- The background of wanting to create a self-produced anime
- Sketching session for two at Inokashira Park
- What I felt after trying to make anime in the anime industry
- High risk, low return
- The balance achieved by having the Shimoda sketch
Guest: Asobizukuri
Founded in 2018 in Tokyo with the theme "Extending the Play of Creating Play," the anime team consists of planner and marketer Mr. Yamamoto and writer Mr. Shimoda. 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 started creating self-produced anime together, but their first project fell through. During that time, he began sketching sessions to expand his network. The doujinshi of sketches he published became a hit, and he is now making a living while producing self-made 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 Yamazaki Baking Company while wandering around. During this time, he met Yamamoto on Twitter. While sketching together at Inokashira Park, they hit it off and decided to turn their sketches into an anime! Their serious activities began.
Summary of Asobizukuri can be found here