Using old-style video

When "Gamera: Guardian of the Universe" (1995, shot on film) was broadcast on TV, Harada was surprised that only the TV news scenes were broadcast in video format.
The effect was outstanding because it was an emergency TV program reporting the appearance of a monster.
(This scene was originally shot on video, and was converted to film when it was shown in the cinema).
It was so sudden that he couldn't even record it.
When the film was released on video, Harada checked the media mix parts, but unfortunately, they were all film.

In the horror episode of "Kirby" (2001-2003), for which Harada was the episode director, he experimentally inserted a video-like rendering of 30 frames per second in a parody scene of "The Blair Witch Project" (1999).*Even after going digital, television animation is still rendered at 24 frames per second, just like film.
However, when it was broadcast, unfortunately, the difference between the normal scenes and the video scenes was not very clear.

However, it is important to keep experimenting and not settle for the same old methods.

Mr. Y, the chief director of "Kirby," for which Harada served as sequence director, was a member of the Dankai generation with New Left ideology and a quick temper.
(New Leftists are generally quick to pick a fight.)
But on the other hand, they are also people who can take on broadcasters and sponsors.
This allowed the staff to experiment and take on many different adventures.

In the ghost special episode that Harada was in charge of, various parodies of horror movies such as Psycho, The Exorcist, and Carrie were made.

"Kirby:Midsummer Night's Ghost Part 2" (2002. In Japan, it is episode 45.) Sequence director: Hiroshi Harada

(The three pictures on the left were drawn by Harada.Furthermore, the storyboard for this episode was drawn by the chairman of Harada's labor union (a Communist Party member. In this way, the left and the new left intersect in various places on the set of the film.)

Harada originally quit working on TV animation because it left him with no free time at all and he had no time to make independent films.
However, when he was 39 years old, no company would hire him.
Companies like to hire young people with no experience because they can overwork them by making them work long hours. On the other hand, companies don't like to hire older people because older people can sometimes be critical of their superiors.

So, at the age of 39, Harada returned to the TV animation scene to make a living.

Although the Japanese anime industry had exorbitant working conditions, it was tolerant when it came to recruiting, and companies actually valued those with experience.

But TV animation doesn't have days off.
He can't slack off on his TV animation work.
So again, Harada had no free time and couldn't concentrate on independent production.

Also, even if Harada directs the TV anime to his satisfaction, he cannot show it freely because he does not own the copyright. Even if the DVD or Blu-ray is released, Harada is not contacted and royalties are not paid.

In the TV animation industry, many people don't question the idea of ​​spending their entire lives working under the control of a company.
Harada desperately wanted to create his own original work before he died.

After 14 years, in 2017, Harada quit his job in TV animation completely to devote himself to independent production.
Harada's health was gradually deteriorating due to aging and chronic illness, and he thought that if he continued like this, he would die without completing his work.
In 2018, Harada's mother passed away. Harada sold the land of his family's home in Gunma and is currently living off the money.
Gunma was full of painful memories for him, so he had no hesitation in leaving his hometown.
However, after that, his mother appeared in Harada's dreams every day and continued to blame him.