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- Anime nostalgia moment - Kiteretsu Daihyakka
posted by nakak on
Friday, September 11th, 2009.
I spent most of my childhood in Japan. And yes, I did watch lots of anime. I was a big fan of "Dragon Ball" before you American kids were, and also got to see lots of shows that...
- Dame Oyaji (1974)
posted by nakak on
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009.
I've been thinking about this 1970s anime lately.
"Dame Oyaji" (No Good Dad) was very mean-spirited, very poorly-animated (even by Japan's standards), and just plain clunky. What's not to like about this...
- Past vs. Present
posted by nakak on
Monday, August 10th, 2009.
It's normal for people to be nostalgic. Sure, I grew up watching
cartoons that was on TV when I was a wee bit lad. I still enjoy
watching them years later, even if it's pretty corny when you watch
them with...
- Animation executives
posted by nakak on
Saturday, August 8th, 2009.
It's become a cliche for artists to curse at their supposedly idiotic executives.
There
are truly idiotic executives out there. Lots, probably, but we should
consider that they don't represent them as...
- Adventure Time
posted by nakak on
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009.
If you haven't been vising the Adventure Time blog, you're missing out. They recently posted a couple of storyboards they've just completed.
I like it when they do a blog documenting the production of a show....
- Film collecting
posted by nakak on
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009.
I admit it, I love film. I love the look of it. I love holding it. I love un-reeling a portion of it and looking at each frame with my magnifying glass. Yessir, I love it. In fact, I've been collecting cartoons...
- DePatie-Freleng: Their Other Stuff - Roland and Rattfink
posted by nakak on
Saturday, June 27th, 2009.
I'm sure some of you cartoon fans are familiar with DePatie-Freleng. A studio founded by Friz Freleng and David H. DePatie in the wake of the shutdown of Warner Brothers' ...
- Different styles in "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack"
posted by nakak on
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009.
In most animated cartoons today, artists are expected to be "on model". They have strict guidelines on how characters should be drawn and what expressions they can and...
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