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One Shots / “Let’s Talk About Tendencies”
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I asked the “developer” directly! A look at the mysteries of the Garmillas “L’Andromede” class An interview with Yamato 2202 SF advisor Shinya Ogura Originally published in Star…
The Mawarikomi/Rotating Tracking Shot
Let's learn how to animate a Mawarikomi/Rotating Tracking shot! Layout Template : https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Ggh0ZSBZWDDgb9tFWhua2XeXWE3wpJ-/view?usp=sharing Layout Template for Clip Studio Paint: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZaTfJf3dC1r_GLoxsH_WBt5sBgc7aZlD/view?usp=share_link Timesheet Template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iMmCox3gL2-2OWXRoBFj2Gu6rg15w2yl/view Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/lastanimator Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c.dong98 Support me on Patreon: http://patreon.com/dongchang
Following The Sound (2023) review
An incredible narrative about the subject’s struggle to deal with his loss and pain.
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Anime that’s all about family!
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One Shots / “Silhouettes”
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Notice: Conclusion of US Amazon Tracking Project
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medorē #27 – All About Idols II
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Review: All about My Mother (2021)
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Episode 164, "It's All About Strawberry"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast, we are treated to some news from Firecrouch and Greg. We then delve deep into chapter 622 of the manga,…
Episode 164, "It's All About Strawberry"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast, we are treated to some news from Firecrouch and Greg. We then delve deep into chapter 622 of the manga,…
Episode 164, "It's All About Strawberry"
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One Shots / “Nostalgia Gundams”
Back in the late 90s, I often found myself rushing to get home from school to catch the latest Gundam episodes from a local TV station. Starting with…
One Shots / “Unexpected Assistance”
In an alternate reality where neither Great Mazinger nor Tetsuya Tsurugi exists, an unknown yet familiar robot comes to aid the badly damaged Mazinger Z. The unidentified robot,…
16 Anime Series Following Cold-Blooded Assassins
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All About My Two Dads Manga Review
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Visual Prison ep.4 – All About Eve
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So Like, What Was Babylon All About?
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Manga Resolution for 2015: All about Josei
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Lupin the Third Part 6 – 18 (Tracking Plot #Lupin6)
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One Shots / “Sunset and Silver”
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One Shots / “A Simpler Explanation”
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One Shots / “Double Axe Salute”
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One Shots / “Fists of Fury”
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One Shots / “Pockets and Waltz”
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One Shots / “Triple Getter Attack!”
Summer 2021 saw the release of Getter Robo Arc, the anime adaptation of what Ken Ishikawa intended as the final entry in the Getter Robo franchise, if not…
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One Shots / “Gadgets in Disguise”
Time and time again, Optimus Prime has become a beacon of hope and saved countless lives across the multiverse. In the process, he has already taken countless forms…
One Shots / “One and Seventy”
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One Shots / “Subversion of Expectations”
Mobile Suit Gundam made its premiere in April of 1979, making 2024 the 45th anniversary of the franchise. Subsequent Gundam series followed suit, having premieres in April before…
One Shots / “Phantoms and Witches”
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Following The Rules! Dead Rock Chapter 2 BREAKDOWN
So every month around the 6th- “Dead Rock.” Got it. Completely blindsided by this one, guys; I saw leaks coming out, but…….. the same day as “Black Clover,” “My Hero,” and “One…
6 Years of All About Anime and Manga
The 6th anniversary of my blog, All About Anime and Manga. With this blogaversary post, I take the opportunity to reflect and process.
All About The Benjamins: The Cost Of Anime!
If you’ve been an anime fan since the 90’s (or even the 80’s) they you’re already familiar with how it became so popular today. The art style, the…
All the Anime I Meant to Talk About
Over the course of my life, I’ve watched a lot of anime. Too much, probably. On this blog, I’ve written over 200 essays and reviews, but I have…
Infrequent J-Song Roundup #23 – All About Idols
First roundup of the new year! What’s good and welcome back to another installment of the Infrequent J-Song Roundup segment! This is a thing I do on this…
All the Anime I Meant to Talk About
Over the course of my life, I’ve watched a lot of anime. Too much, probably. On this blog, I’ve written over 200 essays and reviews, but I have…
Thoughts on Shirobako Episode 11: All About Aoi!
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All About Ing (小伟, Huang Zi, 2019)
A small family finds itself fracturing under the weight of impending grief in Huang Zi’s haunting existential drama
Infrequent J-Song Roundup #23 – All About Idols
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Nerdz of the Decade: Whatz This All About?
So about several weeks ago we were wondering what new thing we should try to do to spice up the blog a bit. At the moment we’ve done…
Hoshiai no Sora / Stars Align: A Story About Corporate Betrayal, But Also A Lot More
Hoshiai no Sora / Stars Align was one of 2019’s best shows… then its team got backstabbed, and it became emblematic of the fundamentally unfair system for anime…
One Shots / “Straight Out of… Box”
“Straight out of camera” is what I wanted to say, but this photo was created though focus stacking in post, a technique I should’ve tried sooner. Anyway, I…
One Shots / “Passing the Beam Rifle”
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The Parasite Doctor Suzune, bonus shots
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One Shots / “The Fallen, Office Invader”
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One Shots / “Some Samus Aran Business”
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One Shots / “Tribute to Toriyama-sensei”
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One Shots / “Aesthetics: Artistic and Stylistic”
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