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'Anime no Tane' Animator Training Program Unveils 4 Anime Projects for 2024
posted on by Joanna Cayanan
Studio: Graphinica
Title (tentative): "Pop Pop City"
Director: Takashi Horiuchi
Producer: Kenta Takahashi
Training Target: Pre-visualization production, key animation, in-between animation
Studio: Studio GOONEYS
Title (tentative): "S-CAT"
Director: Kazushi Ishihara
Producer: Makoto Mizusawa
Training Target: Young 3DCG animator, production manager
Studio: Nippon Animation
Title (tentative): "KICKS and PUNK"
Director: Jinya Ichimura
Producer: Yuri Nakajima
Training Target: Production manager/director (episode director), character designer, animation director, animator
Studios: Studio Eight Colors
Title (tentative): "Salteel"
Director: Rio Shimizu
Producer: Rei Tsukahara
Training Target: Assistant producer, animator, cinematographer
The four completed anime projects will be announced in February or March 2024. The works aim to raise the skill level of existing animators, and educate aspiring animators.
"Anime no Tane 2024" is organized by The Association of Japanese Animations.
The Japanese government's Agency of Cultural Affairs featured four works.
The initiative is the latest iteration of the Agency of Cultural Affairs' "Young Animator Training Project," which aims to train young animators on-the-job. The agency Ongaku Shōjo.
Sources: Anime no Tane 2024's Tadashi Sudo)
