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S1 · E17 — Shichiro Kobayashi, Japanese animation art director

S1:E17 · Shichiro Kobayashi, Japanese animation art director

Episodes

36 episodes in this season

Yusuke Shigeta, digital artist

Soryo Matsumura, tea ceremony master

Michihito Fujii, film director

Hima://Kawagoe, illustrator

Wagashi Asobi, Japanese traditional confectioners

Professor Sakamoto, 8-bit musician

Kyoka, electronic musician and artist

Arisa Katayama, Walking Bicycle project leader

Riyoo Kim, ceramic artist

Fuyuki Kanai, illustrator and performer

Ayaka Matsuno, cookie artist

Montblancs, comedy duo

Take0920you, video games youtuber

Rui Hashimoto, photographer

Umi-kun, singer and cosplayer

Ema and Eri Tanioku, Harajuku tourism ambassadors, models

Shichiro Kobayashi, Japanese animation art director

Showta Mori, inventor and director

TEMPURA KIDZ, pop dance group

Paranel, musician and producer

Daijū Ishikawa, Hebocon creator and journalist

Miku Sawai, singer-songwriter

Manabu Ōhashi, Animator and Character-designer

Swery65, Video game creator

Masaki Maenosono, Vocalist and Drummer

Naoko Shinpo, Accessory Designer

Chuya Koyama, Mangaka

Hikaru Cho, Body paint artist

DE DE MOUSE, Electronic Musician

Hiroto Ikeuchi, Artist and Modeler

DJ Mayumi, DJ

Kenji Kawai, Composer

Gajumaru, Comedy duo

Yuka Fukuma, Tokiwa-so Project Manager

KYOTARO, Drawing Artist

Roa, Rock Band

TV Series

2014

Documentary

Now playing

Shichiro Kobayashi, Japanese animation art director

Season 1 · Episode 17 · Jul 15, 2015

In this episode, a Japanese animation legend, Shichiro Kobayashi who worked on more than a hundred animes as an art director and production designer is taking us to Akiruno-shi, situated at one hour from Tokyo. We will first take a walk along the Akigawa river, and then we will go to Shichiro Kobayashi's atelier where he keeps all his amazing illustrations and paintings. Higashi-Akiruno represents very well the charming japanese countryside. Along the Akigawa river, you will find nature and peace. When he was a child, Shichiro Kobayashi use to look at the river for hours imagining all sorts of things. This is simply where all its creativity comes from: Nature. While sketching, he tells us about his childhood and his passion of drawing that became a career at the age of 30 when color television was taking its first steps. Then, Shichiro Kobayashi takes us to his atelier where he lets its creativity express itself on the paper. For forty years, he worked on famous anime such as Nobody's boy: Remi, Gamba no Boken, Treasure island, Aim for the Ace!, Cobra, Angel's Egg, Berserk, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Ashita no Joe, Nodame Cantabile, and many more.

TV Series

2014

Documentary

Now playing

Shichiro Kobayashi, Japanese animation art director

Season 1 · Episode 17 · Jul 15, 2015

In this episode, a Japanese animation legend, Shichiro Kobayashi who worked on more than a hundred animes as an art director and production designer is taking us to Akiruno-shi, situated at one hour from Tokyo. We will first take a walk along the Akigawa river, and then we will go to Shichiro Kobayashi's atelier where he keeps all his amazing illustrations and paintings. Higashi-Akiruno represents very well the charming japanese countryside. Along the Akigawa river, you will find nature and peace. When he was a child, Shichiro Kobayashi use to look at the river for hours imagining all sorts of things. This is simply where all its creativity comes from: Nature. While sketching, he tells us about his childhood and his passion of drawing that became a career at the age of 30 when color television was taking its first steps. Then, Shichiro Kobayashi takes us to his atelier where he lets its creativity express itself on the paper. For forty years, he worked on famous anime such as Nobody's boy: Remi, Gamba no Boken, Treasure island, Aim for the Ace!, Cobra, Angel's Egg, Berserk, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Ashita no Joe, Nodame Cantabile, and many more.