There is something I am very excited about that I want to share. We at
@qubicpictures
are beginning to experiment with making our own animation.
While I love working in the medium of 3D animation, and am very inspired by the work being done ( in projects like
@trigun_anime
,
The team at Geno Studio that made Lop and Ocho from Star Wars Visions (S1), created this lovely crew gift. Thanks to Director Igarashi-san and Producer Yamamura-san!! 🙏
Seven Japanese anime studios bring their unique talent and perspective to
#StarWarsVisions
, a collection of animated Original Short Films, streaming September 22 on
@DisneyPlus
.
Hey everyone! I'm super excited to be the moderator on on a panel at
@animenyc
2023 for a new project called
@prometic_knight
! I discovered Yoshitake-san's work in 2019 and I have wanted to help bring more global awareness to this since. Please mark your calendars and join us!
⚡️At Anime NYC 2023⚡️
I will present a sneak preview of the pilot film of Prometic Knight (formerly known as Promethean Knight). This is an indie_anime. It will be a sneak preview before releasing to the general public. It will be on Saturday, November 18th from 6:30 PM - 7:15
I'm so excited to *finally* share a glimpse of what I have been working on over the past year. We have such an amazing group of talented people working on this project and I couldn't be more happier with the results. Tremendous thanks to Netflix for making all of this possible.
This first look at the new anime EDEN is downright stunning, plus I just learned that it'll be directed by Yasuhiro Irie who worked on (both!) Full Metal Alchemist anime. Cannot wait to check out this four-episode series in 2020.
Flashback: Back in 2002 at Production I.G, my co-workers and I asked Nishio-san to help us design a Jack-o-lantern. This was before Halloween was a thing in Japan. Many people weren't familiar with Halloween at the time.
Korean Studio Ppuri was in charge of the production of the new CM for the game "EternalReturn" and as alway's they delivered a very cool action packed video.
The first part with the hand to hand fighting is so well done, very good dynamic fighting choregraphy.
Star Wars: Visions, an Original Series of animated short films, celebrates the
@StarWars
galaxy through the lens of the world’s best Japanese anime creators. Coming in 2021 to
@DisneyPlus
.
I'm so excited for people to experience
#StarWarsVisions
on Sept 22. I feel so tremendously lucky to have worked on this and I am so proud of the creators in Japan. It's been a long time dream of mine to see these two worlds (that I care about so deeply) come together like this.
Although I'm just a rookie anime producer and I don't have the resources to make any sweeping changes just yet, I am fully committed to improving working conditions for artists in Japan and will do everything in my power to make it happen.
@KristianPolanc1
@qubicpictures
This is from Eden's launch in May of 2021. If you live in Tokyo, Shibuya is a very common station to meet friends. I met many friends there when I lived in Tokyo. I never would have imagined that one day there would be a billboard based on Eden there in the future.
I'm producing about 6.4 hours of anime at the moment through 2024 working with 8 production studios simultaneously. If you include Eden then it would total 7.8 hours of content. Things have gotten a little busy...😅
I'm at an Apple Orchard today wearing my
#Eden
T-Shirt. A passerby walks by and says, "Nice shirt!" I ask him, "Have you seen the series?" He said "No, but I loved the music!"
@kevinpenkin
☺️ He was surprised when I told him I created the show.
Just released at
#StarWarsCelebration
: Watch the new trailer for
#StarWarsVisions
Volume 2, featuring nine new shorts from nine celebrated animation studios from across the globe.
Streaming May 4 on
@DisneyPlus
.
#AnimeNYC
Please Stop by 1E Panel Room 3 to see a special Sneak Preview of
@prometic_knight
at 6:30pm today!! I will moderate a special panel presentation with
@kaoruinfinit02
Stick around for the chance to get special bonus prize after the Q&A session!
Over the past couple of years Ive noticed a huge rise in popularity of Tom and Jerry in Japan. When I was in Tokyo last week I saw a show about the Carl Stalling and music he did for Tom and Jerry. Here is wonderful work by Inoue-San. Amazing!
One of the great things about Anime is that you can watch repeatedly and discover more each time. I've watched the
#StarWarsVisions
shorts so many times and the joy of watching simply doesn't wear off.
We have an *amazing* cast for the English dub of
#EDEN
Ruby Rose Turner (Sara)
Neil Patrick Harris (Zero)
Rosario Dawson (A37)
David Tennant (E92)
JP Karliak (S566)
Cassandra Lee Morris (Zurich)
Julie Nathanson (Geneva)
#Netflix
#anime
@qubic_pictures
May 2021-- When I look at this photo, I am reminded of the importance of perseverance. It sometimes takes decades of reaching towards your aspirations until that one fateful moment someone decides to take a chance on you. To see your dreams finally materialize is so rewarding.
Seeing Eden's billboard at Shibuya Station represents nearly 20 years of not giving up on a dream.
We are very grateful Netflix gave us the opportunity to make Eden put their full marketing power behind our project.
These figures arrived today. They are so faithful to the original models! Brings me back to the days when I was working at Skywalker Ranch. I was one of the first seven employees to join Lucasfilm Animation on the Clone Wars. It was such an amazing experience I'll always cherish
For those who can read Japanese, there is a wonderful article in CG World Japan on the Kamikaze Douga's process for creating The Duel from Star Wars Visions. See links below:
@CanipaShow
Keen observation. Yes this is the first project to be made completely under the Netflix umbrella. No production committees or licensing agreements here. I came up with the pitch package for the series and assembled the team for production working closely with Netflix. 😊
Well, another trip to Japan comes to a close and I'm headed back to NY. I met so many amazingly talented Directors, Producers, Entrepreneurs, Artists all working in the anime industry. It gives me a renewed vigor to do my best. Ganbarimashou!
We are organizing a big online watchalong for
#Eden
. Please join if you can! I will be commenting along with other special guests TBA :) Use
#chargeWell
during the watchalong. Please help us get the word out!
Happy to announce an upcoming
#Eden
Watchalong on Father's Day 6/20 4pm EST!! Special guests to be announced. Mark your calendars! Please RT to help us get the word out!
They held a special Star Wars concert in Japan that featured Noda-san and Jinnouchi-san's new score from The Ninth Jedi. Kamiyama-san also made a special appearance. I wish I could have gone!!
#starwarsvisions
I just woke up to this exciting news (I'm in Tokyo at the moment) The Duel was nominated for an Emmy! ✨ 😲✨ Congratulations to the staff of Kamikaze Douga and my colleagues at Lucasfilm!
@kamikazenosyain
!!
#StarWarsVisions
When we refer to animation for adults we often say "Adult Animation". When we say "Adult Movies" is has a whole different meaning (XXX). Can we abandon the term "Adult Animation"? I always feel weird using that term. Can we simply say, "Animation"?
#AnimationIsAMediumNotAGenre
Look at this amazing cosplay of F from the Village Bride. Great job
@D_emu4on
! So much care and detail was put into this. Wish I could have gone to Tokyo Comic Con.
#EDEN
#anime
#Netflix
Keep an eye out for a show I created at Netflix on May 27th! Again, I feel so lucky to have worked with such an amazing team of creators! We all put our hearts into it.
Way back in 2016 after
#HayaoMiyazaki
announced his retirement—which in retrospect, luckily didn’t stick—we were joined by anime firebrands Dai Sato &
@db5007
, who shared their list of directors to be on the lookout for. Watch more here:
#JSFromHome
Although we didn't take home the trophy 🏆 this time, it was still such an honor to attend the
#emmyawards
If I'm not mistaken, The Duel by
@kamikazenosyain
is only the second animation from Japan to be nominated for an Emmy. That's a big win in my book!
#StarWarsVisions
check out the beautiful "Penrose Steps, A.I Bloom" by
@kevinpenkin
from the up coming soundtrack to
@netflix
's EDEN. Details courtesy of our friends at
@AniTrendz
I'll never forget the time when I was in the lobby of the Westin Hotel in Ebisu. Kill Bill's producer leans over to me and whispers "take notes now, this only happens once". Quentin explains the anime sequence in vivid poetic detail. I thought, "man, this guy's a genius."
Have some good news to share 🥳✨
"The Duel" and "The 9th Jedi" from
#StarWarsVisons
were both nominated for the VFX-Japan Award 2022 Short Films category!! 🎉 🙏🏻🤞🏻 Winner will be announced on March 1st, 2022.
#PorcoRosso
紅の豚 is one of my favorite Ghibli films. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out on HBO Max. I picked up this Porco Rosso cel when I was in Japan several years ago.
Off to Japan for final audio mix of
#eden
to work the illustrious Goh-san
@kevinpenkin
and
@IRICOMIX
at Studio Mausu! Wait until you hear the music for Eden.. it's a very moving score.
@NetflixJP_Anime
I finally got around to seeing the new Spiderman animated film. So so so gooooooood! An amazing body of work that elevates the animation industry. Congrats to all that were involved.
Shout out to
@AYMRC
for his amazing production design work on that film.