Part 2 of our lengthy discussion with French animator Vincent Chansard!
Read more →Exclusive interview with Vincent Chansard – Part 2
Animator Spotlight: Pomu Rainpuff
Character animation has long been considered a weakness of web animators, but there is no proof more conclusive that the world has changed than the greatest, most important milestone anime in decades: Nijisanji. While at first glance you might assume Nijisanji was an ordinary bishoujo zoo with too many characters and threads to be satisfying, […]
Read more →Animator Spotlight: Hiroyuki Yamashita & Boruto: Naruto the Movie (Part 3 of 5)
Boruto: Naruto the Movie is representative of an irreversible turning point for the NARUTO franchise. This is the story of its impossible production, and the director who oversaw its success: Hiroyuki Yamashita.
Read more →Exclusive interview with Vincent Chansard – Part 1
Thanks to Iluvatar, we get the opportunity to publish an interview between him and famous animator Vincent Chansard. Impressing fans and industry professionals alike, Vincent Chansard has been an action ace on several big productions. In this first part of the interview, we get to know about his school background, the difference between western and […]
Read more →Neon Genesis Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Deho Gallery and Tatsuya Kushida’s post-apocalyptic Eden
Let’s dive into the staff working under Tatsuya Kushida at Deho Gallery and why their contributions to the final Evangelion were so meaningful.
Read more →Animator Spotlight: Hiroyuki Yamashita (Part 2 of 5)
Our second part focuses on a pair of promotions for Hiroyuki Yamashita, examining his style and exploring the way in which he would shape the Naruto series from the Animation & Episode Director positions!
Read more →Animator Spotlight: Hiroyuki Yamashita (Part 1 of 5)
Hiroyuki Yamashita is an artist whose contributions to the Naruto franchise are second only to Masashi Kishimoto himself. Join me in this five part series commemorating his career to date!
Read more →Bakuten!! #03 – Production Notes
Bakuten!! #03 introduced a host of new characters, so who better to direct their arrival than a new face to the production- Doga Kobo’s Yoshiyuki Fujiwara wasted no time getting acclimated to the series’ approach and it shows in the result!
Read more →What Ever Happened? (…To Studio Shaft.)
As a preface: this is by no means a rebuttal against the “Shaft is Dead” rhetoric getting thrown around recently. Is it lacking in nuance and not entirely accurate? Sure, but when one of their most important directors is making jokes like “how has this company not gone under yet,” it’d be crazy to spend […]
Read more →Bakuten!! #02 – Production Notes
The second episode of Bakuten!! was every bit as impressive as the first. To that end, lets take a look at the staff involved, the ideas and approaches they explored, and whether this impressive trend can possibly continue.
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