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CITY The Animation Production Notes 01 – Gdrivenime

Lari ada WIBUJuly 8, 20252Views 0Likes 0Comments

CITY: The Animation is finally here, through an unusually close collaboration between author Keiichi Arawi and Kyoto Animation. To capture his original charm, the team led by Taiichi Ishidate found themselves experimenting with all sorts of inventive, fresh techniques. This is the story of the circumstances and creative choices that led to this adaptation, which…

Dandadan Production Notes #05-07 – Sakuga Blog

Lari ada WIBUNovember 22, 202435Views 0Likes 0Comments

As Dandadan moves on to its next adventures, let’s give a final look at the Acrobatic Silky arc—the people responsible, their fascinating influences, and especially, the majestic final episode led by up-and-coming star Shuuto Enomoto. Although we frankly didn’t plan to write about Dandadan again this soon, the Acrobatic Silky arc came to an end…

Dandadan Production Notes #01-04 – Sakuga Blog

Lari ada WIBUOctober 29, 202414Views 0Likes 0Comments

Now that the first arc of the Dandadan anime is over, we can look back at how it represents its series director’s extraordinary obsession with internal logic, the way that has enabled creative choices, and also the limitations that its team has to navigate. In our first article about Dandadan, we focused on introducing the…

Dandadan Production Notes #01 – Sakuga Blog

Lari ada WIBUOctober 4, 202413Views 0Likes 0Comments

After the broadcast of Dandadan‘s first episode, it’s time to explore the team behind this work: not just the personnel and their creative choices, but the easily misunderstood directorial philosophy behind such bombastic fun. There are works you must let simmer before you get a good read on them. In the case of an inspired…

Makeine Production Notes – Sakuga Blog

Lari ada WIBUSeptember 30, 202427Views 0Likes 0Comments

Too Many Losing Heroines! / Makeine’s cheeky romcom antics hide a dramatic edge, a mix that its promising rookie director calls a bright, cheerful nostalgia. To convey this feeling already channeled by the original author, his team physically and emotionally rooted the series in its real setting to a degree that is hardly seen within…

An Exceptional Production To Embrace The Paradox Of The Artist [Annecy 2024] – Sakuga Blog

Lari ada WIBUSeptember 27, 202411Views 0Likes 0Comments

Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Look Back presents the creative process as inherently isolating and frustrating, yet inevitable and a means of connection. Now, its stunning film engages with those ideas through Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s exceptional production methods. We classify gold according to its purity, most often expressed through Karats; a unit of fineness that contrasts the presence…

Kyoto Animation And Hibike! Euphonium, From The Past To The Future – Final Production Notes – Sakuga Blog

Lari ada WIBUSeptember 22, 20246Views 0Likes 0Comments

Hibike! Euphonium Season 3 ended not just by paying homage to its legacy within anime, but also to its real environment, and everyone who contributed to the series, even the ones who aren’t among us anymore. The way it built a future from all its past accomplishments mirrors how KyoAni is moving forward too. Our…

Oshi no Ko S2 Production Notes – Sakuga Blog

Lari ada WIBUSeptember 17, 20247Views 0Likes 0Comments

Oshi no Ko S2 has had to navigate tricky waters to be able to animate a stage play with the type of authenticity that the source material didn’t quite venture into. This has reinforced the message in favor of medium specificity and shared its contagious passion for different art forms, while also giving more power…