![From picture books to animation: Noko Yukawa & Studio Gorilla [JETRO x Kickstarter]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Gorilla-400x250.png)
From picture books to animation: Noko Yukawa & Studio Gorilla [JETRO x Kickstarter]
Studio Gorilla is a small studio with a long history. As is often the case in the anime industry, its creators are fueled by simple things: love and passion. With these, they have participated in a variety of projects aimed at children, which have always been their...
![Looking for a Japanese new CG: Yuta Sano & Studio 4°C [JETRO x Kickstarter]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Studio4亷-400x250.jpg)
Looking for a Japanese new CG: Yuta Sano & Studio 4°C [JETRO x Kickstarter]
Studio 4°C is one of the most famous animation companies in Japan. For decades, they have created many experimental films and have acquired a passionate fandom overseas. Right now, the studio is embarking on a new project which will require the help of such fans - a...
![Old and New: Ekura Animal’s Heike Monogatari – Interview with Hitomi Toyonaga [JETRO x Kickstarter]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ekura-Animal-400x250.png)
Old and New: Ekura Animal’s Heike Monogatari – Interview with Hitomi Toyonaga [JETRO x Kickstarter]
Ekura Animal, or Eclat Animal, is an animation studio with a long history: created in the early 1980s, its roots go back to the very beginnings of Japanese animation and the students of one of anime's greatest artists, Yasuo Otsuka. At Full Frontal, we have known...
![Breaking the Mold: making Hana the Last Diviner – Interview with Hiroki Taniguchi [JETRO x Kickstarter]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/パブリックアーツ-400x250.png)
Breaking the Mold: making Hana the Last Diviner – Interview with Hiroki Taniguchi [JETRO x Kickstarter]
Hiroki Taniguchi is an independent anime and film producer and director who is the head of the studio Public Arts, a tiny company as it has only one permanent member: himself. Mr. Taniguchi has been selected to participate in the ongoing initiative by JETRO aiming to...
![Bringing Samurai Pirates to life – An Interview with Ken Yoshida, President of Picona Creative Studio [JETRO x Kickstarter Initiative]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ƒsƒRƒi-400x250.png)
Bringing Samurai Pirates to life – An Interview with Ken Yoshida, President of Picona Creative Studio [JETRO x Kickstarter Initiative]
Picona Creative Studio is an anime studio focused on 3DCG animation. Known in the industry for using cell-like 3DCG, they have worked on a wide range of popular anime series, such as Aikatsu! or Chainsaw Man. Currently, the studio is holding a crowdfunding campaign...
Supporting independent anime projects – a JETRO initiative
This week, five independent anime studios have launched crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter. While crowdfunding campaigns have already taken place to help finance anime productions, this campaign, in particular, is a bit special. Indeed, it is part of an initiative...
What lies behind the Majora’s Mask? – Interview with Takaya Imamura
Despite their 30 years of career at Nintendo, Takaya Imamura isn't as well known as you could expect seeing their resume. They were the character designer of iconic series such as Star Fox, F-Zero, and even the Zelda series. They designed characters such as Fox,...
From Psiconautas to Unicorn Wars, the world of Alberto Vàzquez – 19th Carrefour du Cinéma d’animation
Alberto Vàzquez is a Spanish filmmaker and comic book artist who is currently releasing their second animation feature film Unicorn Wars - this Spanish and French co-production, released in October in Spain, will release on December 28th in France and 2023 in the USA....
![[Made in Asia 2022] Interview with Shin’ya Ohira](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ohira_Shinya_MIA-400x250.png)
[Made in Asia 2022] Interview with Shin’ya Ohira
Shin’ya Ohira needs no introduction: with his immediately recognizable style, which emphasizes irregular linework and deformation, he is one of the most unique animators in the world. But Ohira’s style and career do not just amount to the deformations he is famous for...
![[Japan Expo 2022] Interview with Mamoru Yokota](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mamoru_Yokota-400x250.jpg)
[Japan Expo 2022] Interview with Mamoru Yokota
At this year's Paris Japan Expo, alongside Character Designer and animator Junichi Hayama, came his friend and colleague, Mr. Mamoru Yokota. Mr. Yokota is a well-established and respected artist both as an animator and an illustrator. In the early 2000s, he also...
![[Japan Expo 2022] Interview with Junichi Hayama](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Hayama_junichi_japan_expo_2022-400x250.jpg)
[Japan Expo 2022] Interview with Junichi Hayama
If you are a regular reader of our website, you have probably noticed our interest, or one could call a borderline obsession, surrounding a particular animator group known for their striking designs and contributions to many Toei Animation series, and whose origins...
2000 Lightyears into Sonny Boy – Interview with Shingo Natsume
Shingo Natsume is one of the greatest anime directors of today's generation. Having moved from the video game to the animation industry in the early 2000s, he became associated with Studio Madhouse following his first collaboration with Masaaki Yuasa on The Tatami...