#michiaki sugimoto

[bakugouisabitch]

I thought yami bakura was more angular/pointed with how his face was drawn, but then I saw your gif set of his duel with yami yugi part 4 and no, his face is just as round as ryou. Now I'm imagining him trying to be Evil with a baby face looking very pretty and I don't know how well that goes.

sdfghjk well tbh it depends on what animator draws him

the one you mentioned is from Michiaki Sugimoto and he animated Bakura in various episodes:

Ep. 65 for example:

He’s not exactly my favourite animator but he gave us some gems:

In Ep. 71:

(pls get some rest look at those dark circles)

In Ep. 41

In Ep. 84

and more in my gifset you mentioned

The animator has a tendency to draw him “softer” (like all other characters as well, Jonouchi has huge eyes in this animation) and with more of a Ryou-semblance than other animators do. Like even in Duelist Kingdom there are moments where it’s literally Ryou’s face with just an evil glare, so he looks more like a mean Ryou than Yami Bakura imo, look at that:

From Ep. 35 :

this is what evil Ryou looks like 😈😈

My favourite animators and their takes on Yami Bakura will always be:

Takahiro Kagami :

And a very close second is

Hidetsugu Hirayama :

BEST expressions.

In the manga (and at times even in the sub but they are not that consistent there) they make a clear point that the other characters always realise when Yami Bakura takes over Ryou’s body. Despite Kazuki drawing them differently, also the characters around them go like “he looks different/more confident” with both Ryou and Yugi when they change into Yami-mode. I think the main difference between Ryou and YBakura is in their eyes. They get more slit-like (in Season 0 they even change colour), and he gets his “hair horns” and sometimes even pointy teeth. And he grins differently. But just like with Yami Yugi and Yugi Muto, I think there is an obvious difference. But still, the faces remind them of the original “owner” of the body.

And since they made quite a clear point on how Ryou is canonically a handsome guy, I just love the idea of Yami Bakura being literally that handsome lad going over to strangers, grabbing them by the collar and calling them “teme” like,, the rude attractive boy that he is <3 

[puzzleshipper4life]

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The Battle of the Animators! Takahiro Kagami vs Michiaki Sugimoto. .

Takahiro Kagami needs no introduction for me. He is one of the best animators that ever worked on Yu-Gi-Oh! He and Kazunori Takahashi are the only ones who use 3 levels of shading. Just a quick fact I guess. .

Michiaki Sugimoto has worked on Duel Monsters from the very start to Battle City (Battle Ship arc). His style isn't the best, but it's rather good to be honest. His animation is rather distinctive since he has done some of the most iconic scenes in DM. .

So, tell me in the comment section down below your thoughts on these two.

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[EPISODE] 199. The Light of Hope! The Final Battle for the Galaxy.

Series: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor Stars

Kana: 希望の光! 銀河をかけた最終決戦 Romaji: Kibou no Hikari! Ginga o Kaketa Saishuukessen

Original Air Date: February 1, 1997

Director: Masahiro Hosoda Writer: Ryota Yamaguchi Animation Director: Michiaki Sugimoto

Plot: When Sailor Moon and the Starlights fail to stop Galaxia, the Light of Hope reveals itself.

FIRSTS

The Sword of Sealing appeared in a flashback.

LASTS

This was the only episode where Sailor Moon used Silver Moon Crystal Power.

Star Serious Laser, Star Gentle Uterus, Star Sensitive Inferno, the Sailor Star Yells, and the Moon Power Tiare were all last seen in this episode.

Outside of the exclusive ending credits sequence featured in the final episode, this was the last time that Usagi appeared dressed up as Sailor Moon.

This episode included the final usage of “Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto…” as the ending theme song.

This was Masahiro Hosoda and Michiaki Sugimoto’s last episode as a director and an animation director respectively.

PLACES

Ginga TV

[yugiohmangavsanime]

Yu-Gi-Oh’s animation directors

In total, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters had 34 different animation directors from 9 animation companies across its 224 episodes.  In my last post, I covered the rotation that the animation companies had over the series’ run, so in this post I want to break down how many episodes were done by each company and how many by each director.

Yumeta Company (ゆめ太カンパニー): 31 Episodes

Takahiro Kagami (加々美高浩): 17 episodes: Episodes 1, 7 (with Aki Tsunaki), 19, 30, 42, 54, 66, 79, 91, 97, 103 (with Kazunori Takahashi), 115, 128, 140, 153, 165, 177 (with Kazunori Takahashi), also the AD of OP5 and ED5

Aki Tsunaki (つなきあき): 8 episodes: Episodes 7 (with Takahiro Kagami), 13, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 85, also the AD of OP1 (with Michiaki Sugimoto), ED1, and OP3

Kazunori Takahashi (高橋和徳): 9 episodes: Episodes 103 (with Takahiro Kagami), 109, 121, 134, 147, 159, 171, 177 (with Takahiro Kagami), 183

Yumeta Company was also given cooperation credit on episodes 74, 144, and 184, due to those episodes functioning as recap episodes

Sunshine Corporation (S.S.C): 64 Episodes

Hidetsugu Hirayama (平山英嗣): 24 episodes: Episodes 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, 34, 40, 46, 52, 58, 64, 70, 77, 83, 89, 95, 101, 107, 113, 120, 127, 133, 139, 145

Masaki Kudo (工藤柾輝): 9 episodes: Episodes 31, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61, 67, 73, 80

Kimiharu Mutou (武藤公春): 17 episodes: Episodes 86, 92, 98, 135, 141, 148, 169, 174, 180, 186, 192, 198, 204, 210, 216, 222, 224 (with Shinichiro Minami and Akio Hirakawa (co-animated with Gallop))

Yutaka Ozawa (小澤豊): 2 episodes: Episodes 104, 110

Jouji Sawada (澤田譲治): 3 episodes: Episodes 116, 123, 129

Hideki Watanabe (渡辺英樹): 2 episodes: Episodes 151, 157

Shinsuke Terasawa (寺澤伸介): 1 episode: Episode 163

Kazuyuki Ikai (飯飼一幸): 2 episodes: Episodes 189, 195

Shinichiro Minami (南伸一郎): 5 episodes: Episodes 201, 207, 213, 219, 224 (with Kimiharu Mutou and Akio Hirakawa (co-animated with Gallop))

SSC was also given cooperation credit on episodes 74, 144, and 184 due to those episodes functioning as recap episodes

JCF (ジェイ・シー・エフ): 5 Episodes

Masahiro Hamamori (浜森理宏): 5 episodes: Episodes 3, 9, 15, 22, 28

Studio Gallop (ぎゃろっぷ) In-House: 62 Episodes

Total includes the 7 episodes animated by Dongwoo Animation (同友動画), which had layout done by Gallop and had Gallop animators as the animation directors.

Michiaki Sugimoto (杉本道明): 14 episodes: Episodes 4, 10, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41, 47, 53, 59, 65, 71, 78, 84, also the AD of OP1 (with Aki Tsunaki)

Hatsuki Tsuji (辻初樹): 4 episodes: Episodes 16, 21, 27, 33

Shuichi Shimamura (島村秀一): 5 episodes: Episodes 39, 45, 51, 56, 62, also the AD of ED2 and ED3

Ikkou Kobayashi (小林一幸): 6 episodes: Episodes 68, 75, 81, 87, 144, 166 (Dongwoo), also the AD of OP2

Kenichi Hara (原憲一): 20 episodes: Episodes 74, 90, 96, 102, 108, 114, 122, 131, 137, 143, 150, 156, 162, 168 (Dongwoo), 175 (Dongwoo), 181 (Dongwoo), 187, 193, 205, 217

Hideyuki Motohashi (本橋秀之): 6 episodes: Episodes 93, 99, 105, 111, 119, 125, also the AD of OP4 and ED4

Akio Hirakawa (平川亜喜雄): 7 episodes: Episodes 172 (Dongwoo), 178 (Dongwoo), 184 (Dongwoo), 199, 211, 223, 224 (with Kimiharu Mutou and Shinichiro Minami (co-animated with SSC))

Group TAC (グループ・タック): 2 Episodes

Toshiyasu Okada (岡田敏靖): 2 episodes: Episodes 5, 11

Studio Dub (スタジオダブ): 4 Episodes

Shinichi Sakuma (佐久間信一): 4 episodes: Episodes 6, 12, 18, 25

Dangun Pictures: 49 Episodes

Yasuhide Maruyama (丸山泰英): 5 episodes: Episodes 32, 38, 44, 50, 57

Yoshikazu Uchida (内田義一): 2 episodes: Episodes 63, 69

Hisashi Mitsui (三井寿): 2 episodes: Episodes 76, 82

Katsumi Shimazaki (島崎克実): 1 episode: Episode 88

Junichi Hayama (羽山淳一): 6 episodes: Episodes 94, 124, 161, 167, 173, 179 (with Kouhei Hashimoto)

Shinichiro Takagi (高木信一郎): 1 episode: Episode 100

Wogawa Ichirowo (をがわいちろを): 9 episodes: Episodes 106, 112, 118, 126, 130, 136, 142, 149, 155

Shinsuke Terasawa (寺沢伸介): 1 episode: Episode 117

Yoshikatsu Inoue (井上善勝): 15 episodes: Episodes 132, 138, 146, 152, 158, 164, 170, 176, 182, 188, 194, 200, 206, 212, 218

Kouhei Hashimoto (橋本航平): 1 episode: Episode 179 (with Junichi Hayama)

Noriyoshi Yamazaki (山崎展義): 7 episodes: Episodes 185, 191, 197, 203, 209, 215, 221

Dangun Pictures was also given cooperation credit on episodes 74, 144, and 184, due to those episodes functioning as recap episodes

JEM: 2 Episodes

Keiichiro Kawaguchi (川口敬一郎): 2 episodes: Episodes 154, 160

Mook Animation (ムークアニメーション): 6 Episodes

Masahiro Sekiguchi (関口雅浩): 6 episodes: Episodes 190, 196, 202, 208, 214, 220

[sailorsoapbox]

I gotta ask, Why Taichi Nakamura? I'm honestly not that clued up on all the directors so I'm genuinely curious. (also I don't like Ando's drawings for the most part but his exaggerated expressions and ridiculous faces are actually legit good and I love them ;w;)

I’m going to borrow this chart that Kotaku via 2chan provided to help illustrate why I dislike Nakamura’s style so much. Knowing the styles of the key animators is really niche Moonie stuff (so not being clued up on the directors is entirely normal), but it is a fascinating topic for me (plug plug). You may have seen another chart similar to this one, but this chart is much more extensive.

From top to bottom:

1. Kazuko Tadano 2. Kiyoshi Matsumoto 3. Hideyuki Motohashi 4. Masahide Yanagisawa 5. Kazuya Koroda 6. Ikuko Itoh 7. Katsumi Tamegai 8. Hiyashi Kagawa 9. Shinya Hasegawa 10. Mari Tominaga 11. Miho Shimogasa 12. Masahiro Ando 13. Taichi Nakamura 14. Minako Ito 15. Takayuki Gorai 16. Shigetaka Kiyoyama 17. Yoshihiro Kitano 18. Michiaki Sugimoto

Okay, so, in row 13, notice how flat the expressions are and how the faces are overly pointy. Nakamura also misses out on the key to making Sailor Moon look good, and that’s drawing large, expressive eyes with lots of emotion. All of his eye shapes are bland (even the ones for Usagi and Michiru). 

Masahiro Ando misses out on drawing the eyes expressively too, but he can at least draw comedic scenes really well. None of Nakamura’s episodes, comedic or dramatic, have anything visually memorable about them. I keep wishing they’d assigned the SuperS special to Ikuko Itoh or Katsumi Tamegai instead of Nakamura, because they could have made the Uranus & Neptune short look incredible.

Oh, and while I’m here, Michiaki Sugimoto’s style is also awful - extremely scratchy and off-model. Thank goodness he only did 4 episodes.

[riyuyami]

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Suuuuuuper nerdy TS comes marching in saying that it's most likely Masahiro Hamamori then, since he didn't do any more episodes after season 1, but it could also be Michiaki Sugimoto, he stopped working on the series after season 2

Ah! You’re right, that’s the animator! Season one had a lot of interesting animators and styles going on, same with season five, but it looked good in the first season, not really in the last...

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Duel Monsters Animation Comparison:   杉本道明  Michiaki Sugimoto (23)   つなきあき  Aki Tsunaki (24)

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Episode 199

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849 screencaps taken from episode 199 "The Light of Hope! Final Battle for the Galaxy." The animator for this episode is Michiaki Sugimoto.

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[sailormoonanimationblips]

Who is your favorite and least favorite art director on the original series?

My favorite art director is Ikuko Itoh, but that isn't going to stop me from being brutally honest when I get to episode 5. Runners up are Katsumi Tamegai (Post S. Episode 42 was a nightmare), Miho Shimogasa, and Mari Tominaga (Even though Tominaga's had a few "off" episodes, I do like her style overall.)

Least favorite? Oh man Well, to start with, fuck Michiaki Sugimoto. Fuck him, and fuck whoever decided to give him crayons when he was a toddler.

Look at those fucking, off-model eyes.

This style is very ugly, and I don't know why Toei decided to bring someone new onto staff 15 episodes before the series finale. But they did, and I have to cringe when I watch these otherwise good episodes.

Apparently this guy moved on to do art direction for Yugioh, both the original Toei version, and the more notable Konami version that actually made it to the United States... and well, we all know how beautifully-drawn Yu-gi-oh is

Runners up for my least favorite Art Directors are (In no Particular Order), 

Taichi Nakamura: (Who has been a staple of Sailor Moon animation for 4 seasons)

Hideyuki Motohashi: (Who thankfully got canned after this episode)

Shigetaka Kiyoyama: Letting this still speak for itself

Now you might be wondering why I didn't mention Masahiro Ando? Well, that's because as bad as he is at drawing, his episodes aren't generally eyesores. They're cute in their own unique way.

So that's that

[summonerxi]

While I do not agree with you about Michiaki's quality, I love the fact that you know your animators x3 *fanboyhug*

Aw thanks. And I guess it's really just about preference. After all, most Sailor Moon fans agree that Masahiro Ando's episodes aren't great animation, but SailorFailures genuinely enjoys his style. So like I said, just a preference choice. I just don't think Michiaki's style suits Sailor Moon well, and I finally figured out why. The man went on to animate a good chunk of Yu-Gi-Oh episodes, and that's probably why I find those 4 episodes of Sailor Moon out of place animation wise.

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[EPISODE] 195. Princess Kakyuu Perishes! Advent of Galaxia.

Series: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor Stars

Kana: 火球皇女消滅! ギャラクシア降臨 Romaji: Kakyuu Purinsesu Shoumetsu! Gyarakushia Kourin

Original Air Date: December 14, 1996

Director: Masahiro Hosoda Writer: Kazuhiko Kobe Animation Director: Michiaki Sugimoto

Plot: As the Starlights and Kakyuu prepare to leave for their home planet, the enemy launches an attack.

FIRSTS

A completely new animation sequence for Maker Star Power Make Up was first shown here, but it was truncated. As a result, the unedited version was never seen in the series.

LASTS

This episode included the final appearance of Sailor Tin Nyanko.

Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss, Fighter Star Power Make Up, and Healer Star Power Make Up were all shown for the last time.

This episode contained the last instance where Sailor Moon performed her introductory speech.

This was Kazuhiko Kobe’s last episode as a writer.

PLACES

The Tsukino Residence 

The Three Lights’ studio

Fruit Parlor Crown

Stadium

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[EPISODE] 191. Butterflies of Light! A New Chapter on the Horizon.

Series: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor Stars

Kana: 光の蝶か舞う時! 新しい波の予感 Romaji: Hikari no Chou ga Mau Toki! Atarashii Nami no Yokan

Original Air Date: November 9, 1996

Director: Masahiro Hosoda Writer: Ryota Yamaguchi Animation Director: Michiaki Sugimoto

Plot: When Taiki co-hosts a video game event, Usagi’s friends compete in a contest to win a chance to speak to him.

TRIVIA

In the crowd of female cosplayers, there were two girls dressed as Chun-Li from Street Fighter and Felicia from Darkstalkers (Vampire in Japan) respectively. Kae Araki (Chibiusa/Sailor Chibimoon) voiced Felicia in most of her Japanese game appearances.

Makoto’s game rival was wearing a shirt with “WE LOVE ANZA” written on it. The first actor to play Usagi in the Sailor Moon musicals was Anza Ooyama, or simply Anza. Two female attendees in the game event audience wore outfits like those worn by Anza Ooyama and fellow Sailor Moon musical alumnus, Ayako Morino, on the cover of their 1993 single, Just Combination. The pair had briefly formed a music duo called MOMO.

One of the characters in the game that Minako was playing resembled Ken from the Street Fighter franchise.

Ami’s costume was a reference to Roman god Mercury’s chlamys.

On the plaque that Taiki handed to Ami was an image of an anthropomorphic character that looked and posed like Mario from the Super Mario Bros franchise.

FIRSTS

Princess Kakyuu’s incense burner first appeared here.

LASTS

Mercury Aqua Rhapsody and Jupiter Oak Evolution were both seen for the last time.

PLACES

Juuban Street Shopping District

The Three Lights’ studio

Sailor Galaxia’s chamber

The Tsukino Residence

Game Center Crown

Game Festival

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[EPISODE] 186. Chibi Chibi's Mystery!? The Big Noisy Chase.

Series: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor Stars

Kana: ちびちびの謎!? おさわがせ大追跡 Romaji: Chibi Chibi no Nazo!? Osawagase Daitsuiseki

Original Air Date: September 7, 1996

Director: Masahiro Hosoda Writer: Genki Yoshimura Animation Director: Michiaki Sugimoto

Plot: Usagi and the others are surprised by their findings when they follow Chibi Chibi one day.

TRIVIA

Sailor Antique’s summoning pose for his toy horse was a reference to Sailor Chibimoon’s Twinkle Yell.

While fighting Sailor Antique, Sailor Moon’s sleeve puffs were briefly colored yellow rather than pink.

FIRSTS

A new animation sequence for Star Sensitive Inferno was first seen here.

This was Masahiro Hosoda’s first episode as a director.

This was Michiaki Sugimoto’s first episode as an animation director.

LASTS

Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss was used for the last time.

This episode marked the final appearance of Ikuko Tsukino.

PLACES

The Tsukino Residence

Juuban Police Station

Jotaro Kiriyama’s residence

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Duel Monsters Animation Comparison:   杉本道明  Michiaki Sugimoto (17)   佐久間信一 Shinichi Sakuma (18)

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Duel Monsters Animation Comparison:   浜森理宏 Masahiro Hamamori (9)   杉本道明 Michiaki Sugimoto (10)

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Duel Monsters Animation Comparison:   杉本道明 Michiaki Sugimoto (4)   岡田敏靖 Toshiyasu Okada (5)