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OK, here we go:
I’ve joined the ONE PIECE animation staff at TOEI ANIMATION full time.
For the foreseeable future I’ll be working exclusively on ONE PIECE.
In the months & years ahead I’ll be contributing not only as an animator but taking on other (big) responsibilities as well.
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Wife finished reading through Sanji`s story arc in the One Piece Manga.
Her thoughts: Sanji & Zeff`s flashback made her cry for the 1st time in the series. Sanji is her favorite character at this point. "A cool guy who can cook!" Luffy`s also growing on her more w/ each arc.
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Wife finished reading Nami`s arc in the One Piece manga.
As expected, she really liked this one & cried at the end when Genzo put the pinwheel on Bell-mere` grave. She said "I can`t believe Nami`s story was so sad and dark. I wasn`t expecting her to have had such a hard life."
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Wife has been reading the One Piece manga at a fast pace to keep up with the "read for free" deal happening in Japan right now. The last few days she`s blown past the Drum Island, Alabasta, and Skypiea arcs. Here are her thoughts...
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Wife finished reading through the Enies Lobby arc in the One Piece Manga. She says Robin`s flashback was probably the best flashback (I agree btw) & for the first time the "bigger story" is coming into view. Merry scene was of course sad & Franky is great. Garp`s also very cool.
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“Berserk 30th anniversary art exhibit” turned “Kentaro Miura memorial exhibit” after the creator’s passing a few months ago.
Incredibly beautiful.
Incredibly sad.
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Wife finished reading through the Oden flashback in One Piece. Her thoughts:
Wano is probably the most exciting, well written arc in the series. It doesn't feel like a normal Shonen manga. Oden is so interesting he feels like the main character. "Can't wait to see what's next"
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The time has come!
Back in July I joined the in-house One Piece anime team at Toei Animation. With next week`s episode 995, scene`s I`ve been working on will start airing. The moment of truth! Hope everyone enjoys it. 😁
ワンピース９９５話、LOを描きました。楽しみにしてください!
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I drew Layouts, Key animation, & even a lot of douga (final clean-ups & in-betweens) for One Piece episode 995!
This was my debut episode since joining Toei Animation full-time, & undoubtedly the most ambitious animation sequences I`ve ever attempted.
I hope everyone enjoyed it!
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7月にワンピースのアニメスタッフとして東映アニメーションに入社しました。そして初めて参加したエピソードは今朝放送した995話です。
赤鞘の白黒シーン（特に錦えもんが廊下を走ったシーン）を担当しました。
これからもワンピースにたくさん参加していきます！
よろしくお願いします！
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The more I see the more excited I get for episode 1000.
Fans will not be disappointed. 😁
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My animation from One Piece episode 995.
よろしくお願いします。
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Did some animation for One Piece episode 997. Nothing huge this time, but it`s always fun drawing Kaido in his dragon form. 😁🐉
ワンピース９９７話も（数カットだけ）アニメーターとして参加しました。よろしくお願いします！
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Holy crap.
One Piece is really big enough in America now to get a billboard to advertise just one special episode?
That’s pretty crazy.
When I left America One Piece was pretty much unknown beyond the failed 4Kids version. twitter.com/Crunchyroll/st…
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In Los Angeles too!
ONE PIECE episode 1000 is just a few days away!
(I saw a nearly-finished cut of it a few days ago. Fans will love it! 😁) twitter.com/ToeiAnimation/…
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We just had the premier screening of One Piece episode 1000 at Toei Animation, followed by a small celebration with meat bento’s, One Piece cookies, a cake, and flowers sent directly from Oda-Sensei himself.
😁
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I had the honor of being a key animator for One Piece episode 1000. Congratulations to Toei Animation & the whole One Piece staff!
ワンピース1000話、原画で参加しました。本当に光栄です。東映アニメーション、そしてワンピースのスタッフの皆さん、おめでとうございます!
#ONEPIECE1000LOGS
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If you guys liked One Piece episode 1000, just wait till you see what we’ve got in store for episode 2000!
*That one’s* gonna be *super* good.
2044! Save the date is all I’m sayin.
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Some scene`s I animated for next week`s One Piece 1003 were used in today`s "next episode preview."
🤗
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I animated Kaido`s big attack in One Piece 1003. I`m pretty sure this was totally uncorrected so what I drew is what you got.😁Congrats to episode director Michibata-san for use of color & an overall great episode.
ワンピース１００３話、原画で参加しました。よろしくお願いします！
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I drew key animation for the new One Piece opening. I only did a few seconds, but tried to made the most with my time! This is the first anime OP I`ve drawn key animation for. It`s an honor.
新しいワンピースのオープニング、アニメーターとして参加しました。よろしくお願いします！
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FYI to my followers: The Opening animation is the last bit of animation you`ll see from me for while (a few months) so I can focus on some *big* important scenes.
When you see me again, it`ll be massive.
A big step forward in my career. 😁
(and not just as animator 🤭)
From🇺🇸 Now🇯🇵 Currently part of the ONE PIECE anime staff at TOEI ANIMATION. My (sometimes very strong) opinions are 100% my own, not my employer’s.