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Writing about sakuga in top tier anime movies is a little bit different than writing about it in TV series. Due to the deadlines and nature of a weekly TV series, they are generally full of stark highs and lows, making it really easy to pick out the best stuff. Movies, on the other hand, with … More 10 Great Anime Movies for Sakuga Fans

#SakugaSpotlight Ryouma Ebata is pretty much known as that guy who animates walking. There is even a term named after his walking animation now: Ebata Walk. Of course there is more to it than that, he is all around an incredibly talented character animator, managing to balance exaggerated movement with more grounded stuff to create very … More Ryouma Ebata Sakuga Spotlight

We’ll start with the disclaimer that this is obviously very subjective, but I like lists, and I like animation, and I have honestly not seen anyone else compile a list of shows that are really tailored to those of us who seriously just love animation. So here it is. After what I feel is a suitable … More 10 great anime series for Sakuga fans

#SakugaSpotlight Miyo Sato showed up from nowhere just this last season to end up as one of the most highly lauded animators working on one of the most highly lauded anime productions this year. If you’ve watched Mob Psycho 100, you have seen her work in every episode. She is responsible for the ending animation, as well … More Miyo Sato Sakuga Spotlight

#SakugaSpotlight Hironori Tanaka is another one of the younger animators making huge waves these days. He started animating in 2004 at the tender age of 20, and has since become incredibly prolific. It’s hard to even scratch the surface of what he’s done in the 12 years that he’s been animating. From Pretty Cure, to … More Hironori Tanaka Sakuga Spotlight

#SakugaSpotlight Aya Suzuki has an unusual story. She split her childhood and teenage years between the UK and Japan, and is thus fluent in both Japanese and English, giving her a significant advantage over many of her peers and giving the English speaking fandom invaluable insight into the industry. Some of the stuff she says runs … More Aya Suzuki Sakuga Spotlight

#SakugaSpotlight Nozomu Abe was my first Sakuga love. And I think that’s probably pretty understandable. What he specializes in is the kind of over the top special effects that would probably make anyone “ooh and aaah”. An Abe cut is often like watching the grand finale in a Fireworks show. It’s just kind of explosive and awesome. As a … More Nozomu Abe Sakuga Spotlight

#SakugaSpotlight Ryo Araki started working in Anime just a few years ago in 2010 for Production IG. Kimi Ni Todoke, Haikyu!! and Bunny Drop are just a few of the shows that he worked on while there. What Araki does most often, and probably what he is most known for, is incredibly detailed character animation. The camera … More Ryo Araki Sakuga Spotlight

#SakugaSpotlight It’s always a great day when I come across a new wonderful animator. That’s definitely what happened the other day when I sat through Under the Dog, the recently released Kickstarter project by Kinema Citrus in a room full of other eager fans at Otakon, and witnessed the creation, that so many of us … More Hidetsugu Ito Sakuga Spotlight

#SakugaSpotlight Continuing the string of excellent webgen animators I’ve talked about over the last few weeks, today I’m covering the, somewhat illusive, Shingo Yamashita. Yamashita has been working in the industry since 2007, and his first project was none other than the very experimental and visually creative Genius Party. Starting on something with that level of … More Shingo Yamashita Sakuga Spotlight