-stellar space ark!

BC 24
The Armageddon happens, and Banana plays a trick on Satan which causes the side of good to win, and she is given "three wishes" as her reward. Her first wish is for "a zillion more wishes". She uses one of her wishes to get a second chance to live her life from age 16! Specifically, the moment Buster showed up, but this time she has all her memories intact from the other time-line, and her family and some friends, also have all their memories intact from the other time-line. The plan is to avoid situations which caused problems in the other time-line.

BC 25
Ryone comes face-to-face with the potentials and possibilities of his own future, when he meets his potential/possible daughter from a potential/possible future! Meanwhile, Banana actually takes time to get to know Ryone, and is she actually beginning to like ... and maybe love ... Ryone? Is there a possibility that they may get married (but not as part of the arrangement), and they live happily ever after?

BC 26
(Season Finale) How it came to be that decisions made by one family, in an average house, in a small seaside Japanese town, decide the fate of the entire universe!

BONUS EPISODES

BC 27
(Special, Part 1/4) Mikon Sawamura asks Aubery Spade to save Sawamura-sensei from a dragon, but it may be the dragon that needs to be saved from Sawamura-sensei!

BC 28
(Special, Part 2/4) After Aubery Spade draws power from the mysterious Menshu Tree, he learns that his sister Kara has been kidnapped!

BC 29
(Special, Part 3/4) Aubery’s quest to rescue his kidnapped sister leads him to uncover more mysterious secrets!

BC 30
(Special, Part 4/4) Aubery confronts a twelve-headed monster in a floating fortress! Can he rescue his sister?

Banana Chan episodes are available to be read for free, in script form, at this site!

Posted by Alan Holman on Friday 11 April 2008 - 14:13:33

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