# Episode 9 – *Forest*
**^^^Originally ^^^released ^^^March ^^^21st, ^^^1989**
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**Daily Trivia:**
> The ‘Stages Complete’ DVD release of the show came with an exclusive [Microman figure of Mellowlink](https://i.imgur.com/JuSbbxk.png).
**Staff Highlight**
Toru Yoshida – Mechanical Animation Director
> An animator, mechanical designer, and animation director best known for his contributions to *Armored Trooper Votoms* and *Blue Comet SPT Layzner*. Yoshida attended Osaka Designer College and directly joined the animation studio Anime R upon graduation, where he became a protégé of Moriyasu Taniguchi. He distinguished himself and became well known among animators for his work on *Armored Trooper Votoms*, earning the nickname ‘*Monsieur*’ from his juniors in the mecha animation space. He also studied under Kazuaki Mohri and Hiroyuki Okiura during the productions of *Panzer World Galient* and *Layzner* respectively, earning both animator’s respect. A set of Yoshida’s key animation cuts were used by Sunrise staff to instruct new animators during the late 80s. In 1985 he won the ‘2nd Japan Anime Atom Award’ for his work on *Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder*. Some of his most notable animation director credits include *GUNxSWORD*, *Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well*, *The Big O*, *Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls*, *Gasaraki*, *King of Braves GaoGaiGar*, *Dancougar: Blazing Epilogue*, *Pygmalio*, *Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier*, *Betterman*, *Extreme Hearts*, *Garo -Vanishing Line-*, several *Gundam* entries, *Samurai 7*, *Otherside Picnic*, and *Zone of the Enders*.
**Voice Actor Highlight**
Matsugoro Mita – Voice of Captain Numerikov
> An actor and voice actor, whose father is famed Japanese actor Sōjin Kamiyama (Tadashi Mita*. He became a research student at the Tokyo Broadcasting Theater Company in 1953, becoming an official actor at the company in 1955. Several years later he joined the Tokyo Actor’s Consumer’s Cooperative Association, where he remained until becoming a freelance actor some time later. His anime voice acting roles were few, with his debut anime role was as Tiger in *Rainbow Sentai Robin*, and his final anime role so far was in 2003’s *TEXHNOLYZE*. His other roles are Kikoo Kitajima in *Animentary: The Decision*, Aoemon in *Kerokko Demethan*, Jopsen in *Time Bokan*, Usuba Ephemera in *The Adventures of Maya The Honeybee*, Moreni in *Three Thousand Leagues in Search of Mother*, Crow in *The Adventures of Piccolino*, Kay in *Future Boy Conan*, Muharaha in *The Adventures of Marco Polo*, Martin in *Great Dog Jolly*, and the Akasaka Sales Manager in *Oishinbo*.
**Art Corner:**
Official Art
– [Mellowlink](https://i.imgur.com/bwZTbWO.png) – Stages Complete DVD Release
**Screenshot of the day**
– [Helmecion Manor](https://i.imgur.com/eAe7ZRp.png)
**Questions of the Day:**
1) What do you make of Helmecion’s takeover of his family now that we have a greater scope of his aims?
2) What are your thoughts on today’s action scenario?
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**It’s time to wrap things up.**
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