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Do It Yourself!! Retrospective: The Creator-Driven Anime

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 ~ PurpleGeth ~ Leave a comment

Do It Yourself!! was an undeniable passion project. While that in and of itself isn’t rare, few anime are capable of channeling that creative spirit into the final result as this show regularly did, giving all the more reason to take a closer look!

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In Defense of the 2011 Adaptation of Hunter x Hunter

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 ~ PurpleGeth ~ Leave a comment

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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Animator Spotlight: Hiroyuki Yamashita & Boruto: Naruto the Movie (Part 3 of 5)

January 18, 2022February 13, 2022 ~ PurpleGeth ~ 1 Comment

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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Neon Genesis Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Deho Gallery and Tatsuya Kushida’s post-apocalyptic Eden

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 ~ PurpleGeth ~ 1 Comment

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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Animator Spotlight: Hiroyuki Yamashita (Part 2 of 5)

July 29, 2021April 11, 2022 ~ PurpleGeth ~ Leave a comment

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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Animator Spotlight: Hiroyuki Yamashita (Part 1 of 5)

July 3, 2021February 13, 2022 ~ PurpleGeth ~ 1 Comment

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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Monster Strike MV: Narrating a story through visuals.

October 25, 2020October 26, 2020 ~ Blou ~ Leave a comment

Today I attempt to dissect the Monster Strike MV directed by Daiki Harashina and animated by the Fukushi team at studio Madhouse.

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Keiichiro Watanabe: Jujutsu Kaisen #02

October 10, 2020February 19, 2021 ~ PurpleGeth ~ Leave a comment

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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The key staff of Fire Force season 1

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 ~ Blou ~ Leave a comment

Director side Yuki Yase I won’t talk too much about Yase for two reasons: he’s somehow the director we covered the most on the website but also he’s not returning for the second season. The reason why he left is still unknown but here’s hoping he’s handling another project of the same caliber. However, while […]

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Winter Production Recap #2: ID: Invaded and Atsushi Ikariya

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 ~ Blou ~ Leave a comment

ID Invaded is a fascinating project in many ways, starting with the way it came to exist! Around 2012-2013, Ei Aoki started planning an original show featuring a dark hero with producer Yasuo Suda. At that time Aoki’s studio, Troyca, wasn’t created and neither was NAZ which was founded shortly after by Suda. They started […]

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