Is it me or do these guys make the most awesome animation. I love the mix of cg with actual 2d.
Let us take a look and appreciate a master.
Here is a great breakdown
animation tutorial
There is always this “nerd” argument that Anime made outside of Japan is not really anime. There are many folks who would never give a show a second look if it wasn’t made in Japan.
What do you think?
Well to be honest I think it is somewhere in the middle. There are obvious cultural aspects that are part of anime specifically in those slice of life type shows but when you start getting into fantasy and scifi I think the line is blurred and really doesn’t matter.
To be technical about it….most anime is made in Korea. So technically it ain’t anime either IF your definition is that it must be made in Japan. And if you notice recently China is coming in producing its own anime.
Things are changing. To all you nerdy guys who are the “actually” guys/gals. Give it up and get with the times. 
Anime is anime wherever it is made.
And remember at the end of the day Anime was inspired by American culture.
I found this great interview with an animator who makes a living creating animation. I’m sure we would all like to do that.
Here is a great interview.
When writing your manga, animation, anime, comic, etc you really need to hook people from the beginning. I found this awesome videos showing you how you need to hook folks in from the start.
Well here is your chance. MightyOataking has a Patreon going on right now with project files.
If you don’t know who mightyOtaking is please check out his work below.
He uses a lot of 3d reference to make it look really cool and speed things up.
One of the greatest animation directors ever!
I love old school 2d animation but if you are a guy who cannot draw or has less time 3d CG is the way to go.
It will help speed up the process and allow you to make more anime and keep a consistent level of quality.
I wanted to share that Studioartfx.com is back with a new format and it is looking good. http://www.studioartfx.com/
I have been a fan of Terrence for many years and he is one of my biggest inspirations in making your own anime. He proved what one man can do and even do quickly. I hope to see more and more articles from him and glean some new stuff from him in my own endeavors.
If you want to learn how to make your own anime this is the guy to watch.
Here is some inspiration. You know when creating a story feel free to think outside the box and created something new.
Watch and learn.
Here is another one of those videos combining 2d and 3d animation to get better results, especially if you are not the best artist and want to try 2d.
