Excellent episode of Where's Nadeshiko, a Waldo spinoff where you spot her in the countryside instead
An episode storyboarded by Shingo Kaneko and directed by Kagetsu (Masahiro) Aizawa, with a pink-haired girl as the protagonist. Which is to say, it's legally also part of Utena
Satisfying developments & Kaneko continues to offer Yurucamp at its funniest. They barely draw attention to it but I loved the visual gag with the constant cuts back to a girl ominously spying on Nadeshiko... until the gig's up and she's just peeking over her laptop
He's also the director who integrates Afro's fish-eye lens shots from the manga in the most graceful way - not necessarily "natural" since he uses them to break the fourth wall sometimes, but it always feels amusing rather than a forceful inclusion
The curious ghosting handheld effect in the hanging bridge also stood out. Just shaking the drawing normally could feel cheaper and unconvincing, but it still saves the pain of animating a very complex shot. Not perfect but a neat choice!
And, faces
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Next time you see someone asking why Kizu took so long to get finished, just tell them that Oishi spent all those years decking Madoka's director. It's only a slight lie
(They all greatly enjoyed working with him for the record)
Tetsuya Takeuchi's iconic hallway scene in Paradox Spiral isn't just cool action, it's also a neat sample of what it's like to let an ace animator to roam freely for the first time. The refusal to abbreviate movement & continuous shots are simply a pure animator enjoying himself
Takeuchi's good friends with director Hirao, and after expressing frustration over not getting the kind of action work he finds fulfilling, Hirao offered him this opportunity to do as he pleased - making this Takeuchi's first proper storyboard, all thanks to his drinking bud
As a result, you've got a sequence unlike anything else in the movie. More fixed cameras as the dynamism comes purely from the characters' actions (lots of z axis movement!) and where Takeuchi's characteristic lively over-articulation shines best
You ever crave donuts so bad you prey upon your magical mascot to eat their hair buns across an entire episode. Like actually eat, digest, it's gone now
Cool background animation is absolutely the right way to start your girls climbing show if you want to make it look as exciting as possible
Respect Iwa Kakeru for attempting to tackle a nightmarish subject matter (constant movement that demands solidity of the bodies!) but still wanting to animate it traditionally. The team's got a curious mix of action, FX, and horny anime experts which I guess sums up those needs
The first couple minutes of Nijigasaki felt weirdly low key for a franchise like Love Live that if nothing else has energy to spare, then this happened and OK yeah nevermind carry on
Ended up liking Nijigasaki a bunch - it not feeling very Love Live is what I want out of Love Live atm. Well directed premiere that contrasts Yu's bright outlook after finding a goal with the gloom of those who lost theirs, all special moments punctuated with beautiful lighting
Also the decision to make turn the final performance into a proper music video that integrates the theme of the song and her feelings? Yes keep doing that