The view from the late-night anime department: The influence of voice actors is actually huge. Sometimes, whether a character is good or not depends 70% on the voice actor's performance.
It must be Gurren Lagann! The protagonist's mecha is red, the weapon is a drill, and the underground people fight their way to the surface—it matches perfectly!
Tatsuyuki Nagai's performance in 'Mercury's Majo' is indeed excellent. The characters' emotional portrayal is very nuanced.
Ping Pong Volume 5! Matsumoto's art style is very unique, the story is about friendship and growth, and I was deeply moved after reading it.
I learned Japanese the fastest back when I was in a fansub group 😂 But there are way fewer fansub groups around now.
The professional insight from the Late-Night Anime Department: Human sensibility is amplified in the early hours of the morning, so the same scene will be more moving when watched late at night than d
The biggest difference is: in anime, after school the sky is often still bright, but in Nihon in winter it gets dark just after 4.
Recommend "Girls' Last Tour", the feeling of emptiness after watching it is unforgettable.
From the perspective of animation adaptation, the storyboards of traditional manga are much easier to convert into animation storyboards. Vertical scrolling comics require a complete rethink.
It's only a matter of time before overseas revenue surpasses domestic. But what I worry about is whether catering to overseas tastes will make Nihon anime lose its uniqueness.