Akihiro Yamamoto (Asobizukuri)
Born in 1998
After graduating from high school, he joined an animation company as an animator. Due to a lack of skills, he was fired after about a year. Later, he met Shimoda on Twitter and they began creating independent animation together, but their first project fell through. During that time, he started participating in sketch meetings to meet new people. A doujinshi of sketches he published became a hit, and now he is making a living from it while producing independent animations.
Kentaro Shimoda (Asobizukuri)
Born in 1997
After graduating from a part-time high school, he was wandering around while working part-time at a Yamazaki bakery when he met Yamamoto on Twitter.
In May 2017, while he was trying to make an anime with Yamamoto, Studio Ghibli announced a recruitment for newcomers. After much thought, he chose to create independent animation. At that time, he was reading the first volume of "Don't Mess with the Animation Club," which had not yet been animated, and his passion for independent production was heightened, leading him to dive into anime creation.