Studio GoHands latest project – the adaptation of Tow Ubukata‘s novel series “Mardock Scramble” into three theatrical films – certainly makes me somewhat excited as well as happy that a relatively new studio like GoHands got entrusted with such a big project. The staff list isn’t really surprising to me as most of the [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Mardock Scramble & Studio GoHands
Posted in Animation, Animator, GoHands, Preview on March 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Spring Season 2010 Anime Preview
Posted in Animation, Preview, Spring Season on March 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Spring Season 2010 is quickly approaching so it’s time for my preliminary overview. As usual, I leave out all sequels and anime that aren’t worth mentioning in my book: High Expectations ♦ Yojo-han Shinwa Taikei Masaaki Yuasa (Kaiba, Kemonozume, Mind Game) finally gets another chance to show his talent, though this time [...]
Talented up-and-coming animators: Part 1
Posted in Animation, Animator on March 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Hokuto Sakiyama One of those young animators whose work I’ve really come to appreciate is Hokuto Sakiyama [崎山北斗], a member of the “aho_boy brigade” like the Japanese fans tend to call Hiroshi Ikehata‘s associates. Sakiyama started out at Xebec M2, though it was his work as key animator on Studio Feel‘s “Nagasarete Airantou” that [...]
