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vonPeterhof
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I've already been a fan of Madoka and the Monogatari series for a while and I'm currently enjoying March, but the recent debut of Hand Shakers, a show that quite literally gave me the worst eye pain I've felt in more than a decade (had a bad conjunctivitis problem in my early teens), has actually made me appreciate Shaft as a whole even more. Say what you want about the head tilts, but the single-minded pursuit of a studio identity based on a unique visual house style could have ended so much worse.
Thanks for the informative article. I've enjoyed a few of Shin Oonuma's recent-ish works, but for some reason I keep forgetting he used to work at Shaft. Looks like I need to check out the ef franchise. |
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invalidname
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Nice to see that Nick's enjoying the visuals of ef. The artistic direction in that show makes it the rare case where I think you can point to limited animation as a valid aesthetic choice, something that hasn't been true very often since the UPA cartoons of the 1950s.
I do think you'll want to get around to Shinbo's Mekakucity Actors, which also has a striking aesthetic, this time an ultra-bold high-contrast look. I didn't appreciate it the first time because I was busy cataloging all the head-tilts on my Tumblr, but a Animax promo from last summer reminded me of the show's distinct look (also, props to Animax for making Mekakucity Actors look way better than it actually is). |
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nobahn
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Found an error in the 8th paragraph.
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joeydoa
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I don't know if the meaning is that Silver Link doesn't make beautiful productions or that Silver Link does make beautiful productions but are not known. Either way, Silver Link's series: Non Non Biyori and Non Non Biyori Repeat have absolutely beautiful production values and gorgeous backgrounds. |
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Kimiko_0
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Great to see another article about a particular anime studio's history and style. I'd like to see more articles like this.
Two things though. One, could y'all please add sources/credits for the images you use (not just this article, I've asked this before with Kevin Cirugeda's articles too). Like, title of the anime, episode number, and maybe a timestamp. That way we can look things up to see them in context, or get hooked on interesting stuff. Two, I can see why you highlight Oonuma and Omata, because they've been quite influential in Shaft's style(s), but they're both introduced as ex-Shaft staff, which makes one wonder what people are most influential at Shaft now. The blog you link to at the end does a good job describing exactly that, but why isn't that information in this article? It clearly belongs in something titled "The Secret of Studio SHAFT". |
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TsukasaElkKite
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SHAFT always draws the best backgrounds.
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7jaws7
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I've always been fascinated with what SHAFT does ever since Madoka and Monogatari. Though I'm no expert in animation, I feel like I can still understand what they're trying to accomplish in certain episodes.
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Jose Cruz
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Great article. The general impression I got from Shaft is that most of their stuff is good but the only great stuff I have experienced is Madoka. The rest is very good though so it's a studio whose total output is greater than its individual pieces.
Shimbo has actually directed anything like a normal director? |
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Shiroi Hane
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It was interesting to see Aria the Scarlet Ammo come up in Silver Link's history when Aria AA struck me as a love letter to SHAFT (and given that the Director has and continues to work with SHAFT, this is clearly not accidental).
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gpanthony
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I've been a pseudo-fan of Shaft's for their really unique visual language since Tsukyomi Moon Phase, but the one thing that has always been a thorn in my side is on at least two occasions I can think of (in Moon Phase and during the first season of Monogatari) action sequences were built up to only to play out as sound against a static background card. I found this very jarring and displeasing- though at this point I don't know if this was laziness and penny pinching or an artistic statement. Or both.
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FloozyGod
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lol didn't even mention ufotable
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jesusalcala11
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The article mentions he worked as director for Petite Cossette and SoulTaker before Shaft. While in Shaft, he did Zetsobou-Sensei and Sasami-san. |
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Heishi
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He also did the Hurricane Polymar OVA.
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Sakagami Tomoyo
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More likely they buggered up the production schedule and didn't have the time to do it properly. |
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reanimator
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You guys are just making assumption without doing research. For Tsukuyomi, it's just an artistic statement. Nothing to do with laziness or being cheap. |
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