- Mr. Yamamoto, who started as an animator...
- Mr. Yamamoto and Mr. Shimoda connected on Twitter
- A junk town filled with childhood dreams
- Consumed fantasy works
- Inspired by Summer Wars to aim for the anime industry
- Mr. Shimoda was drawing while working part-time
- Creating anime without belonging to the anime industry
- Conflicts regarding the length of animation
Guest: Asobizukuri
Founded in 2018 in Tokyo, the anime team was established by planner and marketer Mr. Yamamoto and writer Mr. Shimoda, with the theme of "extending the play of creating play." Their creativity is characterized by a combination of innovative ideas and meticulous technical skills, infused with a playful spirit and deep thinking.
Akihiro Yamamoto
Planner and Marketer, born in 1998, 25 years old. After graduating from high school, he joined an anime company as an animator but was fired after about a year due to lack of skills. Later, he met Shimoda on Twitter and began creating independent anime together, although their first project fell through. During that time, he started sketching meetups to expand his network. The doujinshi of sketches he published became a hit, and now he is making a living from it while producing independent anime.
Kentaro Shimoda
Animator and Writer, born in 1997, 26 years old. After graduating from a part-time high school, he worked part-time at a Yamazaki bakery while wandering around. During this time, he met Yamamoto on Twitter. While the two were drawing at Inokashira Park, they hit it off and decided to turn their drawings into an anime! This marked the beginning of their serious activities.
Summary of Asobizukuri can be found here