- The background behind wanting to create an independent anime
- Sketching session for two at Inokashira Park
- What I felt after trying to create anime in the anime industry
- High risk, low return
- The balance achieved through the Shimoda sketch
Guest: Asobi Zukuri
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 sense of playfulness and deep thought.
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 independent anime together, but their first project fell through. During that time, he began activities for sketching sessions to expand his network. The doujinshi of sketches he published became a hit, and now he is making a living 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 Yamazaki Bakery 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 Asobi Zukuri can be found here