![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...
![Tales of Anime Production – Interview with Kôji Takeuchi [Annecy Animation Festival 2022]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Koji-Takeuchi-400x250.jpg)
Tales of Anime Production – Interview with Kôji Takeuchi [Annecy Animation Festival 2022]
At the last Annecy Animation Festival, we met with a familiar face: Mr. Kôji Takeuchi, whom you’ll see every year at the MIFA to promote his numerous activities. The first time we met him was at the 2017 edition of the festival. He was staying at the hotel in front of...
Definitive Anime Review – Issue #2 – An Exclusive Interview for the Soul of the Anime Industry.
Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Definitive Anime Review. Sorry for disappearing for a few months, I was busy at work on a story exposing Sir Issac Newton as the leader of an evil organisation. You know how these stories are right? Well a few days ago,...
![Beyond the wall of Titans – Hajime Isayama Panel [50th Angoulême International Comics Festival]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/825AEEDC-5F07-44EC-846B-05D734CC227C-400x250.jpeg)
Beyond the wall of Titans – Hajime Isayama Panel [50th Angoulême International Comics Festival]
Attack on Titan has been running for over ten years in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine and ended recently, but its success story still seems unreal. Hajime Isayama was a young mangaka with little to no experience who gave birth to one of the most successful stories ever...
![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...