#Japanese animators

[jojoeyo]

It’s kind of crazy how detailed anime designs are now for an average show

Back in the day, ink and cells were expensive, and hand drawing was time consuming, so a lot of characters became simplified. Even complex outfits can be cleverly designed to make them easier for the animators.

But now that everything is digital, you don’t have to worry about running out of ink and paper. And designs have become more intricate. But digital also means animation has become much cheaper

So we’ve come to a point where Japanese animators are animating more intricate designs for less pay. And with how popular anime is now, more series are being shelled out than ever. Burnout is so bad that a majority of animators leave their jobs after only 3 years

It is unsustainable, and of course ai is starting to be used to maintain the steady steam of new content.

I really hope something changes soon.

[yutamayo]

Solo Leveling first impression (episode 1 & 2) - (NO content spoilers involved!)

So I actually went in with ZERO knowledge of the plot or anything at all. All I knew was the promo poster. Given that, the very beginning threw me off a little with what I was expecting from the genre/vibe, but it brought me back very quickly. I will say it started a little slow for me, by that I mean episode 1 was amazing but it wasn't until episode 2 that I got that "ohhhh shiiiit" feeling, you know the one

I will note that despite the very first few minutes not drawing me in plot wise, the animation is so fucking fire like INSTANT noticeably amazing. Like on God I thought it was MAPPA (it's not, it's A-1 Pictures). My brother and I both literally stated outloud that the animation was beautiful as soon as it started playing. The cinematography is dope as shit, a reason I assumed it was MAPPA was bc they animated the fight scenes' movement & style so interactively and dynamically.

The next thing I'll say is that episode 2 made every negative point I just expressed irrelevant. A fucking trip, well paced and perfect intro to the dark, gritty, and badass insanity that is sure to come.

The OP and ED were dope and I've heard they reference the manga very well. I like the outro song but not super obsessed with the actual outro video, and the intro video I love but not a fan of the intro song. To be fair, I didn't love SPECIALZ in the beginning, and now hearing it gives me visceral chills. Things change.

I love the main character and don't have even a single thing to note about him that I haven't enjoyed. Also a character that's been introduced... Iykyk but I saw her and genuinely wanted to compliment her as a character but I literally sat there next to my brother and mother with my mouth slightly open and jaw clenched bc I knew the moment I tried to say something about her it would sound so fucking lesbian. Like so fucking lesbian. I genuinely couldn't trust myself to speak when I saw her. So.

All in all, I absolutely recommend. It's so amazing I'm sad I have to wait every week for it to come out, but it'll only stay amazing if the animators are given more time.

100000% check out Solo Leveling if you get the chance! (@chiarrara 👀💖)

[exilley]

I do sort of wish western anime fans would analyze anime and manga from a framework of japanese historical and cultural context. Specifically a lot of works from the 90s being influenced by the general aimlessness and ennui that a lot of people were experiencing due to the burst in the bubble economy and the national trauma caused by the sarin terrorist attack. I think in interacting with media that’s not local to our sociocultural/sociopolitical sphere it’s easy to forget that it’s influenced and shaped by the same kinds of factors that influence media within our own cultural dome and there ends up being this baseline misalignment of perception between the causative elements of a narrative and viewer interpretation of those elements. It’s a form of death of the author that i think, in some measure, hinders our ability to fully understand/come to terms with creator intent and the full scope of a work’s merits

[theyshapedlikefriends]

Kyoto Aquarium - 170cm Japanese Giant Salamander

[spyres]

[savagegood]

his best running gag

[ikana-graveyard]

いちご電車 • 6.22.2024

[scipunk]

Cowboy Bebop TV Series (1998)

[thatslimyfem]

this morning, I discovered that this kid in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is meant to be the kid from Hamtaro

so while GxM doesn't exist in any prior Godzilla timeline, it does exist in the Hamtaro universe, which to me implies that the sentient hamsters are some form of mutation as well, possibly irradiated by-

[eekgrl]

Pokémon stamps~

[jareckiworld]

Kazuki Umezawa — Magic Mirror "Alpha" (acrylic, gesso, inkjet print, on mirror, 2012)

[elizabugz]

[goodplan-ipromise]

[arthistoryanimalia]

#CowAppreciationDay 🐮🐄:

Shiro Kasamatsu 笠松 紫浪 (Japan, 1898-1991) Pasturing of Cattle, 1979 color woodblock print

[chunlo]

I just really like Sephiroth PRINTS

[horygory]

Serial Experiments Lain (1998)