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Discover alternative paths to become a mangaka through a day spent with artists @akaseyuriko and @JunichiroSaito, whose diametrically different styles range from watercolor science-fiction to hard-boiled noir violence. Out now on Archipel: youtu.be/x7Yo87NYhEk
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New season premieres with Hisashi Eguchi (@Eguchinn), mangaka & illustrator. Enter his universe: youtu.be/2a6Wqq4zifw
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Stumbled upon some of his works again tonight, and realizing that there are still so many people we want to cover, but haven't had the occasion to yet...
Tatsuyuki Tanaka - animator on Akira, illustrator of the Cannabis Works art book series, and much more.
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From "The Wonderful 101 wasn't originally a game with superheroes", to Scalebound: "We weren't experienced enough and couldn't get over that wall, leading to what happened in the end."
Hideki Kamiya shared more on these two titles, out now on Cutscenes: youtu.be/YLJJTzfuFNg
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Happy to get to talk again with Daisuke Ishiwatari about the soon to be released Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, coming next month.
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March 1st marked Chun-Li's 52nd (!) birthday. A couple years back, its creator and character designer legend Akira 'Akiman' Yasuda (@akiman7) recollected on his 30-year long career to tell us his story. youtu.be/RxIXilYv0kM
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Katsuhiro Otomo is working on a new manga.
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Moon was just announced on Switch - @yoshiro_kimura (Rule of Rose, Little King's Story, ...) was part of the team behind this poetic & unique gem that inspired many (Undertale comes to mind). Learn more about his path, from Romancing Saga to turning indie: youtu.be/vJrTBO0SRXg
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トコトコプレゼント企画！【フォロー＆RT】@tocotocotv をフォローし、この投稿をリツイートしていただいた方に抽選で@KYOTAROKYOTAROさんの豪華グッズセットが1名様に当たります！応募期間は6月30日まで！
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We've always enjoyed the unique aspect of Japan Studio's games. It does feel like the end of an era, but looking forward to the future titles of Bokeh Game Studio, genDesign (and more?). What is your favorite Japan Studio game?
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Part Two - we close our series of conversations, asking Hiroshi Iuchi, Kenji Kanno, Masayoshi Kikuchi, Rieko Kodama, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Tetsu Okano, Yoot Saito and Hiroaki Yotoriyama about the Dreamcast's fate and the impact it had on the industry. youtu.be/kzXSZTk-J8A
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Do you like the soundtrack of NieR:Automata? toco toco - June 1st
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Spent a day with Hiroyuki Takei, mangaka & author known for the Shaman King series. Coming soon on Archipel.
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Odd Taxi and Ranking of Kings come as a refreshing surprise that we want to see more of in the Japanese animation landscape.
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In 2018, we met with game creators, mangaka, musicians, illustrators, chefs, among many others. In order to keep doing so, we'll be looking for the help of the community - we hope you’ll join us on Patreon to support us on this journey, starting today: patreon.com/archipel
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For anyone wondering, this means $1.80 per drawing... twitter.com/animatorsuppor…
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We will release the first part of our long portrait of Shinji Mikami tomorrow - it's a triple anniversary: 30 years since the start of his career, 10 years since the foundation of Tango Gameworks and the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil series next year.
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Why is PlatinumGames working on a shoot 'em up? To conclude our series on Hideki Kamiya, we've asked him about Sol Cresta, presented at Kyoto's BitSummit festival, and how he perceives his future as the studio's chief game designer. Out now on Cutscenes: youtu.be/JXvNQuxwbQs
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Taking a turn in the indies hall of Tokyo Game Show, we found @yoshiro_kimura, who told us the tale of moon - a poetic antithesis of the RPG genre soon to be launched on Switch, more than 20 years after its original release & for the first time in English. youtu.be/ZKffVjgU4wY
We make documentaries about Japan's creative minds and culture on YouTube. 日本とクリエイターを題材としたドキュメンタリーを配信。sail@archipel.jp / patreon.com/archipel