BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood War #06 is a monumental episode for the franchise. Historically one that valued consistency over idiosyncrasy, under Hiroyuki Yamashita’s supervision, the material takes on a completely new life of its own.
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Hunter x Hunter recently made its long awaited return to JUMP serialization. As such, there’s no better time than the present to look back on its pair of anime adaptations, both with their unique set of virtues and shortcomings to explore!
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If you can believe it, this episode is twenty years old as of writing. As the climax of the first arc, it leaves the viewer with a taste of what the ninja world is really about. For that reason, I would consider it crucial to the average fan’s journey with the series – the first logical stopping point on a path containing hundreds of episodes. Chances are if this episode is able to grab you, you’ll have a hard time letting go.
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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.
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Let’s dive into the staff working under Tatsuya Kushida at Deho Gallery and why their contributions to the final Evangelion were so meaningful.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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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Most of the time I do this kind of analysis on twitter because aside from reaching a larger audience much faster, I also feel less of a need to adhere to things like grammar and paragraph structure. I feel like mixing it up this time though and going a bit beyond what character limit restrictions […]
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