Sarca
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Hokkaido-based anime studio EKACHI EPILKA files for bankruptcy
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Animation Studio EKACHI EPILKA Files for Bankruptcy
According to information verified through the commercial registry of Japan, the animation studio EKACHI EPILKA (株式会社エカチエピルカ) commenced bankruptcy proceedings on July 31, 2025. The studio is best known...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Hokkaido-based anime studio EKACHI EPILKA files for bankruptcy
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Mito Animation, one of Black Clover's primary gross outsourcing studios, has dissolved
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October 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mito Animation, one of Black Clover's primary gross outsourcing studios, has dissolved
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The one about director Shin Oonuma
This is an updated version of a piece written for "Moni-Mode SHAFT Anime Critique Volume II"
It's not the most in-depth article and glances over quite a lot, but Oonuma has a pretty big worklist so it can't be helped
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This is an updated version of a piece written for "Moni-Mode SHAFT Anime Critique Volume II"
It's not the most in-depth article and glances over quite a lot, but Oonuma has a pretty big worklist so it can't be helped
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The Work and Legacy of Shin Oonuma
Of the three directors who made up “Team Shinbo”—a designation describing a trio of directors consisting of Akiyuki Shinbo (新房昭之), Tatsuya Oishi (尾石達也), and Shin Oonuma (大沼心)—I think that Oonuma is th...
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October 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The one about director Shin Oonuma
This is an updated version of a piece written for "Moni-Mode SHAFT Anime Critique Volume II"
It's not the most in-depth article and glances over quite a lot, but Oonuma has a pretty big worklist so it can't be helped
www.anime-atelier.com/the-work-and...
This is an updated version of a piece written for "Moni-Mode SHAFT Anime Critique Volume II"
It's not the most in-depth article and glances over quite a lot, but Oonuma has a pretty big worklist so it can't be helped
www.anime-atelier.com/the-work-and...
Interview with director Hiroaki Sakurai 桜井弘明 and Kanako Ayano 綾野佳菜子 (Furyu Pictures), with @tamara-anime.bsky.social and @kbnet.bsky.social
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Interview: Producer Ayano Kanako and Director Hiroaki Sakurai
Anime Atelier had a chance to interview FuRyu Pictures' producer Ayano Kanako and director Hiroaki Sakurai at the Otakon 2025.
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September 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Interview with director Hiroaki Sakurai 桜井弘明 and Kanako Ayano 綾野佳菜子 (Furyu Pictures), with @tamara-anime.bsky.social and @kbnet.bsky.social
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Being against generative AI is the correct stance ethically, but people should really put more thought into what the stance means and how to interact with media through that lens. My first opinion piece in a while
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Sekiro and a Problem With the Anti-Generative AI Movement
Generative AI is a problem of our times, but so are those who blindly accuse creators of using it.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Being against generative AI is the correct stance ethically, but people should really put more thought into what the stance means and how to interact with media through that lens. My first opinion piece in a while
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Hello friends.
Me and my good friends are trying to crowdfund an independent feature film on Indiegogo and would greatly appreciate any and all donations you might send our way. Please, if you can, help us boost this project into a reality. Thank you 🙏🏻
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Me and my good friends are trying to crowdfund an independent feature film on Indiegogo and would greatly appreciate any and all donations you might send our way. Please, if you can, help us boost this project into a reality. Thank you 🙏🏻
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Feature Film: A Town Called Familiar
A THRILLER, HORROR, and WESTERN film about a missing girl and a sociopath's hunt to find her. | Check out 'Feature Film: A Town Called Familiar' on Indiegogo.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hello friends.
Me and my good friends are trying to crowdfund an independent feature film on Indiegogo and would greatly appreciate any and all donations you might send our way. Please, if you can, help us boost this project into a reality. Thank you 🙏🏻
www.indiegogo.com/projects/fea...
Me and my good friends are trying to crowdfund an independent feature film on Indiegogo and would greatly appreciate any and all donations you might send our way. Please, if you can, help us boost this project into a reality. Thank you 🙏🏻
www.indiegogo.com/projects/fea...
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A friend of mine, @thehornswoggler.bsky.social, is helping to crowdfund an independent film in their hometown.
If this sounds like something you'd be curious about, feel free to drop a little something to help them out.
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If this sounds like something you'd be curious about, feel free to drop a little something to help them out.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/fea...
Feature Film: A Town Called Familiar
A THRILLER, HORROR, and WESTERN film about a missing girl and a sociopath's hunt to find her. | Check out 'Feature Film: A Town Called Familiar' on Indiegogo.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A friend of mine, @thehornswoggler.bsky.social, is helping to crowdfund an independent film in their hometown.
If this sounds like something you'd be curious about, feel free to drop a little something to help them out.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/fea...
If this sounds like something you'd be curious about, feel free to drop a little something to help them out.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/fea...
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This is such a stupid and superficial post. Yes Qzil.la is a bad company with involvement in Ai bu they also produced plenty of animation that has no Ai in it.
This project is helmed by a talented team of industry veterans, and dismissing their work like this with no proof is a bad look.
This project is helmed by a talented team of industry veterans, and dismissing their work like this with no proof is a bad look.
I hadn't heard of Qzilla, the production company behind Crunchyroll's Sekiro anime. The trailer okay, but something felt kind of off. Looked them up on MAL and they didn't seem to have much motion in terms of the thirteen things its produced. Checked the company website and lo and behold.
August 20, 2025 at 6:22 AM
This is such a stupid and superficial post. Yes Qzil.la is a bad company with involvement in Ai bu they also produced plenty of animation that has no Ai in it.
This project is helmed by a talented team of industry veterans, and dismissing their work like this with no proof is a bad look.
This project is helmed by a talented team of industry veterans, and dismissing their work like this with no proof is a bad look.
The director is Kenichi Kutsuna, just because Qzilla is producing it, who have not this far used AI, and which has been in the works since before generative AI was a thing, does not make this an "affront to human creativity"
Don't be a fearmongering idiot
Don't be a fearmongering idiot
EX-ARM 2 BABY LETS GOOOO
MORE CRUNCHY ROLL DOGSHIT
I LOVE SCUMMY PRACTICES AND DISGUSTING AFFRONTS TO HUMAN CREATIVITY
MORE CRUNCHY ROLL DOGSHIT
I LOVE SCUMMY PRACTICES AND DISGUSTING AFFRONTS TO HUMAN CREATIVITY
I hadn't heard of Qzilla, the production company behind Crunchyroll's Sekiro anime. The trailer okay, but something felt kind of off. Looked them up on MAL and they didn't seem to have much motion in terms of the thirteen things its produced. Checked the company website and lo and behold.
August 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The director is Kenichi Kutsuna, just because Qzilla is producing it, who have not this far used AI, and which has been in the works since before generative AI was a thing, does not make this an "affront to human creativity"
Don't be a fearmongering idiot
Don't be a fearmongering idiot
I interviewed director Kinoshita; CLAP president Matsuo; and Pony Canyon producer Ito for their upcoming film The Last Blossom 🙇♂️
We chatted with The Last Blossom's Baku Kinoshita, Ryoichiro Matsuo, and Hirofumi Ito! #Housenka
Interview With the Team Behind The Last Blossom
Anime Atelier had the opportunity to speak with some of the production staff behind the upcoming The Last Blossom (Housenka) film: director Baku Kinoshita, animation producer Ryoichiro Matsuo, and pro...
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August 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I interviewed director Kinoshita; CLAP president Matsuo; and Pony Canyon producer Ito for their upcoming film The Last Blossom 🙇♂️
july 2025 anime production
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Summer 2025 Anime Gross Production Notes: July
We take a look at episodic anime production credits for July 2025.
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August 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
july 2025 anime production
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The AX 2025 panel with mangaka Shinobu Seguchi, Akita Shoten editor Rei Hebiguchui, and DandeLion Animation CEO Kazuhiro Nishikawa
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A Look Into How the Pros Make Anime & Manga Panel at Anime Expo
Amuse Creative Studio Presents: How the Pros Make Anime & Manga was a featured panel at Anime Expo 2025. It hosted Rei Hebiguchi, manga editor at Weekly Shonen Champion; Shinobu Seguchi, manga artist ...
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July 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The AX 2025 panel with mangaka Shinobu Seguchi, Akita Shoten editor Rei Hebiguchui, and DandeLion Animation CEO Kazuhiro Nishikawa
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bits of the Qubic Pictures panel at Anime Expo, with members of Lucas Film, D'Art Shtajio, 3D studio Orange, N LITE, and an independent producer in attendance
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The Global Producer: Making Animation Across Borders at Anime Expo 2025
This year's Anime Expo hosted a panel dubbed The Global Producer: Making Animation Across Borders, dedicated to the realities and challenges of modern anime production. The featured panelists (listed ...
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July 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
bits of the Qubic Pictures panel at Anime Expo, with members of Lucas Film, D'Art Shtajio, 3D studio Orange, N LITE, and an independent producer in attendance
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we interviewed Kazuaki Kuribayashi, Kenichi Shimada, and Fuuko Noda
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Interview With the Team Behind KILLTUBE
Anime Atelier had the opportunity to speak with some of the production staff behind the upcoming "Edopunk" film KILLTUBE: the director Kazuaki Kuribayashi, animation producer Kenichi Shimada, and anim...
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July 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
we interviewed Kazuaki Kuribayashi, Kenichi Shimada, and Fuuko Noda
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Tidbits of the GitS Anime Expo panel
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Behind the Scenes of New The Ghost in the Shell at Anime Expo 2025
Anime Expo 2025 brought together staff of the upcoming Science SARU's The Ghost in the Shell anime. The new adaptation of Masamune Shirow's work is scheduled to premiere in 2026.
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July 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Tidbits of the GitS Anime Expo panel
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June anime production notes
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Spring 2025 Anime Gross Production Notes: June
We take a look at the anime production notes for June of 2025. This month marks the end of the Spring 2025 anime season.
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July 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
June anime production notes
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The one where I condensed my rewatch of the Umetsu series into a single review thing
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Revisiting the Works of Yasuomi Umetsu
Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津泰臣) is one of the most identifiable animators still working in the anime industry. His art style, specifically, has been uniquely identifiable since the 1980s; and while it developed...
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June 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The one where I condensed my rewatch of the Umetsu series into a single review thing
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Most know about SHAFT as the Monogatari, Madoka, & Nisekoi studio—series from the last 20 years under CEO Mitsutoshi Kubota; but the studio is turning 50 years old, and Kubota has only been CEO for 21 of them. Hiroshi Wakao was CEO for the other 29
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The Origin of SHAFT: Hiroshi Wakao
Do you know who Hiroshi Wakao (若尾博司) is? Probably not, after all: he retired as president of SHAFT in 2004 before the company's modern brand had been established. Wakao was the first president and fou...
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May 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Most know about SHAFT as the Monogatari, Madoka, & Nisekoi studio—series from the last 20 years under CEO Mitsutoshi Kubota; but the studio is turning 50 years old, and Kubota has only been CEO for 21 of them. Hiroshi Wakao was CEO for the other 29
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April anime production shenanigans
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Spring 2025 Anime Gross Production Notes: April
gThe following is a list of episodes that have premiered during the Winter 2025 anime season between April 1 and April 30. The main production studio(s) are listed in parentheses next to the title of ...
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May 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
April anime production shenanigans
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I haven't watched a movie in like a month and a half I should get back on that
April 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I haven't watched a movie in like a month and a half I should get back on that
Studio GRIZZLY dissolves
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MAPPA Sister Studio Grizzly Dissolves
According to the National Tax Registry of Japan and Commercial Registry of Japan, animation studio GRIZZLY (株式会社GRIZZLY) was dissolved on February 20, 2025.
GRIZZLY was founded on December 25, 2017, ...
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April 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Studio GRIZZLY dissolves
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Hello yes I wrote this
Have you ever wondered what Akiyuki Shinbo's role as the "chief" director of Shaft-produced anime is? We have the answers:
What Does Akiyuki Shinbo Even Do?
Whenever you watch a SHAFT anime you may be wonder who Akiyuki Shinbo is or what exactly it is that he does. I'm here to bring the answers.
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April 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hello yes I wrote this
March 2025 anime production notes
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Winter 2025 Gross Production Notes: March
The following is a list of episodes that have premiered during the Winter 2025 anime season between March 1 and March 31. The main production studio(s) are listed in parentheses next to the title of t...
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March 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
March 2025 anime production notes
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I am going to be doing convention highlights coverage for @anime-atelier.com in the future😊
March 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I am going to be doing convention highlights coverage for @anime-atelier.com in the future😊
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG6x... THE MOURNING CHILDREN - Pilot Teaser New Edition for Sunao Katabuchi's upcoming film (release date TBD)
March 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG6x... THE MOURNING CHILDREN - Pilot Teaser New Edition for Sunao Katabuchi's upcoming film (release date TBD)