By Akihiro Yamamoto (Asobizukuri)
Born in 1998
After graduating from high school, he joined an animation company as an animator. Due to a lack of skills, he was fired after about a year. Later, he met Shimoda on Twitter and started creating independent animation together, but their first project fell through. During this time, he began participating in sketch meetings to expand his network. As a result, a doujinshi of his sketches became a hit, and he is currently making a living from it while producing independent animation.
Kentaro Shimoda (Asobizukuri)
Born in 1997
After graduating from a part-time high school, he was working part-time at a Yamazaki bakery while wandering around when he met Yamamoto on Twitter.
In May 2017, while he was trying to create an anime with Yamamoto, Studio Ghibli announced a recruitment for newcomers. After much deliberation, he chose to create independent animation. At that time, he was reading the first volume of “Don’t Touch the Animation Club,” which had not yet been animated, and his passion for independent production was heightened, leading him to pursue anime creation.
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