A trailer created by an art student studying oil painting is actually being made into a film. This is the unique origin of the short animated film ‘Maidens of the Ripples.’ The director is Michiko Souma, who works as an illustrator under the name toubou. With full support from the
【Naoki Matsuura’s Journey #03】It’s Better for the Heart to Grow More Capable of Finding Beauty than for Beautiful Things to Increase
Guest, Personality Guset：Naoki Matsuura Currently active as an animation director, director, and animation creator Member of the Japan Animation Association Born in Tokyo in 1982, currently residing in Kanagawa Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences at Musashino Art University in 2006. After working as a production
Travel Notes of Naoki Matsuura: Afterword
This time, I had a recording session with animation director Matsuura. Through our conversation, his passion and philosophy for creation were deeply conveyed. I would like to delve further into his history, the way of thinking he has cultivated, and the background and production process of his independent work, “火づくり”.
