Wow, wow, wow, wow….Takashi Hashimoto worked on One Piece 470!!! 
I can't believe a legendary animator worked on One Piece.
http://www.catsuka.com/player.php?id=mad_Takashi_Hashimoto
He probably did the crocodile scene, since he did a really small scene according to the key animators list. Still not sure thought, waiting for HD Raw. I wish if he have done the Mihawk fight…I hope he does something soon.
Maybe he worked on an upcoming big scene and this is just his "side-work". XD
Wow, wow, wow, wow….Takashi Hashimoto worked on One Piece 470!!! [qimg]http://www.soulsnpirates.com/images/smilies/gar.gif[/qimg] [qimg]http://www.soulsnpirates.com/images/smilies/gar.gif[/qimg] [qimg]http://www.soulsnpirates.com/images/smilies/gar.gif[/qimg]
I can't believe a legendary animator worked on One Piece.http://www.catsuka.com/player.php?id=mad_Takashi_Hashimoto
He probably did the crocodile scene, since he did a really small scene according to the key animators list. Still not sure thought, waiting for HD Raw. I wish if he have done the Mihawk fight…I hope he does something soon.
Maybe he worked on an upcoming big scene and this is just his "side-work". XD
Fu*k yes!!
Another big name!!
And he's the Effort Animation Director of Ep.0~
I hope we can find more big names in One Piece anime!
Well, I said I'd do a post on Movie 10 a while back, and now that I have the file in my hands, I'm going to go ahead and do it.
The animation director and character designer (after Oda, I guess) is Masayuki Sato. According to some of the interviews and stuff that was released during the film's promotion, Toei searched their ranks for someone who could handle the direction for the animals' movements and could imitate Oda's own style as close as possible, and he was the result. In that sense, his style is somewhat similar to Inoue's, but while Inoue's models have a kind of rounded quality to them, Sato's are sharper, and I thought they were a bit more expressive as well. A lot of the expressions and line-work looked like they came right out of the manga, Luffy, Nami, Sanji, Robin, and Franky I thought looked especially good.
I did notice though that as the movie went on, some of the jaws and mouths got really angular and square-jawed, mainly with Usopp, but Luffy and Sanji had a bit of it going on as well. I also noticed that some of the in-betweening could have been smoother a few times (like there's a part during the scene where they listen to Nami's message where Sanji is suddenly drawn really badly), and there were a few small bits, mostly with the nameless mooks, where the art looked like something from the weekly series rather than a movie. Overall though, the art and animation were superb, and I would really like to see Sato do some key animation work for the weekly series (he did some for One Day, I hear), or even as animation director once in a while. It would be a shame to not utilize that talent.
Masayuki Sato
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! Getting shots for Robin, Franky, and Brook were hard because they were hardly in the movie. Franky especially wasn't fun, since that frame was only on screen for like a tenth of a second.
Some more stylistic stuff I want to talk about. This movie went with the manga's designs rather than the long-standing anime ones. Meaning that everyone had paler skin than usual, Robin has brown eyes, and even Franky's hair was a lighter shade of blue. Everyone else who didn't already have set-in-stone eye colors got blue/gray ones when shocked, experiencing strong emotions, etc. I'm sure it was a trick of the lighting, but it felt like Nami's kept switching between brown, orange, and purple throughout the movie.
I really liked the backgrounds depicting Merveille and its different climatic zones. They were all very pretty and colorful, a lot nicer to look at and a relief after all of the bland-by-design ones that have shown up in the anime for the latest arc. I think, looking at both then art and animation together as one package, this movie was probably the best in the series so far in that regard, combining great art, lively and fluid animation, and beautiful scenery together for something that was really a lot of fun to watch.
To close with, twenty-five screen shots that I happened to take. Love those backgrounds:
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Since we're on the subject of Movie 10's animation I gotta say that I love the little gradient effect they did with Nami's hair. I really like how this effect carried over into the One Day opening.
O-chan
I've seen the movie, but seeing the screenshots reminded me of it's epicness. It's times like this when I really wish Funimation could get the licence for this movie, I'd actually buy two copies; one for me, and one for my Naruto-obsessed friend who hates One Piece's art style from what they've seen.
Hey guys, I found this over at sankaku complex, but due to the fact that the site is NSFW, I'm gonna post the article here. Sorry if this belongs somewhere else:
One Piece Girls: Deformed and Grotesque With the girls of One Piece somehow dominating a ranking of the animé girls with the most appealing proportions (Nami, Robin, and Hancock were part of this top 10 btw), One Piece detractors cannot help but voice concerns about the direction their design appears to be taking – specifically, how their waists gradually shrunk to spindles as the manga progressed, even as their breasts ballooned to basketball size.
Then they show Nami's development from the beginning of the manga to where we are now, along with Bonney, Alvida, Hancock, Margaret, and girl Ivankov. Then they use as a human example of Nami's measurements (B95-W55-H85, I cup), the model Yui Ichikawa, you can look her up.
All I have to say is, this is just sad. People are actually wasting their time whining about how One Piece got into a hottest anime girl body countdown that they themselves made? Like we all say here: If you don't like the manga/animé, STOP FRICKIN WATCHING/READING IT! Anyway, I just wanted to see what you guys thought of this. Again, if this topic belongs somewhere else, please move it, and I apologize for placing it here.
It's Sankaku. They're sensationalists. Pay them no heed.
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Oh, alright then, thanks Crossword^^.
The animation for the next episode is lookin' sweeeet. ;)
Talking about the next episode, is Naotoshi Shida a regular storyboarder? Anyone knows the last time he worked as such? Just curious..
Movie 10 does have beautiful scenery more better than Movie 6, but Movie 6 remains the best animated movie. I doubt we will see many legendary people working on a future One Piece movie on the level of Movie 6. But I guess that what happens when you use Hosada who have a lot of connections.
Talking about the next episode, is Naotoshi Shida a regular storyboarder? Anyone knows the last time he worked as such? Just curious..
Well, he did a lot of storyboarding for One Piece. But he is not a regular. Cause he mainly does key animation.
He did storyboard for:
-304, 318, 329, 338, 344, 353, 360, 365, 472 -ONE PIECE FILM STRONG WORLD
Movie 10 does have beautiful scenery more better than Movie 6, but Movie 6 remains the best animated movie. I doubt we will see many legendary people working on a future One Piece movie on the level of Movie 6. But I guess that what happens when you use Hosada who have a lot of connections.
Well that is why I said looking at it as a whole package. While Movie 6 had great animation, its palette was very drab and some of the CG backgrounds weren't all that appealing either. 10's animation style wasn't as active, but everything else about it was very One Piece, and something that would appeal to all, instead of polarizing the fandom like 6 did. Not to knock on 6 or anything, as it was very atmospheric, it's just not as visually appealing to the common audience member.
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Well that is why I said looking at it as a whole package. While Movie 6 had great animation, its palette was very drab and some of the CG backgrounds weren't all that appealing either. 10's animation style wasn't as active, but everything else about it was very One Piece, and something that would appeal to all, instead of polarizing the fandom like 6 did. Not to knock on 6 or anything, as it was very atmospheric, it's just not as visually appealing to the common audience member.
Mmmm, In that case, I agree with you.
I myself don't really like CG backgrounds much like the ones in Movie 6 and 9. I'm glad there was none of that in Movie 10.
Well, drab palette really suited the atmosphere of the movie, IMO.
Movie 10 had some very dynamic scenes like the first 10 minutes, but the problem is that it wasn't consistent as Movie 6. Movie 6 was active from the beginning till the end, and had 3 of the best animation directors, and 90% of the best Japanese animators out there.
Yeah, Totally agree with the last sentence.
what animators have changed from thriller bark to now? there are three very distinct animation styles. Thriller Bark has some of the most impressive animation work in the show thus far, in my opinion; then saobody/impel down was nearly the same, very sloppy drawings but with a few small very memorable moments (Tenryuubito and Bacura punches); and now the war at the summit has great drawings but virtually no fluidity to the animation, AND theres an annoying habit of reusing the exact same frame over and over again, as well as showing the exact same attack or conversation from 3+ different angles.
Blah, did I just ruin the anime for myself when i decided to start reading the manga, or are they really dropping the ball animation-wise?
I was curios where the really good art came from in episode 472, and my Opinion most of the great shots are done by Sumio Watanabe, who btw is the director of most of Nakatani's episodes. This is the first time he did most of the key animation.
but virtually no fluidity to the animation,
And for some reason you missed, Marco Vs. Kizaru, Luffy Vs. Smoker, Luffy's Gear 3rd, Whitebeard owning a giant, WB pirates first attack, Crocodile Vs. Jozu and some other well done scenes?
Unless you mean one fluid episode as a whole like the Tate ones, then yeah. Haven't seen one like that for a while.
This arc still needs a couple of some crazily animated scenes.
AND theres an annoying habit of reusing the exact same frame over and over again, as well as showing the exact same attack or conversation from 3+ different angles.
Yeah, they are trying to save the budget. It gets annoying sometimes, but overall I don't mind it as long as the animation quality doesn't drop down.
Blah, did I just ruin the anime for myself when i decided to start reading the manga, or are they really dropping the ball animation-wise?
Somehow…it does take away from the enjoyment. But the anime version is still fun if done right.
I'd say a handful of recent individual moments have worked better in the anime than manga, or at least had more oomph to them, since at this point that manga wasn't giving many scenes all that much breathing room and just wizzed on by to get to new material. For instance in the manga I hardly cared about Oars Jr. and the events surrounding him at all, and while my knowledge of what happens later on in the manga still prevents me from enjoying it as much as I could, that episode had me on the edge of my seat.
Now granted, there are certainly episodes that could have been much better, like 448 and 469, but when the directing is on the ball, it really shows.
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For instance in the manga I hardly cared about Oars Jr. and the events surrounding him at all, and while my knowledge of what happens later on in the manga still prevents me from enjoying it as much as I could, that episode had me on the edge of my seat.
True that, no wonder that travesty was voted the worst 2009 manga chapter by AP.
464 was not only great, as a whole that was maybe the most fluid Marineford episode so far.
464 was not only great, as a whole that was maybe the most fluid Marineford episode so far.
I agree with you that it was a great episode and beats the manga version, but it definitely wasn't fluid. Probably the worst Ishizuka episode in terms of animation. It had some good moments, but overall it looked like a low budget Ishizuka episode. But that what happens when all the good animators are moved to the other episodes.
The art was solid and consistent as usual.
468 is the most fluid episode so far then comes 467, IMO.
Oh yeah, i forgot about 467…that was probably the best in my view.
But 468, really? It had a couple of outstandish scenes, Kuroyanagi and all, but other than those i don't remember the animation being that fluid overall.
467 had some bad Korean animators. Other than that, I guess they are on the same level. Hitoshi Kamata, who is usually behind most of the key animation in most of the good Ishizuka episodes have worked on 468, and have done the Moria Vs. Jimbey. and probably some other scenes.
I hope that the next 2 episodes won't disappoint. Specially Inoue one. It would be really pointless for Inoue to come back if he is not getting the big animators he used to get in Thriller Bark. Cause those were his only outstanding episodes. We know for sure Shida will do a scene in 474 but it's gonna be a really small one since he is working on 473 as well. I'm very curios what other big animators will work him, Can't wait. If not, then I'll be extremely disappointed.
XMURADX, very nice avatar and signature.
If you go back and watch the first episode did you ever notice how different the animation is now? I am not crazy for some of the newer aspects. I liked Nami's "cuteness"
in the earlier episodes. The noses are no longer animated like normal Anime noses.
Robin sometimes has skin that looks like it was rubbed with vaseline or something.
You ever notice that sometimes the skin looks overly shiny?
Yeah, the character models back then were different, as Oda's style was a lot more loose and exaggerrated when it came to anatomy, and the general facial structure was a lot more anime-esque. I remember Luffy was lankier back then, and Zoro was more buff looking. Sanji was also, at least in the settei, drawn like a full head taller than everyone else for a short bit before being dialed back to his proper height. I also remember during that famous scene during the Arlong arc where Luffy gives Nami his hat and goes marching to Arlong Park she has these big, glistening eyes that remind me of some screen shots I've seen from the Kimi ni Todoke anime (doesn't help that Kazehaya does kinda resemble Luffy).
But of course, Oda's style has changed over the years, and so has the anime to match it, especially since they've started moving away from Koizumi's designs. I don't mind the shiny skin, since it usually only pops up during certain segments of key animation. The apparent white-washing of Robin is going to take some getting used to, though. I know some of the purists hate how the anime gives the characters different skintones, but I don't mind since it cuts down on the homogenization.
Man, I didn't mean to write that much.
Re-watching the preview of 474, I noticed a scene (Canons scene) that resembles Takashi Hashimoto style(I mentioned him earlier). I really hope it is indeed him, And he does the final scene.
XMURADX, very nice avatar and signature.
If you go back and watch the first episode did you ever notice how different the animation is now? I am not crazy for some of the newer aspects. I liked Nami's "cuteness"
in the earlier episodes. The noses are no longer animated like normal Anime noses.
Robin sometimes has skin that looks like it was rubbed with vaseline or something.
You ever notice that sometimes the skin looks overly shiny?
Thanks.
Yes, it looks like a totally different show, made with different technology.
The art have changed even the manga, so the same happened with the anime.
With all the weird noses in the One Piece world, lol…Anyway, every studio have a way for drawing noses. Like Bones, Madhouse, and Toei.
lol, you mean glistening skin. Well, that's Tomita's style. But we rarely see that.
Glistening skin.
The style is very different. Some of the EARLY episodes didn't have
animation all the way to the borders of the screen. You see this in the first episode where Coby finds the barrel. I have mixed feelings on the animation though. I think that it looks visually great right now. It makes me want a Bluray or DVD boxset. But I also think some of the old timey ways of animations gave off a different feel. I really can't think of the word. I wanted to say "coziness"
and then I though WTH!?!?! How would that fit?
But I shall be purchasing some DVDs in the coming months.
Mmm, Yuki Kinoshita(Last ep 188) and Naoki Murakami are back. And so far they have done key animation.
Murakami worked on 469. And Kinoshita worked on 473, I wonder if he will be doing anything anytime soon like Inoue.
475: Toshio Deguchi
476: Masayuki Takagi
477: Takeo Ide
478: Masahiro Shimanuki
Thanks to Archah.
They are taking out all the bad directors now for the finale of the arc, cause 570-575 are are very important.
Well, at least we know 477 will have awesome animation.
Weird, next week doesn't look like Deguchi at all, more like Kenji Yokoyama.
Edit: Looks like this is not confirmed, Cause I'm pretty damn sure next week is Yokoyama.
475: Toshio Deguchi
476: Masayuki Takagi
477: Takeo Ide
478: Masahiro ShimanukiThanks to Archah.
They are taking out all the bad directors now for the finale of the arc, cause 570-575 are are very important.
Well, at least we know 477 will have awesome animation.
Weird, next week doesn't look like Deguchi at all, more like Kenji Yokoyama.
what?! they just used Deguchi and now they using him again?!
oh well, at least it looks decent…
shida should do a scene for every episode!:wub:
I'm awaiting confirmation, cause it doesn't feel right. I've check 2chan, other Toei shows have been posted except One Piece so far.
Next time will be seeing Shida is at the end of the arc, he will probably work on a scene from chapter 575.
Yeah, it''s definitely Yokoyama next week.
And Deguchi coming back after 3 episodes? No way.
Does anyone know actually when the anime takes breaks, and how many breaks they take each year?
I know there is one in December and one in August, but I'm not sure if there's more.
Got a request here. Seeing as the OP anime usually has terrible episodes with a few awesome scenes(like that ep in Impel Down where Luffy did that Giant Stamp, yet the rest of the ep was a waste of time), it would be really cool if someone could make a compilation vid of every decent to awesome scene in the War Arc. Maybe it's asking too much, but I'd rather sit through that rather the entire thing all at once.
475: Toshio Deguchi
476: Masayuki Takagi
477: Takeo Ide
478: Masahiro Shimanuki
Yeah, it's weird seeing Deguchi after 4 episodes. I call it fake. Katsumi should be in that list too.
Got a request here. Seeing as the OP anime usually has terrible episodes with a few awesome scenes(like that ep in Impel Down where Luffy did that Giant Stamp, yet the rest of the ep was a waste of time), it would be really cool if someone could make a compilation vid of every decent to awesome scene in the War Arc. Maybe it's asking too much, but I'd rather sit through that rather the entire thing all at once.
I'm already working on it, I'm just waiting till the arc finishes.
I did one for Impel Down, but I'll re-upload it soon, I just want to add more scenes after I confirm them.
Sweet. You saved me from watching the arc.
I have a little question. Did Shida Luffys Jet-Gatling against Smoker in Episode 468? It looks like, but I'm not sure.
I think that whole sequence was done by Kenji Kuroyanagi (Whitebeard demolishing Rons, Mr. 2's final moments, Sanji vs. Scarlet, etc.).
I want to know who animated this, XMURAD. Because I want him/her to animate for One Piece too.
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That looks pretty good. The style kinda reminds me of a girly Casshern Sins.
It's the same character designer, actually.
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Pretty Cure HeartCatch is a fairly fantastic series. Beyond its stunning eye-candy, it's a brilliant example of the importance of execution in a series that could otherwise be remarkably derivative, even outright awful.
But it exceeds expectations due to a talented team working on it.
One Piece and Pretty Cure are the best examples of Toei's inability to manage their human and financial resources.
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Um….Yeah?
It's the same character designer, actually.
Really? Hmm…i might check this out.
Anyway, the correct schedule is out on Newtype:
475 - Kenji Yokoyama
476 - Katsumi Ishizuka
477 - Shigefumi Shingaki
478 - Atsuko Kawamura
The episode titles of 476-478 were wrong too.
@Yonkou255, which episode was that from?
Ep–--Chap---Animation Direct-----Episode Director
475 = [566] Kenji Yokoyama–----Katsumi TOKORO
476 = [567] Katsumi Ishizuka–---Yoshihiro UEDA
477 = [568] Shigefumi Shingaki–-Naozumi ITO
478 = [569] Atsuko Kawamura–--Gou Koga
As expected, fake list was fake. XD
Another awesome month. Makes me wonder who the hell is gonna handle the main stuff later besides the obvious chapter that Inoue is going to cover.
Sadly, Katsumi is getting a shitty Director_(Yoshihiro_ Ueda, 462, 445, Most of his episodes had horrible pacing) to work with him. So I'm expecting a horribly paced episode. On the other hand, Gou Koga returns, and I expect a nicely directed episode from him.
Naozumi ito is a new director, and Katsumi Tokoro is a good director.
@Yonkou255, which episode was that from?
Ep–--Chap---Animation Direct-----Episode Director
475 = [566] Kenji Yokoyama–----Katsumi TOKORO
476 = [567] Katsumi Ishizuka–---Yoshihiro UEDA
477 = [568] Shigefumi Shingaki–-Naozumi ITO
478 = [569] Atsuko Kawamura–--Gou KogaAs expected, fake list was fake. XD
Another awesome month. Makes me wonder who the hell is gonna handle the main stuff later besides the obvious chapter that Inoue is going to cover.
Sadly, Katsumi is getting a shitty Director_(Yoshihiro_ Ueda, 462, 445, Most of his episodes had horrible pacing) to work with him. So I'm expecting a horribly paced episode. On the other hand, Gou Koga returns, and I expect a nicely directed episode from him.
Naozumi ito is a new director, and Katsumi Tokoro is a good director.
So, you were right about Yokoyama
I always amaze at your ability to notice different animation style!
What's the chapter Inoue gonna cover? and what episode did Kawamura did before?
So, you were right about Yokoyama
I always amaze at your ability to notice different animation style!What's the chapter Inoue gonna cover? and what episode did Kawamura did before?
Thanks, One Piece AD's styles are very obvious, there is rarely any consistency. So it's easier to notice who is doing what in One Piece compared to the other shows.
Most probably 574, and if they continue the same pace, which most likely it will. Then that will be episode 483. But I'm curious who will handle 576, that's something very important as well. And it seems the big guys are out of the way, unless Nakatani handles it.
Kawamura's last episode was 467. And it was great.
Thanks, One Piece AD's styles are very obvious, there is rarely any consistency. So it's easier to notice who is doing what in One Piece compared to the other shows.
Most probably 574, and if they continue the same pace, which most likely it will. Then that will be episode 483. But I'm curious who will handle 576, that's something very important as well. And it seems the big guys are out of the way, unless Nakatani handles it.
Kawamura's last episode was 467. And it was great.
yeah, it really bugs me that the art and animation style looks really different from one episode to another… but then again , I can only recognize Shida and Tate style (and maybe Deguchi)
I hope that Toei re-organize One Piece staff after time-skip so that we have more consistent style...
about the latest episode, what scene did Inoue do?
EDIT: so Yokoyama was the one who did 466...I actually liked that episode! probably because I had fun watching the fillers...and the animation wasn't that bad either!
Inoue did most of the key animation, so most of the talking parts is his work. Characters talking is also considered key animation. Inoue is an average key animator. Heck, the Sakuga database lists Deguchi as one of the good animators(I have to see that for myself), and they don't even care about Inoue. lol
There was a lot of the good OP animators working with him in that episode as well, but Only Shida was the one with a unique style.
I liked how the director re-arranged some of the scenes so Shida can do the main parts.
Yeah, I don't mind Yokoyama as much as I used to do before. 459 was one of his good episodes as well, and next week doesn't look that bad. But we are getting spoiled by Shida, hence why I'm not excited for next week. But at least the main scene might have nice animation, since the water part in the preview looks good.
BTW, 476 might be really good since it's Katsumi's episode after 12 episodes, that means he got more time to work on it than usual. And we know already that Ishigami will be working on 477, and 478 will probably have Kenji Kuroyanagi.
]@Yonkou255, which episode was that from?
Ep–--Chap---Animation Direct-----Episode Director
475 = [566] Kenji Yokoyama–----Katsumi TOKORO
476 = [567] Katsumi Ishizuka–---Yoshihiro UEDA
477 = [568] Shigefumi Shingaki–-Naozumi ITO
478 = [569] Atsuko Kawamura–--Gou KogaAs expected, fake list was fake. XD
Another awesome month. Makes me wonder who the hell is gonna handle the main stuff later besides the obvious chapter that Inoue is going to cover.
Sadly, Katsumi is getting a shitty Director_(Yoshihiro_ Ueda, 462, 445, Most of his episodes had horrible pacing) to work with him. So I'm expecting a horribly paced episode. On the other hand, Gou Koga returns, and I expect a nicely directed episode from him.
Naozumi ito is a new director, and Katsumi Tokoro is a good director.
Episode 34 "Awesome Power! Cure Moonlight!" I think that Hearcatch's Character Designer and Cashern Sins animatior Yoshihiko Umakoshi did it. Am I right?
