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!
Read more →BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood War #06: The Fire
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.
Read more →In Defense of the 2011 Adaptation of Hunter x Hunter
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!
Read more →NARUTO #19: Making Waves Through Tears, Toshiyuki Tsuru’s Gripping Conclusion.
The 19th episode of NARUTO is a defining moment in the series’ progression. Chances are if this one is able to grab you, youll have a hard time letting go. Let’s explore the ways Toshiyuki Tsuru made that possible in his first masterpiece on the show:
Read more →A Peek into the Future: Interview with Rising Talent Ryo Shimura
It’s impossible to talk about Shaft these days without bringing up the mass exodus of talent and the reshuffling of roles to compensate– as we covered in lengthy detail here. I mentioned Ryo Shimura being one of the more exciting names for me back when he was just an inbetweener. The imperfect ambition of Nue […]
Read more →Exclusive interview with Vincent Chansard – Part 2
Part 2 of our lengthy discussion with French animator Vincent Chansard!
Read more →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.
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