Browsed by
Tag: Naoya Takahashi

My Dress-Up Darling Crosstalk Translation: Series Director Keisuke Shinohara x Character Designer Kazumasa Ishida x Chief Animation Director Jun Yamazaki

My Dress-Up Darling Crosstalk Translation: Series Director Keisuke Shinohara x Character Designer Kazumasa Ishida x Chief Animation Director Jun Yamazaki

Today we bring you a translation of a long conversation between My Dress-Up Darling‘s core staff about the massively talented animation team that gathers around Shouta Umehara, the ups and downs of its production, and what it’s like to animate a work about unashamedly dedicating yourself to the creative process.

DARLING in the FRANXX – Episode 2

DARLING in the FRANXX – Episode 2

The second episode of DARLING in the FRANXX is also very much rooted in studio Gainax tradition, but its awkward budding sexuality and mecha happenings have a different flavor under the expert hand of one of the most interesting female creators who matured at the studio in the 00s: Shouko Nakamura. Get ready to catch up on the ways she polished up those unique skills, since that provides lots of hidden context to this episode.