The shows listed here are what we will usually be showing every week on fridays
Except for this friday — We’ll be having a special opening showing where we will be watching anime from the Young Animator Training Project 2010:
Ascension
Telecom Animation Film
Director: Mitsuru Hongo (Spirit of Wonder, Outlaw Star, IGPX)
Producer: Hitoshi Mogi (Crayon Shin-chan films, Haré+Guu, Summer Days with Coo)
Title: “Kizuna Ichigeki“
Director: Teiichi Takiguchi (character designer on Mujin Wakusei Survive, Tide-Line Blue)
Producer: Koji Takeuchi (Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief, Cybersix, Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy)
Title: “O-jii-san no Lamp“ P.A. Works
Director: Masayuki Yoshihara (episode director on Eden of the East, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex , .hack//Liminality)
Producer: Kenji Horikawa (Angel Beats!, Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, true tears)
Title: “Bann?? Yasai Ninninman“ Production I.G
Director: Kazuchika Kise (character designer on Blue Seed, Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989, XXXHOLiC)
Producer: Hidekazu Terakawa (Immortal Grand Prix, Jin-Roh – The Wolf Brigade, Tales of Vesperia ~The First Strike~ )
Title: “Tansuwarashi.
These are four standalone short animations that the Japanese government funded to help train new animators for the industry.
We’ll also be watching the first four episodes from Carnival Phantasm, a crazy Type-Moon parody OVA — Type Moon produced Visual Novels like Tsukihime and Fate/Stay Night, but you don’t need to have prior knowledge of any of their works to enjoy these parodies.
And here’s a link to an article that spoke about the Young Animator Training shorts from awhile back: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-16/4-anime-selected-for-young-animator-training-project
Can’t wait!
