Anime Site Collaboration Project: Anime Production Studios Gaining Global Attention and Paving the Way to the Future

PRESS RELEASE
Aug. 08, 2018 03:29 PDT

Tokyo Otaku Mode, which continues to work to spread Japanese pop culture, such as anime, throughout the world under the slogan, “Making the world happy with otaku culture!” has collaborated with anime news sites around the world to launch a new interview project.

Japanese anime, thanks to the flourishment of streaming sites, is more popular now than it has ever been before. Because of that, we have decided to interview directors and producers of anime studios that create works enjoyed by fans around the world and ask them about behind-the-scenes details, such as, “How do you come up with such wonderful ideas?” and, “What do you feel when you make anime?” We’ll also include photos and videos of the studio that are rarely revealed to the public.

This project is being done with the cooperation of anime news sites from around the world, such as Japan’s largest anime information site Anime!Anime!, Taiwan’s massive site Bahamut, Sumikai, Honey’s Anime, and more.

Planned Publications
Vol. 1: Jumpei Mizusaki of Kamikaze Douga

Kamikaze Douga:
JOJO’s Bizarre Adventure: Opening Animation 1-3
Pop Team Epic
Batman Ninja
Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru: Ending Animation
IDOLiSH7: WiSH VOYAGE: Music Video

Vol. 2: Masahiko Minami of bones

Bones:
Fullmetal Alchemist
My Hero Academia
Noragami
Ouran High School Host Club
Eureka Seven
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond

Vol 3: Masahiko Otsuka and Masato Takeuchi of TRIGGER

TRIGGER:
Kill La Kill
Little Witch Academia
Darling in the Franxx (jointly produced with A-1 Pictures)
SSSS.GRIDMAN

Vol 4: Yoshitada Fukuhara of Yaoyorozu

Yaoyorozu:
Kemono Friends
Tesagure! Bukatsu-Mono
Love Kome: We Love Rice
Kemurikusa (January 2019)

Vol 5: Hideki Moriya of Polygon Pictures

Polygon Pictures:
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
Blame!
Knights of Sidonia
Ajin
Lost in Oz

Vol 6: Kenji Horikawa of P.A. Works

P.A. Works:
Iroduku: The World in Colors
Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms
The Eccentric Family
Sakura Quest
Shirobako
Hanasaku Iroha
Another
Angel Beats!
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
True Tears

Vol 7: Shinnosuke Numata of Tomasan

Tomasan:
Folktales from Japan
Milky Panic Twelve
Kemono Friends 2

Vol 8: Naohiro Ogata of Sunrise

Sunrise:
Gintama
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Cowboy Bebop
Mobile Suit Gundam
Tiger & Bunny
Inuyasha

Vol 9: Yuzo Kawahara and Yutaka Oomatsu of Tatsunoko Production

Tatsunoko Production:
Speed Racer
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Time Bokan
King of Prism

Vol 10: Kenji Nakamoto and Atsuko Ishizuka of Madhouse

Madhouse:
Harmagedon: Genma Taisen
Wicked City
Millennium Actress
Galaxy Angel
Cardcaptor Sakura
Death Note
Chihayafuru
Death Parade

Vol 11: Eiji Inomoto and Kiyotaka Waki of Orange

Orange:
Land of the Lustrous
Monster Strike The Movie: Sora no Kanata

Vol 12: Tetsuya Nakatake of WIT STUDIO

WIT STUDIO:
Attack on Titan
Seraph of the End
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
The Ancient Magus' Bride
After the Rain
The Empire of Corpses

Vol 13: Koji Kakita of David Production and Nobutaka Kasama of Gonzo

David Production:
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Cells at Work
Ristorante Paradiso

Vol 14: Nobuhiro Itou, Akio Shinohara and Shinichi Miyazaki of Graphinica

Graphinica:
Girls und Panzer
Rakuen Tsuihou - Expelled from Paradise -
Juuni Taisen
HELLO WORLD

Vol 15: Yuhei Sakuragi and Hidenori Kawashima of Craftar Studios

Craftar Studios:
Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Toshitemo
Ingress: The Animation
Osomatsu-san VR
Garo: Vanishing Line
Drifters

This project also includes fan participation. Tokyo Otaku Mode is a partner in the community cryptocurrency Otaku Coin, which is set to launch this fall. In collaboration with that, fans who read these articles will be able to use the Otaku Coin app to send the studios messages of support and gratitude.

The support project will launch at the same time as the app in fall 2018.

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