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Animator Supporters - Our Mission & Why
The 2023 Animator Dormitory Project is Live! https://gogetfunding.com/animator-dorm-2023/ The Animator Dormitory is made possible thanks to our supporters via crowdfunding. ---------------------------------------------------------------- New Anime Making System Project Phase 1 https://gogetfunding.com/2020-new-anime-making-system-project/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Raising Wages…


Animator Supporters Presents - Australian Cartoonists Association
The Australian Cartoonists Association (ACA) is one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious animation gatherings! In 2022, they allowed us to speak at their event regarding the low-wage…


Livestream Q&A Archive #1 Why Start Animator Supporters
The 2023 Animator Dormitory Project is Live! https://gogetfunding.com/animator-dorm-2023/ The Animator Dormitory is made possible thanks to our supporters via crowdfunding. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Raising Wages in the Anime Industry – A…


The 12th Annual New Animator Grand Prix - Live at the Animator Dormitory!
We're currently accepting applications for the 12th Annual New Animator Grand Prix! https://animator.main.jp/prize_2023_English.html Please post mark your submissions for December 25th (Sun), 2022.


Seiya’s Small Steps
We start the series at the start of the decline of Seiya’s relationship with Minato. Up until this point, they’re “close”. Seiya joined Kazemai for Minato and his…
Episode 240 - Baby Steps
This week, in an attempt to follow up on his resolution to get fit, Shaun has been watching a lot more sports anime and wants to get Remington…


Episode 22 - Those I've Met at the Animator Dormitory (English Dub)
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Light Novel Club goes public! Plus, our next title, Re:Zero!
That’s right, the Light Novel Club IPO is now available for trading, at a value of 5 other-world currency coins per share! …okay, that’s obviously not what I…
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 4
By Yuhki Kamatani. Released in Japan by Shogakukan, serialized in the magazine Hibana. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Jocelyne Allen. Adapted by Ysabet MacFarlane.…
Meet Azuki at Our Anime NYC Industry Panel
Anime NYC, New York’s annual celebration of all things anime and manga, is just around the corner, and Azuki will be in attendance! Stop by the official Azuki…


Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare – Manga Review
Awhile back someone on my reader wrote a review talking about this title. I, having never heard of it prior, read their first volume review. I liked the…


Manga of the Month: Our Dreams at Dusk
Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani “You give yourself a little breathing room. But that breathing room is only the thinnest barrier between you and the dangerous…


Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater Review
Long time slice-of-life fans & those who love the iyashikei sub-genre should enjoy the Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater anime. Our review.


OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #857) Baby Steps
Shownotes :: (show 857) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Baby Steps, recorded live November 7th, 2021. This week, we didn't run into the…


Zenshuu. – 06 – Climbing the Steps
After a flashback to when all nine Nine Soldiers were still around and Justice and Luke were best buds, we and Natsuko get a recap of what’s happened.…
First Look: Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
Tsurugi Hina has just moved to a coastal town with her family, just in time to start high school. She’s looking forward to joining the handicrafts club at…
First Look: Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
Tsurugi Hina has just moved to a coastal town with her family, just in time to start high school. She’s looking forward to joining the handicrafts club at…
First Impression: Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
Hina, soon to be starting high school, just moved to a new town. Out for a walk, she meets an older girl fishing. Kuroiwa turns out to attend…
Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater – Episode 1
There's potential the show could develop in the future, but right now it earns a resounding grade of "fine." The post Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater –…
Our Dreams at Dusk and That Blue Sky Feeling
I usually reserve this space for my random ramblings about sports, but sports is pretty sad right...
Our Dreams at Dusk - The Use of Visual Metaphors
Yuhki Kamatani is one of my favourite mangaka. Their work utilises the ideology of applying visual metaphors in a way of creating visceral pages of art without relying…
Our Dreams at Dusk and That Blue Sky Feeling
I usually reserve this space for my random ramblings about sports, but sports is pretty sad right now until my old flame the Chicago Bears start up, or…


Gazing at the Star Next Door Volume 1 Review
Gazing at the Star Next Door Volume one sets the stage for a childhood best friends to lovers romance with a twist.
Animator Hiroshi Watanabe’s Interview
This is an interview with one of Studio Live’s main animators, Hiroshi Watanabe. For more on Studio Live and Hiroshi Watanabe, I recommend reading my previous post on…
Katsuhito Ishii as Animator
By Tom Wilmot. For those clued up on modern Japanese cinema, the name Katsuhito Ishii is sure to ring a bell. Renowned for his surreal imagery and off-kilter…
REBEL 3199 Animator interview
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Stuart Gordon: Re-Animator
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Stone Steps (2022) review [JFFH 2022]
A great indie narrative that highlights the need for the parental and the traditional Other to aid the subject to embark on the path of his own desire.…
500 “Easy” Steps: Rivals of Aether
Rivals of Aether is a success story. Its creator, Dan Fornace, made a Gameboy-style Smash Bros. game called Super Smash Land back in 2011, before eventually turning his…
“Hollywood Steps Out”: The Full Scoop
A comparison of the 1941 Tex Avery celebrity-packed classic with its altered Blue Ribbon version released in 1948.
The Samurai Steps Out on Faith…
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Chatty AF 108: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Retrospective
Vrai, Dee, and Chiaki sing the praises of LGBTQ+ manga Our Dreams at Dusk, discuss the importance of it being written by an X-gender and asexual author, and…
S2E11 - Are you Lost?, Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare
In this BUMPER episode of Screentone Club, Elliot and Andy get in deep in discussing Our Dreams at Dusk before collecting their limited bravery to ask "Are you…


Manga: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Kamatani Yuhki is a very renowned series, it caught many peoples' attention when it had first rel...
350 – One Shot 41 – Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare
Welcome to the start of our Pride Month Spectacular! We’re kicking things off with a One Shot on the excellent Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki…


Gazing at the Star Next Door Volume 1 Manga Review
Gazing at the Star Next Door takes on a coziness and warmth that many other series lack. If you like sweet shoujo goodness, this is a series to…


Blue Flag vs. Our Dreams at Dusk: A look at LGBTQ+ representation and its audience
Our Dreams at Dusk and Blue Flag are two series about queer characters, but it’s clear that each is aimed at a different target audience.
Light Novel Club Plans for 2020! Plus, Our Next Light Novel Club Selections!
As the Light Novel Club enters 2020, we have a bit of a conundrum. On the one hand, we have read many wonderful light novel series so far,…


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Our February selection for the Light Novel Club is volume one of Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai! We hope you’ll participate in the discussion. Joining…
New York Animator: Orestes Calpini
A true animation industry veteran, Calpini is perhaps less known than many of his contemporaries.
Animator Breakdown: “Porky & Daffy” (1938)
The first official pairing of the duo, which secured the little black duck’s standing as a permanent fixture in Warners cartoons.
Animator Breakdown: “Many Tanks” (1942)
Today, I “tank” we have another animator breakdown of a B&W Popeye cartoon to share!
Animator Breakdown: “Barnyard Babies” (1935)
Today, a production draft courtesy of Michael Barrier, who photocopied several papers from Rudy Ising's collection in 1979.


NHK Featured the Animator Dormitory!
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Animator Breakdown: “Porky’s Party” (1938)
Today, you’re all invited to Porky’s birthday party in this Bob Clampett classic!


We're Expanding the Animator Dormitory!
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The Asterisk War: The Steps of Glory
By Yuu Miyazaki and okiura. Released in Japan by MF Bunko J. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Haydn Trowell. There’s good news and bad…


Sylphie Steps Up and Gets Her Man!
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