Thomas D. Moser

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I admit it. I used to make fun of anime. In my defense, it was ten years ago and I was but a wee animation student. To me, animation was Disney, Frank and Ollie, squash and stretch, ones and twos. To me, anime was bad lip sync (even in Japanese) and glorified story boards.

Chalk it up to “youthful indiscretion.”

My view has certainly changed. Even then I loved Akira. It set a standard for anime that I’m not sure has yet been matched. I also loved Mayasaki’s work, well before I knew who he was. But I really think it was Ninja Scroll of all things that started to win me over. Over the years I’ve gained a great appreciation and admiration for anime, what it is and what it isn’t. And in that time, anime has gotten so popular and so pervasive that my pointing it out now seems kind of trite, like telling everyone how I’ve finally embraced compact disc technology.

So why bring it up? For one thing, I’ve just landed a gig doing an anime-style cartoon. I’m very excited. I’ll be doing a lot of stuff I’ve never done before, like fight scenes, cel-shading, and CG animation for an actual project.

As soon as I get the word, I’ll try posting some clips or stills from the project. At the very least, I’ll post links when it’s done.

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