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I'm gutted, so shocked and so saddened and just in mourning of him and all the amazing things he should/could/would have done if he was still here. To his colleagues, his friends, his family, his son... I'm so deeply sorry. To the powers that be, please take care of him, and the ones closest to him.

Since I moved to LA, it seemed like every career milestone I had, Bauza was there to cheer and celebrate alongside me. My first union job, my first professional record session where we shared the booth together, all the premieres and wrap parties and gatherings, he was like the MC of our lives...

This one goes for the Doremi fans at the World Animation Discord ^^ I thought of the "what-if?" that Onpu Segawa would be happier as a metalcore/ grindcore vocalist than as a pop idol, so i just couldn't resist. :D #ojamajodoremi #magicaldoremi #fanart #metal

Kasumin #16 has arrived!

Sometimes I browse through heritage auctions and I find the occasional odd gem, but today I stumbled upon the mother-load: these ridiculous grocery store ads promoting the release of The Jungle Book, and each one has me absolutely reeling. Sharing them here so you too can share in my bewildered joy

evergreen tony mines post. second paragraph is the truth of all media nerds web.archive.org/web/20210515...

"A Dunesbury Special" is maybe the only genuine example of American "adult animation" I've ever seen in the sense that it addresses adult concerns and in the sense that any child who tried to watch it would probably find it pretty boring. It also maintains visual interest despite its verbosity.

incredible stuff from harlock ep 9. directors are masayuki ozeki and johei matsuura, but i don't know who did which half

It's shoujo time! Baby & I!

animation is saved www.classicflix.com/products/cop...

One of my favorite aspects of the Popeye shorts is how, for awhile, every short had a new title arrangement! Often the cues were thematic: The Spinach Overture has a more brazen orchestral sound, like a fanfare; Brotherly Love is more pious (that bell!), Shiver Me Timbers has a literal shiver to it

Wanted to see if Procreate Dreams was more wieldy than the last time I touched it upon release (and it is, yay!) Been awhile since I've consciously done frame-by-frame animation rather than just keyframes, but nice to hop back on the saddle!

finished the taxes

Somethin’ cute and simple! Been on a very big Urusei Yatsura kick—one of the most joyously madcap shows I’ve ever seen (and loved!)

My newest article for MagicalStage, all about Pierrot’s return to 80s mahou shoujo with “LuluttoLilly” 🪄

discord is useful for letting us curate our perfect communities of like-minded people but there was admittedly something to the town square nature of twitter that brought together people who’d normally never interact, forcing us out of our comfort zones. but also that was hell. i could never go back

While we're all talking about Ko Takeuchi, here's the incredible piece they drew for me lmao

‼️OUT NOW‼️The George Nicholas Animator Reel is finally out! This has been a true labor of love and I'm so excited to see it go live! I hope you enjoy!!~ youtu.be/QBZi-82Vtr4

Kasumin 15 is out now.

More importantly, an amazing person who shaped a humane philosophy that the studio carried from its founding until now, and in the hands of his family, into the future. People who crossed paths with him remember both small acts of kindness and his ahead-of-their-time views on animation production

All my condolences about the passing of KyoAni founder & president Hideaki Hatta. No exaggeration to say that he's been one of the most important individuals in the history of this industry, especially if you consider that he also had a hand in IG's inception www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/information/...

dustydaggers.the-comic.org made a beat little comicfury site for my comic book Dusty Daggers in preparation for issue #2. if you never got to read #1, now you can easily!

as some of you may know i run a discord called "world animation!" unfortunately due to the trials of moderating a discord we've had to make our invite process somewhat selective. if you're interested, here's a quick guide on how to join! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Telecom Animation Film is getting dissolved and absorved by TMS Entertainment. As far as I remember, they had been in debt for a long time so it doesn't come as a total surprise, but it's still a sad news. Lupin the IIIRD The Immortal Bloodline was basically their swan song gamebiz.jp/news/421008

made a music video of cartoons i think you should see before you die. highly biased, personal, and non-comprehensive youtu.be/6T5bsHjb-dE?...

made a list for easy access to some of my favorite posts on ben ettinger’s defunct anipages blog. let me know if there’s any i should add! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

year in review

NO KINGS.

The fun part is they all have their own tricks! Kitanohara did something similar with objects rather than characters. Ota turned digital effects like sparkles, shading, reflections, etc into clearly drawn effects... then it all contrasts with the physical backdrop. "Handmade" from a different angle!

The ways CITY's creative width becomes specific technical choices is also fascinating. Given how stylized everything is, each director basically adapts to the "level of technology" of the series. Ishidate started by translating photography ideas like being out of focus into the drawings themselves

One of CITY's greatest achievements is pushing veteran artists to tackle new challenges. Joji Unoguchi started as an in-betweener in the 80s, became a leader of KyoAni's budding BG art crew, then spent decades as art & 3DBG director His role in CITY #05? Creating a diorama to set the episode into

jammin my way outta #OIAF2025 soon...thanks for hangin out @vertecks.bsky.social @ibcf.bsky.social @aaronlong.bsky.social

(It's because it apparently has a gag page by me in it, which would be cool to see. The one with DUCK TWACY cameo)

I'm on a trip outside my home country, and since it was very recently Chile's national holiday, i thought of giving it a farewell by giving the girls from Azumanga Daioh a good ol' chilean "asado." I love these characters and i thought of no better way to honor them.

anyone else at #OIAF?

Praying and manifesting for the eventual Warner Bros. x Pokemon crossover... there's potential here!!!!

A friend asking if I could draw Porky and Daffy as Pokemon (Tepig and Ducklett!) spawned into a fantastic conversation that I immediately had to immortalize

Happy Bugs Day! Going through some old art for the occasion. He's tricky and aloof with me, but rewarding on the chance I can pin 'im down!

(The movie is 'Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam'.)