Studio MAPPA’s rising star animator – Interview with Benjamin Faure
Benjamin Faure is an animator who has impressed audiences with his work on some of the trendiest anime series, such as My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Chainsaw Man. As he works remotely from France, one would assume Benjamin is part of the "Webgen" animators....
Punk’s not dead – Conference by Atsushi Kaneko
Atsushi Kaneko is a manga author born in 1966 who started his career in the 1990s. Almost all of his works are published by the Enterbrain magazine called Comic Beam. He is often described as a punk, with the intention of destroying everything he passes. And you can...
![Thinking anime in 3D, interview with Yasuhiro Yoshiura – [19th Carrefour du Cinéma d’animation]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Yasuhiro_Yoshiura-400x250.jpg)
Thinking anime in 3D, interview with Yasuhiro Yoshiura – [19th Carrefour du Cinéma d’animation]
At the start of the 2000s, several artists were able to claim some fame by releasing independent animated short films and leveraging that position to make their breakthrough into commercial animation. One such name that comes to mind is Makoto Shinkai, whose...
![The Life and Works of Ryôichi Ikegami: Discussion with a gekiga veteran [50th Angoulême International Comics Festival]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ryoichi_ikegami_shikishi-400x250.jpeg)
The Life and Works of Ryôichi Ikegami: Discussion with a gekiga veteran [50th Angoulême International Comics Festival]
Ryôichi Ikegami is a manga veteran. As of 2023, the author of Crying Freeman and Sanctuary is currently 78 years old, and after a 60-year career of drawing manga, he is still in surprisingly great shape. He is now drawing the energetic and youthful manga Trillion...
![Dating Simulation Revolution – Interview with Kôji Igarashi [MAGIC 2023]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/koji_igarashi_monaco0223-e1681057874860-400x250.jpeg)
Dating Simulation Revolution – Interview with Kôji Igarashi [MAGIC 2023]
At the 2023 edition of the MAGIC (Monaco Anime Game International Conference), organized by Shibuya Productions, we had the chance to meet multiple video game legends. One of them was none other than Kôji Igarashi, also commonly credited under his nickname IGA, mostly...
![The Master of Horror – Interview with Junji Itô [50th Angoulême International Comics Festival]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/junji_ito_signing-400x250.jpg)
The Master of Horror – Interview with Junji Itô [50th Angoulême International Comics Festival]
This interview with Junji Itô was initially published in French on my own website, Le Cabinet de McCoy. I'm happy to be able to share an international version of it thanks to my friends at fullfrontal.moe. Junji Itô has become a household name when thinking of horror...
![The Countess of Castlevania – Interview Ayami Kojima [MAGIC 2023]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/76CDC73F-8FC0-4099-BF6F-969838BE70C5-400x250.jpeg)
The Countess of Castlevania – Interview Ayami Kojima [MAGIC 2023]
In February, at the 2023 edition of the MAGIC (Monaco Anime Game International Conference), organized by Shibuya Productions, we had the chance to meet one of the greatest video game illustrators of all time, none other than Ayami Kojima, the artist behind a huge part...
![Final Fantasy’s Dungeon Master – Interview Hironobu Sakaguchi [MAGIC 2023]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hironobu_Sakaguchi_Magic-400x250.jpg)
Final Fantasy’s Dungeon Master – Interview Hironobu Sakaguchi [MAGIC 2023]
In February, we had the chance to meet the great game designer behind Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi, at the 2023 edition of the MAGIC (Monaco Anime Game International Conference), organized by Shibuya Productions. Actually, the first time I met him was many years...
Anime Numbers – 3 – Working conditions through time
Understanding of the Japanese animation industry has developed a lot in English-speaking circles. However, while in-depth records or detailed anecdotes about specific productions have become easier to find, a general overview of the industry as a whole is still...