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Animator. Unofficial Satsuma! PDF translator. 新人アニメーター1年目。動画マンドリルを独学で勉強中。現在「撮ま！」PDFの非公式な英語訳を作ってます！ENG/日本語OK。 メール: lissbevs @gmail .com 仕事歷：
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Today I'm releasing a new Unofficial English Satsuma! PDF partially translated by me up to page 30 of 47! This 52.8 MB version has: corrected grammar, new explanations, and an accessible table of contents for easy navigating when downloaded!
#satsuma_pdf
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An interesting line consistency drill practiced by Japanese animators is called "Baumkuchen"! Based on the German cake with the same name, the animator carefully draws evenly spaced lines between 2 rings!
Sounds simple, but is quite difficult to master!
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In 2021, the Association of Japanese Animators published a free PDF called「アニメーターの課題集」(ENG:A Collection of Exercises for Animators) to help the development of aspiring animators.
Even if you can't read Japanese, try these exercises out!
Link:
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Did you know Clip Studio Paint offers 7 free and ready-to-use Japanese Animation templates from different Animation Studios?
All you need to do is download the file, extract the contents, open the .clip file, and boom! You're ready to start!
Link:
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Here are these 3 exercises again, but now they've been unofficially translated into English (by me)!
PDF:「アニメーターの課題集」(ENG: A Collection of Exercises for Animators)
Official Link from AJA (Japanese only): ▼
In 2021, the Association of Japanese Animators published a free PDF called「アニメーターの課題集」(ENG:A Collection of Exercises for Animators) to help the development of aspiring animators.
Even if you can't read Japanese, try these exercises out!
Link:
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The Anime Studio MADHOUSE has a tab on their website called ‘Special’ that displays production materials from various Anime!
In particular, the links for Overlord and One Punch Man showcase easily viewable Genga cuts that are great to study from!
Link:
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Joseph Gilland's book, 'Elemental Magic Volume II' originally had supplemental videos hosted on a now defunct website, but I was able to use the Wayback Machine to recover a Water Splash Demo series!
You can view/download these 7 videos below: ▼
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Another free resource the Association of Japanese Animations website has for download is a PDF called 'A Manual for TV Anime Series Production Assistants'!
This 51 page PDF is available in Japanese, English, and Chinese!
Download Link: ▼
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Have a free and high-quality Japanese Animation Timesheet!
Don't know how to use one?
Take a look at page 5 of the Satsuma! PDF (unofficial translation by me), which includes notes on nearly every aspect of the Timesheet!
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The Association of Japanese Animations has a free standard A4 size Layout template available for personal and commercial use!
The file format is Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or PDF, and each part is layered separately for easy editing!
Download Link: ▼
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So you've got your Timesheet, your Layout Paper template for animating, but now you want a pencil brush, color set, etc. for animating in Clip Studio Paint.
Let's look at some great free CSP downloadable assets!
1. Realistic Animator's Pencil for LO: ▼
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Another training drill done by Japanese animators is this one where you transform a circle into a triangle!
This drill challenges your ability to create clean lines for accurate inbetween drawings!
Source:
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If you own the book, 'Yoshida Style! Drawing Anime Effects', you can view a GIF collection of the text's effects!
Download the GIF zip from the link below, and type the password on page 2 of the book to access the contents!
Zip File Download Link: ▼
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If you’re familiar with Timing Charts in the West, you may wonder: What is the Japanese equivalent?
The answer: ツメ指示 (Tsume Shiji)!
両詰め - Both Ends Spaced
先詰め - Slow In
後詰め - Slow Out
The chart style is slightly different, but the meaning is the same!
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The following free 1920x1080 (192dpi) CSP animation template works great BUT it has a few nuances to fix before using it:🧵
Download 2 assets:
1. Type the dimensions as shown
2. add カット用テンプレート material to 'Shot Template'
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Another great (free!) download asset for CSP is the Animation Auxiliary Set Ver. 2!
It contains:
Auto Actions, Timesheets, LO Template, Color Design Sheet, Gousei Slip, Brushes, a classic Cut Folder, and an excellent Color Set for Animation!
Download: ▼
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There’s a neat wiki specifically for Japanese Animation terms which includes descriptions for them as well!
Site Link:
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Here are some very useful mouth flap correction notes by Nozaki Atsuko, which I've translated into English for easy understanding!
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MADHOUSE updated the ‘Special’ column on their website to include Layout sequences and Genga stills from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End!
There’s materials from all Episodes (1 to 28)!
Link: ▼
The Anime Studio MADHOUSE has a tab on their website called ‘Special’ that displays production materials from various Anime!
In particular, the links for Overlord and One Punch Man showcase easily viewable Genga cuts that are great to study from!
Link:
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If you want to try drawing a walk cycle but don’t know where to start, take a look at this free CSP walk cycle asset!
The best way to practice with this is to search for a character’s design sheet and use that as reference over the asset base!
Link: ▼
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So I was watching 'Mr. Villain's Day Off' when suddenly Mr. Villain's walk cycle was animated really smoothly on 2s!
(couldn't find this on Sakugabooru, so I'm posting it here)
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OLM tool updates:
• Color Keep
• Distance Gradation
• OLM Blur
• OLM Color Key
• OLM Directional Blur
• OLM KiraKira (sparkling fx)
• OLM Radial Blur
• OLM Smoother
Download links:
OLM OpenTools: After Effectsのプラグインを更新しました！2024対応版です。
We have updated the latest versions of our After Effects plug-ins.
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Please enjoy page 8 of the Satsuma PDF, which I've unofficially translated and reformatted!
This page explains the FIX and PAN movement in Anime Productions!
#satsuma_pdf
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JP Analog Terms:
タップ - Peg Bar
レイアウト用紙 (LOようし)- Layout Paper
原画用紙(げんがようし) - Genga Paper
動画用紙(どうがようし) - Douga/Video Animation Paper
修正用紙 (しゅうせいようし)- Correction Paper
Note: Correction Paper is either Cream/Yellow, Pink, Green, or Blue.
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Page 13 of the Satsuma PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This section explains T.U/T.B, which is a zooming in and zooming out camera motion used in Anime Productions!
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Why does my brain tell me that drawing using references is “cheating”? 😣
I KNOW that professional artists use references in their work all the time, but when I consider using them myself, my brain goes, “Nuh uh.” 🙂↔️
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Today I'm sharing page 5 of the Satsuma! PDF which I unofficially translated and reformatted!
This page explains the Timesheet document in Japanese Animation Productions, along with do's and don'ts to be aware of while filling it out!
Previous Pages ➝
#satsuma_pdf
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I participated in the Total Solar Eclipse!
Thank you to Moon-san for the opportunity! 🙏
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Page 6 of the Satsuma PDF has now been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This page explains all aspects of the Layout paper, and also screen size ratios (from past to present)!
#satsuma_pdf
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JP Analog Tools 5:
作画机/動画机 (sakuga tsukue/douga tsukue) - Animating Desk/Douga Desk
絵コンテ用紙 (ekonte youshi) - Storyboard Paper
円定規 (enjougi) - Circle Ruler/Template
鉛筆ホルダー (enpitsu horuda) - Pencil Extender/Holder
JP Analog Tools 4:
羽根箒 (hanebouki) - Feather Duster (for eraser shavings)
アニメ手袋 (anime tebukuro) - Animation Glove
雲形定規 (unkeijougi) - French Curve Ruler
アニメ用タッピング機 (animeyou tappinguki) - 3 Hole Punch For Animation
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Here are pages 7 & 9 from the Satsuma! PDF (Japanese: 撮ま！アニメーターのための撮影基礎知識), unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
Page 7 explains timesheet notations, while page 9 explains the Slide (スライド) technique!
#satsuma_pdf
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Page 20 of the Satsuma PDF is now unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This page explains how to use the Fairing and Rolling movements! Rolling is used for easy walking movements in Anime Productions!
Previous Pages ➝
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More pages from the Satsuma PDF have been translated and reformatted by me!
Pages 11 & 12 detail 3 types of camera instructions used in Anime productions: Tsuke PAN, Follow PAN, and Gradation PAN!
#satsuma_pdf
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The Realistic Animator’s Pencil for LO has a paid version (500 Clippy points) with some improvements to the feel of the brush to make it more analog pencil like.
Link:
So you've got your Timesheet, your Layout Paper template for animating, but now you want a pencil brush, color set, etc. for animating in Clip Studio Paint.
Let's look at some great free CSP downloadable assets!
1. Realistic Animator's Pencil for LO: ▼
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Page 31 of the Satsuma! PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This page details various Filter effects applied over a shot to enhance the mood or atmosphere in Japanese Anime scenes!
▼ Previous Pages
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Page 14 of the Satsuma PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
Continuing from page 13, these notes describe caution points in a Rotating T.U/T.B! There is also info on a Follow called 'Mitchaku Multi-Plane Follow'!
Previous Pages ➝
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Update on this:
I’ll be doing self-study exercises for a while to learn more about the Douga (inbetweens) pipeline. 🙇♀️
At the moment, it doesn’t seem possible to do Douga freelance work since those jobs are often outsourced to overseas Douga companies, not solo animators.
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Hey everyone, unfortunately, I got DMCA’d by Big Copyright™ today, so I won’t be able to share free and open-source materials anymore. 😞
Instead, I will be posting pictures of my cat, Buttercup.
Thanks for your understanding.
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Page 19 of the Satsuma PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This page describes the Jump Tap technique, which is a time-saving method for animating walk and run cycles in Anime Productions!
Previous Pages ➝
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JP Analog Tools 4:
羽根箒 (hanebouki) - Feather Duster (for eraser shavings)
アニメ手袋 (anime tebukuro) - Animation Glove
雲形定規 (unkeijougi) - French Curve Ruler
アニメ用タッピング機 (animeyou tappinguki) - 3 Hole Punch For Animation
JP Analog Tools 3:
目玉クリップ(めだまくりっぷ) - Eyeball Clips
鉛筆削り(えんぴつけずり) - Pencil Sharpener
消しゴム(けしごむ) - Eraser (plastic stick pref)
字消し板(じけしばん) - Erasing Shield
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The difference between 原画 (Genga/Key Animation) and ニ原画 (Nigen/2nd Key Animation):
原画 - corrected drawings from Layout (LO) that *you* drew previously
ニ原画 - corrected drawings from Layout (LO) that *someone* else drew previously
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Page 29 of the Satsuma! PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This page explains several light processing terms used in Japanese Animation Productions, such as Light Beams and Lens Flares!
▼ Previous Pages
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I was trying to figure out why the MC looked so familiar, and I realized it’s because CSP has displayed the character on their website to advertise the animation side of the software for *years* now (at least since 2019 when I bought CSP)!
"Mecha-Ude" anime series will premiere in October, 8 years after its campaign on Kickstarter.
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The last 2 pages of the 'Camera Work' section of the Satsuma PDF have now been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This section mainly talks about Camera Shake (paired with explosions) and also subtle hand-held movements!
Previous Pages ➝
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Source: [FUN'S PROJECT: Animator Drills], in collaboration with Doga Kobo, a Japanese Animation Studio.
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Today I learned you can pop out a Youtube video so that it's the very front application on your screen!
You just right-click twice anywhere on the video and select 'Picture in picture'!
You can also resize the popped out video!
(Sharing this cuz my mind is blown) 🤯
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Something worth memorizing in Japanese is the 五十音 (gojūon), which is Japan’s system for ordering kana! You can compare it to the Alphabetical Order used in English!
You can easily look through a book’s index, or glossary of terms, and find exactly what you’re looking for!
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Page 26 of the Satsuma! PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This section includes several light Exposure Compositing Terms used in Japanese Animation Productions, along with some corresponding examples!
▼ Previous Pages
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To add to this, if an animator only does Layout work and not their Genga corrections, they will still be credited in the 原画 (Genga) section in the credits.
I’ve never seen credits that show separate sections for LO and Genga.
The difference between 原画 (Genga/Key Animation) and ニ原画 (Nigen/2nd Key Animation):
原画 - corrected drawings from Layout (LO) that *you* drew previously
ニ原画 - corrected drawings from Layout (LO) that *someone* else drew previously
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You can purchase this walk cycle book on Amazon, but it is only available in Japanese.
However, the P.A. Works account here has translated several of the pages into English in the thread below!
Amazon Link: ▼
During Maquia, Main Animator Toshiyuki Inoue, developed notes on various walk cycles. Per 50 likes, we will share some of the rough notes translated to English. (Complete ver will be sold in Japan)
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An interesting tidbit from this anime industry article by
@fufuro_moe
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This summer, we met with
@ayano_f
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@NishiiTerumi
to discuss working conditions in the anime industry, be it animators or voice actors, and the reasons why
@NAFCA_official
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Page 30 of the 47 page Satsuma! PDF is now unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This page explains a few Effects used in Japanese Anime Productions, such as Shifting Focus and how to notate footsteps or a character writing!
▼ Previous Pages:
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Page 10 of the Satsuma PDF is now unofficially translated and reformatted by me! This section talks about a camera technique called 'Follow', which is commonly used in all Anime productions!
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Pages 15 and 16 of the Satsuma PDF are now translated and reformatted unofficially by me!
These pages explain the different types of Micchaku camera movements used in Anime Productions to produce a 3d effect in the shot!
Previous Pages ➝
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@MartinKiings
Here's a few books I recommend:
Animation Effect Drawing Technique -
Groundwork of Gurren Lagann Vol 1 -
Taco's Point Character Drawing -
Toshiyuki Inoue's Effects Books -
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While people are theorizing about the plot of Mappa’s original anime, 「全修。」(Redo Everything), I’m imagining the huge amount of merch possibilities. Give me Layout paper with the fake company’s logo that I can draw on! Give me a CSP template I can download! Gimme pencils! 😤
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For those who were wondering what the actual Timesheet on Page 5 of the Satsuma! PDF looked like, I spent some time removing the arrows and other parts so you could see the notations better!
Previous Pages ➝
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Today I'm sharing page 5 of the Satsuma! PDF which I unofficially translated and reformatted!
This page explains the Timesheet document in Japanese Animation Productions, along with do's and don'ts to be aware of while filling it out!
Previous Pages ➝
#satsuma_pdf
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And now for something new! Page 32 of the Satsuma! PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This page covers the differences between Blur and Bokeh! The effects look similar at first glance, but they're in fact quite different!
▼ Previous Pages
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Page 25 of the Satsuma! PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This page explains various types of Overlapping Transition Effects used in Japanese Anime Productions to change from one scene to the next!
Previous Pages ➝
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Two more pages from the Satsuma PDF have been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
Pages 17 and 18 explain 2 more camera movements: the Gondola T.U/T.B and the Layer T.U/T.B! The latter in particular is common in walk/run scenes!
Previous Pages ➝
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Page 33 of the Satsuma! PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This page goes over a few Compositing methods used in Japanese Anime to draw the viewer's attention to a certain part of the screen!
▼ Previous Pages
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Mouth flap terms 🗣️
口パク- regular mouth flap
アゴパク- mouth flap with jaw movement
全身パク- mouth flap with entire body movement
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Page 23 of the Satsuma! PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This new section involves various types of Scene Transitions used in Japanese Anime Productions!
Previous Pages ➝
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Please enjoy (the actual) Page 25 of the Satsuma! PDF, which I've unofficially translated and reformatted!
This page has some important notes to remember when writing the Timesheet for an Overlap (O.L) Transition!
Previous Pages ➝
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Page 1 of the Satsuma! PDF has been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
This page is known as the Preface in a book, which is written in the Author's POV, and includes a short introduction of what to expect in the following pages!
Previous Pages ➝
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Pages 27 and 28 of the Satsuma! PDF have been unofficially translated and reformatted by me!
These pages deal with different uses of Insert Frames! Overuse of flashing sequences in 1990's Pokemon caused children to have seizures, so use wisely!
▼ Previous Pages
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Here’s some commonly abbreviated Japanese Anime Industry terms!
クリスタ - Clip Studio Paint
作打ち - 作画打ち合わせ - drawing meeting
コピペ - Copy & Paste
2原 - 第二原画 - 2nd key animation
アフレコ - after recording
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I know there’s several ways to go about translating something, which is why I’m sharing the (not so secret) way I’ve been translating the Satsuma PDF!
I don’t recommend DeepL for translating Kanji; instead I use an electronic dictionary (電子辞書)! This baby has everything: 1/2
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JP Analog Tools 2:
トース台 - Tracing Lightbox (A4 size pref)
鉛筆 (えんぴつ) - Pencil (Ex: 2B)
色鉛筆 (いろえんぴつ) - Colored Pencils (erasable pref)
定規 (じょうぎ) - Ruler (30cm or shorter pref)
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Let's take a look at them!
1. Regular Template (1500 x 844px, 150 dpi)
2. Toei Animation (1600 x 900px, 144 dpi)
3. Studio Hibari (2056 x 1157px, 200 dpi)
4. Kinema Citrus (1800 x 1200px, 150 dpi)
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So I found out that the Japanese Language school I attended while in Japan sells their Kanji textbooks on Amazon Japan!
Name of the school: KCP学園KCP地球市民日本語学校
Here’s the Amazon link to the 1st Kanji textbook:
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While researching what the job of a Douga-man (動画マン) entails, I discovered that some Douga-man also do Shiage (仕上げ), or Finishing/Coloring.
This explains why credits will show 「動画・仕上げ」 together, instead of titled separately like Genga (原画) and Nigenga (ニ原画).
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In page 28 of the Satsuma! PDF, the ‘Strobe’ effect can be hard to visualize, so here are 2 examples in Anime you can watch for reference!
One Punch Man OP:
Death Note Potato Chip:
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If you want to google a Japanese term but aren’t sure if the search result will be relevant, try adding these:
原画とは - とは gives explanations about (Genga)
原画と作画の違い - と and の違いgive resulting explanations about the differences between (Genga) and (Sakuga)
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You can purchase Retas Studio through the CSP website!
Retas Studio is a bundle of 4 softwares including Paintman, which is used in the Anime Industry to color in Cels!
The price is 30,000 Yen outright, or 500 Yen/month!
Link (scroll to the bottom):
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5. OLM Digital (1920 x 1080px, 150 dpi)
6. REVOROOT (2170 x 1330px, 192 dpi)
7. Marza Animation Planet Storyboard (A4 size, 300 dpi)
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JP Analog Tools 6:
ストップウォッチ (stoppu uocchi) - Stopwatch
ガチャ玉/ガチャック(gachadama/gachakku) - Gachuck Clip Fasteners
消せるボールペン (keseru bourupen) - Erasable Pen
メンディングテープ (mendingu teipu) - Mending Tape
JP Analog Tools 5:
作画机/動画机 (sakuga tsukue/douga tsukue) - Animating Desk/Douga Desk
絵コンテ用紙 (ekonte youshi) - Storyboard Paper
円定規 (enjougi) - Circle Ruler/Template
鉛筆ホルダー (enpitsu horuda) - Pencil Extender/Holder
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Here’s the direct link to NHK’s website where you can watch the documentary (it’s 28 minutes long):
NHK World is currently streaming a documentary in English for free about Madhouse, MAPPA, and Studio M2 founder Masao Maruyama.
➤
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A few more tips for googling Japanese terms:
[term] 英語 - gives an English translation result for [term]
“[term]” - quotations around [term] only gives results that include it
[term] 読み方 - will give the hiragana reading for [term]
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Blender Market is celebrating 10 years on the net with a *free* download of Auto-Rig Pro!
Auto-Rig Pro is an addon for Blender to rig characters, retarget animations, and provide Fbx/Gltf export, with settings for Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot!
Link: ▼
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5. Genga Controls Auto Action Tools (w/ Tutorial): ▼
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Every time I make a post here, I have to fight the character limit. I don’t plan on paying monthly, and I don’t want to post a screenshot of something typed up because then the auto-translate feature won’t work.
Should I try making videos? Those take a lot of work though… 🤔
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Last month, the AJA published an Anime Industry Report Summary for 2023. This short paper examines the growth of the Anime Industry, including a noticeable trend that Production Fees continue to rise.
The paper is available in English as well!
Link: ▼
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JP Analog Tools 3:
目玉クリップ(めだまくりっぷ) - Eyeball Clips
鉛筆削り(えんぴつけずり) - Pencil Sharpener
消しゴム(けしごむ) - Eraser (plastic stick pref)
字消し板(じけしばん) - Erasing Shield
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