Sakuga
Key animation and the pipeline around it: genga and douga, the timesheet, the cut, and the animators whose individual hands are recognisable in the work.
Part of Anime
94 moments in this segment.
- - Sakuga pt.2 - Anime Production in a Nutshell. The stages of an anime production summarised in brief.
- - Flipbook.in web animation Sakuga. Frame-by-frame web animation made in a browser-based flipbook tool.
- - Flip Book : Genga. A genga flip book turned by hand so the drawings run as motion.
- - Anime Key animation (Genga) compilation. Key animation drawings collected into one run, shown without their finished colour.
- - Yutaka Nakamura: Key Animator | Creator Spotlight. A profile of key animator Yutaka Nakamura and the cuts he is known for.
- - その時、魔法は生まれる～リトルウィッチアカデミア制作日誌～. Feature-length production diary for Little Witch Academia, following the work over the course of the series.
- - The Making of リトルウィッチアカデミア 魔法仕掛けのパレード. Production of The Enchanted Parade followed at length, from early work through to the finished film.
- - Animation Interview - Little Witch Academia creators Hiroyuki Imaishi and Yoh Yoshinari. Hiroyuki Imaishi and Yoh Yoshinari discuss making Little Witch Academia, in a recorded interview with an animator host.
- - ANNY Animator Interviews with Cagil Harmandar. Animator interviews recorded at a New York animation festival.
- - Timesheet anime. An example of a timesheet used during anime production process, marking the frame time, key animation information and in between animation, this timesheet is only an example and other's studios timesheet may be different.
- - 『リズと青い鳥』メイキングVol.10 総作画監督編. Chief animation direction on Liz and the Blue Bird, filmed inside the studio as the tenth entry in its making-of series. Corrections are drawn over the original sheets rather than replacing them.
- - Being a key animator in Japan with Ken Arto from Yapiko | TVPaint interview. Ken Arto describes working as a key animator in Japan, in an interview recorded by a software maker.
- - TVアニメ「ヴィンランド・サガ」メイキング動画 ＜アニメ制作過程編＞. Production stages for the Vinland Saga television series, compiled by the studio into a short walk through how an episode is built.
- - 白浜鴎「とんがり帽子のアトリエ」作画動画（下描き編）. Kamome Shirahama's under-drawing stage for Witch Hat Atelier, recorded before any ink is laid down.
- - 白浜鴎「とんがり帽子のアトリエ」作画動画（ペン入れ編①）. Kamome Shirahama inks a page of Witch Hat Atelier, filmed at the drawing board.
- - アニメ『ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン』制作風景 第1弾「総作画監督」. The chief animation director's desk, shown by the studio as the first part of its Violet Evergarden production series. Every character drawing in an episode passes through this correction stage.
- - アニメ『ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン』制作風景 第2弾「動画（中割り）」. Douga work at Kyoto Animation: the in-between drawings that sit between two keys, traced and spaced so motion reads smoothly. The second film in a studio series on how Violet Evergarden was made.
- - Key animation: Levi vs Kenny scene anime Attack Titan - animation Arifumi Imai. Drawings for the Levi and Kenny fight, shown as pencil work before colour and compositing. Arifumi Imai is the credited animator.
- - Darling Key Animation Book 1 Review: How could you not fall in LOVE?. A review of the first Darling in the Franxx key animation book, with pages on screen.
- - The low wage problem in the anime industry.. A channel run by an animator dormitory sets out the low-wage problem in the anime industry as its staff describe it.
- - Japan's First Black-Owned Anime Studio. Arthell Isom, CEO and art director of D'ART Shtajio, interviewed at his Tokyo studio by Bloomberg in 2020, which described it as Japan's first Black-owned anime studio. The studio's credits include One Piece and Attack on Titan.
- - Talking with Kean, a Professional 3D Animator in Japan | KoreKara Podcast Ep #28. A 3D animator working in Japan talks about the industry in a long-form podcast episode.
- - [ IMPACT FRAMES ]
- - (Fragmento) Shingeki no kyojin opening 3 key animation ( Attack on Titan animation ) - Arifumi Imai. Key animation fragment from an Attack on Titan opening, credited to Arifumi Imai.
- - 110221. A short piece of personal key animation practice, kept as drawn.
- - WTF is 2nd Key Animation (The different types of animators). What second key animation actually is, and how the roles on a production are divided between them.
- - Yutaka nakamura key animation. A key animation cut credited to Yutaka Nakamura.
- - LE SALAIRE DES ANIMATEURS (interview avec des animateurs français). French animators discuss what they are paid, speaking for themselves about rates in their own market.
- - Breaking Down Attack on Titan's (All Seasons) Incredible Animation | Animator Spotlight. Animation across all seasons of Attack on Titan, taken apart cut by cut with the animators identified.
- - Anime Production Artwork! Cels, Genga, Douga, Hanken! Terminology, history, and tour!. A tour of physical production artwork: cels, genga, douga and hanken, with the terminology attached to each object.
- - This Is How Anime is Animated.. How drawn animation is actually assembled, walked through with examples on screen.
- - Sakuga Animator Works: Spencer Wan. Cuts drawn by animator Spencer Wan gathered into one reel.
- - Anime Unboxing | Jujutsu Kaisen Key Animation Vol. 1. Unboxing of the first Jujutsu Kaisen key animation volume, with the printed drawings shown.
- - Boruto Episode 189 | Key Animation ( Animator: Proro ). A brief key animation cut from a Boruto episode, credited to the animator Proro.
- - JUJUTSU KAISEN BEHIND THE SCENE [SAKUGA/GENGA]. Genga and layout material gathered from Jujutsu Kaisen production work.
- - My Genga animation on Boruto episode 204. An animator's own key animation cut for a Boruto episode, shown as drawn.
- - Interview with Japanese Animator HIROSHI TATEZAKI. Animator Hiroshi Tatezaki answers questions about his career and methods.
- - Boruto #217 - Key Animation. Key animation drawings for a Boruto episode, presented without colour.
- - 字幕ONでインタビューも！『ルパン三世』アニメーター友永和秀/作画メイキング＆インタビュー│LUPIN THE 3RD "THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO" Drawing. Animator Kazuhide Tomonaga draws from The Castle of Cagliostro and talks through the work, filmed for the rights holder's own channel.
- - Sakuga animation Part 5 | Flip Book. A hand-drawn flip book run as animation.
- - ESAKUGA AppleBook Demonstration: Attack on Titan Keyframe Collection (English). A digital keyframe collection for Attack on Titan, demonstrated as an interactive book.
- - Black Clover Douga Genga sketch. Douga and genga sketch work based on Black Clover, drawn as practice.
- - Before & After: Genga & Final Animation for Vegeta's Final Atonement.. Genga drawings and the finished coloured animation for the same Dragon Ball Z moment, cut one after the other.
- - L’ATTAQUE DES TITANS - The Final Season Part 1 - KEY ANIMATION BOOK. Key animation book for the final season of Attack on Titan, shown in a French-language review.
- - 【ノバラボ】#5「レイアウト・原画」 画の上手さよりも必要な事って何か知ってた！？. Layout and key animation explained on a broadcaster-run project about how anime is made, with working drawings on the table.
- - Talking One Piece with an actual One Piece Animator | Anime Shop Talk. An animator who works on One Piece talks through the job in a long shop-talk conversation.
- - かんたんアニメーションの作り方「逆立ちからの…？」①作画工程解説編. A short handstand cut built from scratch, with the drawing process explained stage by stage.
- - Sword Animation. A short sword fight animated as an exercise.
- - Effect Sakuga 作画. Effects animation cuts, covering fire, smoke and debris work.
- - sakuga society feature showcase. A selection of notable animation cuts presented together.
- - This animation reel got me a job in anime. The demo reel that got its maker hired into the industry.
- - The Complete Beginner's Tutorial to Digital Animation in Clip Studio Paint: Animating a Head Turn. A head turn animated from scratch as a complete beginner's exercise.
- - Jujutsu Kaisen Key Animation Vol. 1 - Anime Art book. Flip through a published Jujutsu Kaisen key animation collection, showing the drawings as printed.
- - 【とにかく見るべし】大人気スタジオボンズに教わる“撮影”のイロハ／アニメさんぽ[前編] #ヒロアカ. Compositing at Studio Bones, walked through by staff for a video series that visits production departments.
- - Animation anime: Study - Genga - End animation Arifumi imai Shingeki no Kyojin. A study of Arifumi Imai's genga and the finished animation it became, placed side by side.
- - sakuga society feature showcase. A further selection of animation cuts assembled as a showcase.
- - Anime Artbook l Jujutsu Kaisen Key Animation Vol 0 l #anime #animeart #jjk #jujutsukaisen. The zero volume of the Jujutsu Kaisen key animation books, opened and shown.
- - [舞台裏] アニメ「鬼滅の刃」遊郭編 アクションプラン設計ワークプレビュー. Action planning for the Entertainment District arc, laid out as a work preview by the studio that animated it. The fight choreography is designed on paper before any frame is shot.
- - 【カメラ初潜入！】アニメ「僕の心のヤバイやつ」の制作現場に潜入！激レア映像続々！【そだてれび】. Camera access inside the studio making The Dangers in My Heart, broadcast by a Japanese television programme that filmed on the production floor.
- - Animation/Genga Practice Over the Year. A year of genga practice drawings collected into one reel.
- - Sakuga Showcase - EDENS ZERO. Animation highlights drawn from Edens Zero.
- - Jujutsu Kaisen Key Animation Vol. 2 - Flip Through Anime Art Book. Second volume of the Jujutsu Kaisen key animation books, turned page by page.
- - Attack On Titan Key Animation Art Book Flip Through. Pages from an Attack on Titan key animation art book, shown in sequence.
- - Yutaka Nakamura (中村豊) - Genga/LO Comparison - Mob Psycho 100 S3 #06. A Mob Psycho 100 cut shown twice over, with the finished key drawings set against the layout they were built from. The animator credited is Yutaka Nakamura.
- - Animation Sakuga: One Piece (ワンピース) Animator Showcase #1. Animation from One Piece attributed to individual animators.
- - Jujutsu Kaisen Key Animation Vol. 2 Flip-Through. A second-volume Jujutsu Kaisen key animation book, turned through page by page.
- - Hollow Purple (Moon Animator). An attack effect recreated in a game animation tool.
- - Monkey D Luffy | Pivot Animator | Showcase. A character animated in a stick-figure animation tool.
- - Anime Layout - the Beauty Behind the Scenes. Where the stage, the camera and the characters are fixed in place before a single cut is animated.
- - Football Sakuga 作画 Showcase: Part 1. Football animation cuts collected from across several productions.
- - JJK EPI 17 Vincent Chansard Genga (cropped anime audio). Vincent Chansard's key animation for a Jujutsu Kaisen episode, presented as raw drawings.
- - How Anime is Actually Made. The production chain from script to finished episode, laid out in order.
- - 【ダンジョン飯】第2クールオープニング メイキング. Construction of the second-cour opening for Delicious in Dungeon, assembled by the studio that produced it.
- - TVアニメ『響け！ユーフォニアム３』メイキング映像【第二回】. Second making-of segment for the third Sound! Euphonium series, following work at the studio's own desks.
- - TVアニメ『響け！ユーフォニアム３』メイキング映像【オープニング】. Opening sequence construction for the third Sound! Euphonium series, cut together by the studio from its own production footage.
- - TVアニメ『響け！ユーフォニアム３』メイキング映像【第六回】. Sixth production diary entry for Sound! Euphonium's third series, drawn from studio footage of work in progress.
- - TVアニメ『響け！ユーフォニアム３』メイキング映像【第十回】. Tenth making-of instalment for Sound! Euphonium's third series, showing production stages as the studio recorded them.
- - Runner | Krita Animation. A run cycle animated in an open-source drawing program.
- - *ACTUALLY* learning how to animate vol 1 (Basics). Animation basics worked through by someone learning them, with the exercises kept in frame.
- - Day in the Life of a Japanese Anime Director. A working day with an anime director in Japan, followed from arrival to the end of the shift.
- - Tips for drawing professional Genga and getting work in the industry. Drawing genga to a professional standard, and what studios look for when hiring for the role.
- - Anime Notation Explained for Beginners - Behind the Scenes of Anime Production. The notation written on anime production sheets, decoded symbol by symbol for people reading genga for the first time.
- - I Finally Cracked How Anime Studios Color Cels - Recreated the Process in Clip Studio Paint. The studio colouring process for cels reconstructed in a digital painting program.
- - Basic Genga/Nigen and 2nd Key Animation.. A long-form class in basic genga, nigen and second key animation, taught step by step at the drawing desk.
- - Part 2: Basic Genga/Nigen and 2nd Key Animation. Second part of a long genga and second key animation class, continuing through the drawing stages.
- - How to Animate Genga Drawings in less than 4 min. A compressed run through animating from genga drawings, kept to the essential stages.
- - TVアニメ『Übel Blatt～ユーベルブラット～』メイキング映像#01【原画】. Genga stage for the Übel Blatt television series, released as the first numbered entry in the label's making-of run.
- - Animation Cels FAQ! Care Guide, Collecting, Fake Cels, Storing, Gengas, Dougas & MORE! 🤩 Dragon Ball. Caring for and storing animation cels, including how to identify reproductions sold as originals.
- - Industry Pro Teaches Us Traditional Animation!! (Anime). An industry animator teaches traditional drawn animation, working on paper through the session.
- - BEHIND GACHIAKUTA | Creators Interview & Behind-the-scenes. Creator interviews and production footage for Gachiakuta, issued through the series' own channel.
- - The Animator Abuse Behind Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Attack on Titan. Working conditions reported on recent high-profile productions, drawing on animators' own public statements.
- - How I Animate a Scene from Beginning to End. One scene animated from first rough to finish, with each stage kept on screen as it is built.
- - What Is An In-between Animator In Anime Production? - Your Anime Family. What an in-between animator does within a production.
- - Moments Animators Forgot Their Budget = God Tier Animation. Sequences where the animation far exceeds an episode's normal standard.