Interview
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New Director Kazuaki Kuribayashi is Risking it Big on KILLTUBE Anime Film
©CHOCOLATE On April 8, a one-minute clip circulating on social media caught anime fans’ attention worldwide. It’s actually the pilot…
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Making The Colors Within: An Interview With Director Naoko Yamada and Composer Kensuke Ushio
Image via Kimi no Iro film’s X/Twitter account © 2024「きみの色」製作委員会 Naoko Yamada‘s newest feature film The Colors Within is due…
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Miki Yamamoto, Creator of A Smart and Courageous Child Manga
Miki Yamamoto‘s work isn’t what most people think of when they hear the word “manga.” Eschewing a typical manga style,…
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The Importance of ‘Blue’ in Blue Period: Interview with Tsubasa Yamaguchi
Regardless of when you start or how much talent you have, there are always hurdles to creating art that can…
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Interview: Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE Producer Kazuhiro Echigoya
Koei Tecmo‘s Romance of the Three Kingdoms – known in Japan as Records of the Three Kingdoms – is a…
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What Exactly Does an Animation Director Do? – An Interview with Nokotan’s Karin Omura
While most people have an idea what directors, animators, or scenario writers do, these are only a few of the…
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Onward to the Alvarez Empire: Hiroshi Kataoka Discusses FAIRY TAIL 2
©Hiro Mashima, KODANSHA/FAIRY TAIL Committee, TV TOKYO ©KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Can you name a popular anime that doesn’t…
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The Complicated Process of Color Design in Anime – An Interview with Nokotan’s Arisa Komatsu
©Oshioshio・Kodansha/ Hinominami High School Deer Club When you think of anime production, you probably think of the directors, animators, and…
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How Witch Hat Atelier’s Manga Creator Made Magic for Everyone
A packed room of enthusiastic fans gathered in the hall at the Kodansha House pop-up in NYC for the chance…
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Look Back: Director Oshiyama’s Inherent Need to Draw
Studio Durian‘s movie adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto‘s one-shot, Look Back, has been the talk of the town. Following critical acclaim…
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