CITY: The Animation ended with yet another explosion of exuberant animation, design, and music to capture Keiichi Arawi’s sensibilities and its joyful themes. Let’s take one last look at this all-timer production… and what’s next for KyoAni as well, while we’re at it. Our first piece dedicated to CITY: The Animation was meant as an introduction to such a unique project, while the second one was a detailed chronicle of its production process, the involvement of original author Keiich...| Sakuga Blog
Working closely together, CITY‘s original author Keiichi Arawi and a Kyoto Animation team built around Taiichi Ishidate defied the norms of TV animation scheduling, stylistic trends, and regular workflows, all with a single goal: creating a unique show that’d spark the imagination. A fact about Kyoto Animation’s productions that is worth reiterating on a regular basis is that, contrary to popular belief, the studio doesn’t take much longer than the norm to make cartoons. Their staff ...| Sakuga Blog
CITY: The Animation is finally here, through an unusually close collaboration between author Keiichi Arawi and Kyoto Animation. To capture his original charm, the team led by Taiichi Ishidate found themselves experimenting with all sorts of inventive, fresh techniques. This is the story of the circumstances and creative choices that led to this adaptation, which you can already enjoy in its first episode. If you liked the Nichijou anime back in 2011, congratulations, you’re on the same page...| Sakuga Blog