Thank you for your support. This is Watanabe.
Here’s my dormitory diary entry for August.
Recently, the heat’s been waking me up in the morning. The closer it gets to noon the hotter it becomes, so I try and get to the studio as fast as possible. The studio is air conditioned which has been a live saver. My electricity bill’s gone up, so I’m really trying to cut back on the ...
2022-08-16 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your support, this is Aoki Yuto with my dormitory diary update for the beginning of July.
I went to the House of Councillors election for the first time the other day. I’ve always been indifferent to politics and the economy, but I decided to go vote due to recent uncertainties in today's climate.
As for my work, my studio held a social gathering for the animation de...
2022-07-23 08:42:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone, it’s Kuroda.
Apologies for the late update. Here’s my dormitory diary entry for July.
I’m doing my second round of study through my anatomy book. I’m trying to get to the point where I can draw with a deeper understanding of the concepts. This is something I’m trying to do with a bunch of different reference materials.
My work is getting better, thoug...
2022-07-23 08:41:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello,
Ura here. I got sick after getting my blood drawn as a kid which left me with some childhood trauma. Yesterday, I got my blood drawn during a medical exam which made me remember that trauma and I freaked out.
This is my dormitory diary entry for July.
June was packed and was the month that I finally finished my training. Moving forward, I don’t just do a cut and turn ...
2022-07-18 05:44:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your support. This is Shimai. Here’s my dormitory diary entry for July.
On Friday, I couldn’t help myself and went to the theaters to watch the new Dragon Ball Super movie and a Doraemon movie…! Let’s just say it was my cheat day.
Here are my thoughts:
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero will have you on the edge of your seat with action scenes that are only po...
2022-07-17 07:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello and thank you for your support. Kimura here. This is my dormitory diary entry for July.
The season of sunflowers has arrived; Summer is now in full-swing. The other day, I went to Tama Zoological Park to do some sketching. The heat and many hills completely sapped me of energy so I was only able to see about a third of the animals, but the sketches themselves went well. I’m very s...
2022-07-17 06:55:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, Yamamoto here. This is my dormitory diary entry for July. My work's been consistent and going well. Though, I have noticed that I’ve been doing so much illustration practice lately that I haven’t made any animations. I just wanna animate something, even if that something is short! Specifically I’ve been meaning to try my hand at actions scenes and effects and stuff! Also, I never g...
2022-07-16 06:25:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your support.
This is Yamaguchi.
We always have the AC on in the studio, but it’s still hot enough to make my hands sweat as the day goes on.
I’m worry that it’ll leak into the page and ruin any good work I’ve managed to get done.
That said, I’ve always preferred the heat to the cold so I feel more energetic in the Summer.
I feel like I’ve...
2022-07-16 06:23:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, this is Kim.
Here is my dormitory diary entry for July.
It’s gotten so hot since last week that I can no longer afford to live without an air conditioner.
Yesterday, I don’t know if it was because of the heat or what, but at a cafe close to my studio, an elderly person collapsed and was carried away by an ambulance. That prompted to be extra careful about my hydrati...
2022-07-14 00:48:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, Sakamoto here.
This is my dormitory diary entry for July.
The temperature’s been getting higher and higher, and recently, I’ve become unable to sleep at all without the AC on. I hear that air conditioning can really rack up an electric bill though, so I’m not looking forward to seeing what mine comes out to…
At the end of June, my training finally ended and I be...
2022-07-14 00:47:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your support. This is Watanabe.
Here’s my dormitory diary entry for July.
I finished all of my training and am now working in production for real. The hard part has been animating cuts containing dynamic motion like hair or clothes fluttering in the wind. Where it really got hard though was drawing facial movement while accounting for said dynamic motion. I still don...
2022-07-13 06:02:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your patronage. This is my July dormitory diary entry.
I finally started using my air conditioner at the end of June as temperatures have been rising.
Tokyo Summers are hot.
At the studio, I’m still working on basic in-betweens as usual.
My drawings aren’t quite as clean as those of my peers, but I’m hoping to get better soon.
Ever since I’ve ...
2022-07-13 05:58:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, this is Kimura.
Here is my dormitory diary entry for June.
Last week, I went overseas with Animator Supporters to Animazement, an anime convention held in North Carolina, USA. It’s like Comiket but overseas and it was my first time going outside of Japan.
There were 3 people there including the CEO of Animator Supporters, a fourth-year production assistant, and myself...
2022-06-27 04:06:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your continuous support. Kyoko Shimai here.
This is my dormitory diary entry for June.
My days haven’t changed much from the last month or two. I’d like something to break the monotony.
In-between training will be over in a month, and I’m still getting called out for the precision of my clean-ups…
I feel like I haven’t improved much lately, and I'...
2022-06-10 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your continued support. This is Kuroda.
Here is my dormitory diary entry for June.
This month will mark the end of my training. I’m wondering if I should really be moving on from training though as I don’t feel like I’ve grown much as an animator.
In university, I asked one of my seniors how many frames they drew during their first month of training and I d...
2022-06-10 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your support! Yuto Aoki here!
This is my dormitory diary update for June.
It’s been 3 months since I joined my studio. I feel like it’s getting easier to talk to the seniors in my department as I get more of an understanding of their positions, tastes, and the ins and outs of their jobs.
I’ve been feeling unsatisfied with my work recently and I have develop...
2022-06-09 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The other night, I went outside and tried sprinting at full speed and found that I’ve goten slower since coming to Tokyo. I felt a remarkable loss of stamina.
Hey, Ura here.
This is my dormitory diary entry for June.
Recently, my seniors have been inviting me out to dinner. We've been getting lost in long conversations that go over an hour. I feel like I’m finding my...
2022-06-09 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, Sakamoto here.
This is my dormitory diary entry for June.
I’ve finally finished all of my training assignments, and I’ve been working since 5/31. However, my training period still lasts through June, so instead of taking a big bag of cuts and getting to work, my animation inspector picks out cuts that I can do as a newcomer which I’ve been working on.
I’m really...
2022-06-08 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Yamamoto here!
May has ended and now we’re halfway through 2022! I feel like time has been moving so fast it’s crazy.
I think new hire training will be ending soon. I’ve gotten a good handle on the software, and I feel like I’ve gotten faster at drawing.
It’d be great if I could keep this pace up and learn how to draw even faster.
Oh! Also, the new Drago...
2022-06-08 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello.
Thank you for your support. This is Tomona Yamaguchi.
My days are still being spent training.
While I still receive a lot of corrections on my work daily, sometimes I submit something that makes it through.
I don’t really feel it, but I think I’m improving.
That makes me happy.
However, I’ve got so much on my plate between training, other drawing...
2022-06-07 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your support. Watanabe here.
This is my dormitory diary entry for June.
I’ve been studying the ins and outs of in-between animation in training. Something we did that stuck with me recently was animating fluid motion. That’s stuff like making someone’s hair flow naturally and it was really hard. Though it was super fun to study references and experiment with how ...
2022-06-07 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s my dormitory diary entry for June.
I’ve gotten a good feel for the area. I’ve had so much that I wanna do that I’ve been prioritizing them over things like chores. Not good.
I’m fitting in at my company though and I’ve made good friends with my co-workers, it’s really fun!
It’s really cool when a project I’ve been interested in makes its way around the...
2022-06-07 03:55:33 +0000 UTC View Post