I’ve been watching ‘Sasuga no Sarutobi’ (also called ‘The Academy of Ninjas’) up to episode 20 over the last few weeks, an 80s ninja/martial arts comedy that feels a lot like Ranma 1/2 if you ask me. It’s been quite a fun show so far (despite somewhat clichéd story and characters), which stems from [...]
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Sasuga no Sarutobi, Yoshiji Kigami and Hiroshi Fukutomi
Posted in Animation, Animator, Director, Kyoto Animation on April 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Kyoto Animation’s subcontract work – Part 1
Posted in Akiyuki Shinbou, Animation, Kyoto Animation on February 5, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Before Kyoto Animation started producing their own anime (with Munto OVA in 2003) resp. started serving as a prime contractor, the studio had mainly been known for the high-quality subcontract work with major studios like Pierrot, Sunrise and Tatsunoko entrusting them with crucial episodes. It’s interesting that they often worked on early shows of directors [...]
K-ON! Key Animation Books
Posted in Animation, Animator, Kyoto Animation on September 4, 2010 | 7 Comments »
These two K-ON! key animation collections sure are obligatory purchases if you’re interested in KyoAni‘s animation and want to find out how they breath life into the characters. They cover the most interesting cuts from episode 1 to 13 of the first season, with the only downside that they don’t name any animators and [...]
BLACK★ROCK SHOOTER
Posted in Animation, Animator, Kyoto Animation, Ordet, Yutaka Yamamoto on August 5, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Studio Ordet‘s long-awaited first project as main animation studio is finally here and it turned out pretty much as I’d expected. It’s a well produced OVA with nothing particularly new regarding content, but an enjoyable watch nevertheless. I was mildly impressed with Shinobu Yoshioka‘s directing skills, he did a pretty good job with setting [...]
