by Matteo Watzky | Dec 29, 2023 | Interview
Nicknamed “Master” since his early days in animation, Takeshi Honda is one of anime’s greatest artists. After a brief period at the studio Atelier Giga, he spent most of the 1980s and 1990s at studio Gainax, where he worked on its most iconic productions: Gunbuster,...
by Matteo Watzky | Nov 24, 2023 | Interview
If any animator could be said to have defined the look of Studio Ghibli films in the last 20 years, it would, without a doubt, be Akihiko Yamashita. First only a key animator on Spirited Away in 2001, he was immediately promoted to animation direction on Howl’s Moving...
by Matteo Watzky | Oct 20, 2023 | Interview
One of Fullfrontal’s constant endeavors in the last few years has been to gather and share information about Hayao Miyazaki’s next film, The Boy and the Heron, from early information about its production to a review published on the day of its release in Japan. It was...
by Dimitri Seraki | Feb 6, 2022 | Translation
A few days ago, Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, founder and CEO of Sav! The World Productions announced a crowdfunding campaign, which goal is the distribution of a Blu-Ray of Oban Star-Racers [1], an anime series he directed and co-produced with Japan. The news reminded me of...
by Matteo Watzky | Jan 28, 2022 | Interview
Toshiyuki Inoue is one of the most important animators in Japan. Nicknamed “the perfect animator” for his proficiency, ability, and range of expression going from cartoony deformation to absolute photorealism, Inoue is a legendary artist. Beginning his...
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