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Hi, everyone! It's been a while! I'm Chiyoko Shougen, director of the Hinatazaka Animation Club.
If I were an animation director,
I'd like to write a school story about being involved in a meeting phenomenon in the middle of summer.
Oh, it's about to start!
Yay!
Hinatazaka46 students will learn behind-the-scenes of animation production and aim to make original animation.
Hinatazaka Animation Club!
Now, it's started! Hinatazaka Animation Club!
Thank you very much!
Today's dinner is...
Since it's the first day of class, it seems like we'll have a group dinner.
I'd like you to come back as soon as possible.
And there's one more person.
Oh, really?
Professor Akoreta!
It's been a while, Professor Akoreta.
Professor Akoreta, what are we going to learn today?
We're going to learn how to make anime characters!
I see.
Today, we're going to learn how to make anime characters for anime directors who are popular these days.
Sounds fun!
What kind of image do you have of anime directors?
I have an image of Hayao Miyazaki.
I have an image of how to maintain the quality of anime.
That's right.
It looks like we have a close-up video, so let's watch it!
The anime we will learn about characters is...
Wake up, Hikaru! It's eight o'clock in the morning!
The anime that is currently on air and getting a lot of attention is...
"Mecha-Arms".
Oh, you haven't prepared it yet.
It's cool.
Mecha-Arms, a mechanical life form that can interact with humans and Hikaru, a middle school boy who had an ordinary life,
accidentally meets Mecha-Arms and is involved in a major incident caused by Mecha-Arms users.
Let's go, Hikaru!
Wow, that's amazing!
Mecha-Arms is an original animation work created by an anime production company in Fukuoka, Triff Studio.
Wow, that's amazing!
Director Gengan of Mecha-Arms and the person who came up with character design for Mecha-Arms is...
Okamoto!
Actually, Director Okamoto has an incredible career history.
Mecha-Arms was originally an extension of the university circle.
I started animation by myself.
That's amazing!
I read books and read interview articles on the internet as I learned and tried it myself.
At first, I made a 30-second PV, and it turned out surprisingly well.
From there, in order for people all over the world to know me, I raised funds for crowdfunding.
Well, I made a pilot episode there and made a 30-minute short film.
From there, I started making series.
Wow, from manga to TV!
He started as an anime amateur college student and realized the TV series of Mecha-Arms for 10 years.
Let's take a look at the characters played by Director Okamoto.
The main character, Hikaru, is an ordinary middle school student who happens to meet Mecha-Arms.
He is a serious and gentle person, but he has kindness and strength that can't be overlooked if someone is in trouble.
The heroine, Aki, is a Mecha-Arms user who belongs to the organization "Arms", which is active to save Mecha- Arms.
Hikaru's Mecha-Arms "Arms" is targeted by his rival, Kagami.
Kagami Group, a company that plans to use Mecha-Arms on a regular basis, is the founder of Kagami Group.
Mecha-Arms "Arms"
For example, in the case of the heroine, Aki, the color of her image is usually pink or red.
If it were a little more like a heroine, I think it would change the color of pink a little more, but I want you to remember the visual and interior as a set, so it's a little violent.
I wanted to make it cool, so I'm bringing it closer to fire red.
The image color is just this pink, but I'm trying to make it stand out by adding a little bit of the opposite color to make it stand out more.
The point is to decide this color scheme by mixing colors that are opposite of each other.
For example, by making the eye color greenish blue for reddish pink hair, the image color is emphasized.
The image colors of Kagami, the rival character who aims at the protagonists, are black and green.
Director Okamoto is also particular about this color scheme.
What color do you want to add as an accent to the black text?
It determines the direction of evil.
At least, green doesn't have the image of heat and blood.
It's like, "This guy doesn't fight with punches."
It's like narrowing down the possibilities.
But green has a bit of a poisonous image.
I hope that green can be used as an accent to black,
with the image of using strange techniques.
What color do you want to add as an accent to the black text?
Hikaru is a rather plain character,
so I intentionally chose black, with a monochrome base,
to make it less noticeable.
That's why I think it's a difficult character to draw.
Difficult...
It looks like it's going to be hard.
Director Okamoto's intention of using black as the main color
is to show that a very ordinary middle school student
has grown up a lot by meeting a mecha-armed devil.
I chose orange as the main color for Hikaru and the devil,
but I didn't make it look as hot as red,
and I didn't make it look as bright as yellow.
That's the color I like.
The impression of animation is determined by how much color moves.
I've never thought about it like that.
When I want to make it more powerful,
I change the information on the screen at once.
I change gray and orange, which were the main colors,
and Hikaru's color at once.
By changing it in a messy way, I make the screen more powerful.
I didn't know that.
By giving each character an image color,
not only can you express personalities and personalities,
but you can also create powerful battle scenes.
- Wow. - It's so interesting.
It's so interesting!
Even if it's just one color, it has a lot of feelings and a reason for it.
- It's amazing, isn't it? - Amazing!
- I didn't know colors were so important. - Yeah, me too.
- It was interesting. - It was definitely interesting.
Now, let's welcome Okamoto-san, the anime director of "MECA-UDE".
- Nice to meet you! - Nice to meet you!
- Okamoto-san, nice to meet you! - Nice to meet you!
Okamoto-san, why do you have a tiger's face today?
- It's cute! - It's cute!
Well...
When I was thinking about this illustration, I happened to be a tiger, so I drew a tiger.
- So you didn't draw it yourself? - No, I didn't!
The characters in the illustration were very eye-catching.
Do you pay attention to character design?
Well...
Character design...
I want to make it easy for people to remember.
So, I try to make it easier for people to see the details.
Especially, I'm particular about character silhouettes.
Just by looking at the silhouettes, you can tell which character it is.
- That's interesting! - That's true!
- It's really easy to understand if you listen to a song! - That's true!
- It's easy to understand if you listen to a song! - That's true!
- Or, for example, Luffy in "ONE PIECE", wearing a Diora hat... - Oh, I remember that!
You can tell it in one look!
What did you imagine the mirror of your rivals to look like?
It's a bit tight, but...
- I wanted to make it look a little arrogant... - Arrogant!
So, I drew it with a silhouette that made the mirror look like a crown or a king.
- With the hair style... - Great!
The crown that's hanging down at the bottom left...
Does it have something to do with feelings?
- That's right! - Oh, I see!
When you're depressed, you can make it look like you're bragging about your bangs...
It's designed to make it look like you're weak and vulnerable.
But, if you're super excited, you can make it look like you're standing up with a lot of momentum!
- That's cute! - That's cute!
I'd like to draw a mirror or something like that.
- That's great! - Can we see it?
- Oh, my! - There's nothing special about this drawing.
- Oh, my! - But when I draw this character...
- It's so fast! - ...you can see it in just one second.
- It's really generous! - Yeah!
- Oh, my! - Oh, my!
- She's so cute! - She's so cute!
I just click on it!
Amazing!
You're all idols, so I think personality is important.
How did you come up with the catchphrase for self-introduction?
- You have quite a strong habit! - You're right!
- We have strong habits! - Three of us.
My name, Myoji, has a strong impact, so...
At the end of the video, I thought of a building that everyone knows and wrote "g" at the end of the video and wrote "kinkaku-ji", "kinkaku-ji" and "shougen-ji"
I often did it when I was a trainee.
I've only heard of it as a trainee.
I haven't heard of it recently.
What about you, Konishi?
I can say all the names in numbers.
My name is Konishi Nanami and I say "go-ni-yon-na-na-na-san"
When I was a trainee, I thought of saying "go-ni-yon- na-na-na-san" to my phone number.
I think someone told me.
Who was it?
I think someone came up with this catchphrase and said it themselves.
Maybe you said it.
Maybe you said it on the phone.
Maybe you said it.
These two.
You said it!
Thank you!
What about you, Miho?
I'll do it.
From Tottori Sakiu to Hinatazaka Anime Club,
I'm Hiraho!
I'm Hirao Honoka!
It's been a while since I saw you.
You're cute.
My nickname is "Hiraho".
I'm Hirao Honoka's Hiraho.
I thought of myself as "Hiraho Taiho" and chose "Hiraho".
It's amazing that you can think of "taiho" from "hiraho".
It's like that. I have a habit of saying it.
It's true that you have a habit of saying it.
I have a habit of saying it.
I'm sure you'll remember it right away.
You have a strong personality for an anime character.
I learned a lot from you because you didn't make me say that.
Thank you very much.
Next, we'd like to pay attention not only to characters but also to mechs.
Let's get closer to the charms of mechs!
From now on, we will learn about the designs of mechs that appear in the anime "Mecha-arms".
One of the charms of this anime is...
Oh, you saved me!
...Mecha-arms of arm-shaped mechanical life forms that show various expressions.
You are kind.
Oh, he's talking.
Wow!
This is the rough that came up first.
I'm not convinced of it, so I'm fixing it in the next take.
Since Alma is a character and an animal,
when you try to draw a mecha, you tend to get caught up in the three-dimensional correctness of the lines.
First of all, I tried to draw an animal.
In the end, I wanted to make it more like a character, so I made it curved and drew it with soft lines.
It's an eye.
The eyes are big.
In addition to Alma, there is also a twin mecha-arm that combines with the heroine's mecha-arm.
Mecha-arms have arms that are close to the surface of the mecha-body,
so I thought it would be cool to make a movement like scratching the ground.
That's how I made it.
If it's a character with a silhouette like this, it would be cool to make this kind of movement.
If it's a horse, it's a human-shaped arm, so I think it's coolest to punch or do it in an easy-to-understand way, so I'm drawing like that.
I'm also thinking of designs that are easy to move from the design stage, but I'm designing movements that take advantage of the characteristics of the character.
When combined with people, the overall silhouette and the design of how to move with that characteristic in mind are the tricks of mecha-arms design.
In addition to mecha-arms, mecha-arms with various personalities such as those that transform into bikes or those that have bats as motifs will appear.
After this, HinatazakaAnime Club members will be challenged to design their own original mecha-arms.
It's a new idea, so I'd like to steal it.
What is a "digested" mecha-arm?
But before that...
Everyone watching HinatazakaAnime Club! Good evening, I'm Mikako Komatsu.
Yes, the anime I'm starring in, "When I went to high school, there was no woman" is currently on air.
This work is a love comedy that can be spread by three college students, three girls dancing, and three people going to high school.
Yes, so it's a little different from ordinary love comedy.
Well, I think it's a love comedy between men and women.
Normally, I think the men's side is going to eat a lot, but I think the point where men are rather wide has changed a little.
Yes, so it's a love comedy between men and women.
TV animation "If You Come To A Marriage Party, There Won't Be A Woman" is on air every Sunday night from 2:29 pm on KANTER.
Please watch it!
Our original TV animation "Momentary Lily" will start broadcasting in January 2025.
This animation is about six high school girls living their irreplaceable daily lives in a deserted city.
We've been asked about the charm of this work since the beginning of the show. What do you think of it, Sakuragi-san?
Yes, it's one of the six girls' good points. What do you think of it, Okayama-san?
Well, it's a hot topic, isn't it?
Murakami-san, what do you think of it?
As for me, I think the food in the dressing scene looks too delicious.
What about you, Kuno-san?
Every single movement of my hair is really delicately and beautifully expressed.
All of the pictures are beautiful, so I hope you enjoy them.
And?
Yes, the pictures, the voice acting, and the background music are all very powerful.
I think it's a work with a sense of continuity that I want you to listen to with a loud voice.
What about you, Abeni-san?
Yes, I think it's a gap between "sirius" and "ulufa".
Yes, it is.
Draw an original mecha-arm.
Draw an original mecha-arm on your photos and think about the settings.
First, Hirao.
This is what I drew.
Ta-dah!
The name is "dachohou".
"Dachohou", "hirahou"
Yes, as it is.
I tried to make "dachohou" into an image animal.
As my trademark is "ponytail",
I drew a long neck coming out of this "hirahou".
I see.
I didn't know it was "ponytail".
Yes, this is "ponytail".
I drew "dachohou" from "ponytail".
It's interesting.
How do you feel about it?
It's a new idea for me to draw "dachohou" from "ponytail".
I'm happy.
I'd like to steal it.
Please do.
That's great.
Next, Konishi.
This is what I drew for Konishi.
Ta-dah!
Wow!
It's "dachohou" and "dachohou".
Wow!
I didn't know it was "dachohou".
I started drawing "dachohou" after "dachohou".
I like stars.
I like the concept of stars and space.
I drew "dachohou" and "dachohou" because I wanted to be a star.
I often see couples fighting in "konofukaria".
Oh, you were a couple.
Yes, we were.
You weren't a couple.
We were a married couple.
I thought it was new to draw a starry sky in a character design drawing.
But, she is the strongest character.
That's right.
So, I thought it would be difficult to handle her.
That's right.
Lastly, Genji.
The dance is very simple.
It's over there.
Ta-dah!
My name is Inagami.
Wow!
I love going around shrines.
I often go to Inari-shrine where I often go to pray.
I wanted to make Inari-sama as a motif, so I made it look like a fox.
There is a thing we often see in shrines.
There is a sword over there.
That's right.
I made it look like a fox.
When I introduced myself, I was hidden and told to go out of the shrine.
It's funny.
Foxes are very easy to understand.
I thought it would be easy for people to remember.
Thank you very much.
Is there anything you personally like about this video?
Personally, I like the testimony of Inagami.
I did it!
I thought it would be easy to make a drama like quarreling in shrines or shrines.
I thought it was interesting.
I'm happy. Thank you very much.
It really looks like a fox.
It's already there.
Is it there?
It's already there.
Is it there?
Wow!
Then I'll leave it here for the producers.
It's a mess.
Thank you very much for your valuable talk today.
Thank you very much, too.
Today, we learned a lot of things, didn't we?
Yes.
Today, let's talk about our own experiences that we could make into an anime.
Wow! Experiences? An anime?
Yes.
But first of all, I think it's really amazing that we are here now.
That's right. Thank you very much.
It's really helpful, isn't it?
It's helpful.
For some reason.
It's true.
It's helpful in everyday life.
Wow, I'm happy.
When I was in high school, I went to a school where you couldn't climb to the rooftop.
But when I heard about Hinatazaka46, my teacher granted my wish and took me to the rooftop.
Wow!
I went to the rooftop with my friends and took pictures.
I want to draw a youthful anime like that.
Wow, that's really good.
What kind of everyday anime do you want to make?
For example, "Honobono".
I want to make a comedy style comedy manga.
I want to make a surreal manga.
Like, "Is it funny?"
It's surreal. It's really surreal.
It looks like it's going to be a big hit.
Like, "Meat buns are falling down."
Like, "I'm here now."
Why?
I want to draw a world line like that.
Like a deer cub?
Like a deer cub.
That's good.
I don't have the ability to draw it.
Since you're good at it, I want you to draw it for me.
I'll write a proposal.
Since you're good at it, I want you to draw it for me.
Someday.
If you ask me to do it, I don't know how to do it.
A four-season anime is good, too.
That's good!
I know!
There's a main character for each episode.
There's a featured character.
Like, all 11 episodes?
Yes. The fifth episode is about a woman named Nanami Konishi.
And at the end, there's a meat bun.
I want to see it.
Let's make our favorite anime.
It's a fun anime club.
Next time on Hinatazaka anime club...
A genius voice actor with a seven-colored voice, Tomokazu Seki, will appear.
Heroes, don't get in my way!
I will never forgive evil!
That was totally anime.
It was anime.
Thank you very much.