by Matteo Watzky | Jan 25, 2022 | Espresso
Mitsuo Iso’s Dennou Coil is regarded as one of the best and most impressively animated series of the 2000s. And this is no surprise since Iso, himself a legendary animator, brought some of the most talented artists of the industry on the series, some veterans and...
by Dimitri Seraki | Jan 17, 2022 | Espresso
Happy new year everyone, we are back from our holiday break! And what better way to start this year than by talking about our favorite feline, Tiger Mask! Tiger Mask W is a show that impressed me through its fight choreographies which really bring out the spectacular...
by Matteo Watzky | Dec 20, 2021 | Espresso
When you ask people what “sakuga” means, chances are they’ll answer “good animation” or “animation that stands out”. And this sequence by Bahi JD certainly does stand out. And not only to us Western sakuga fans: also to the Japanese viewer. The animator behind this...
by Dimitri Seraki | Dec 13, 2021 | Espresso
The ninth episode of Heike Monogatari has particularly struck me through its visuals. The following scene, which serves as the climax to the battle between Taira no Atsumori and Kumagai Naozame, is representative of some of the aspects that made this particular...
by Matteo Watzky | Dec 4, 2021 | Espresso
Tetsuya Takeuchi’s solo key animated episode 7 on 2005’s Honey and Clover is one of the classic works of 2000’s anime, and no doubt one of the best showcases of character animation from the period. In this slow-paced and quiet drama, Takeuchi could fully express the...
by Avery | Oct 29, 2020 | Espresso
This beautiful cut from Mob Psycho 100 has a lot going for it: free, loose effects animation; a smooth and excellently-designed camera move; and some hilariously expressive cartoon faces! However, what I’d like to bring our attention to first isn’t any of those, but...
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