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Kamitsubo Ryoki, Chief Director of Hidamari Sketch, Retired

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Nov 8, 2012 3:39 PM
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Anime director Kamitsubo Ryoki revealed on his Twitter that To LOVE-Ru Darkness will be his last job as an anime director and he is searching for a job. He regret that he had become a director who cannot draw well. He said he realized the limitation of his ability as an anime director.

Source: Kamitsubo's Twitter account
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Nov 8, 2012 3:45 PM
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dtshyk said:
He said he realized the limitation of his ability as an anime director.


then why not go back to being a Key Animator instead? i heard before an Anime Director become one he has to be a good Key Animator
Nov 8, 2012 3:50 PM
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He retired but is looking for a job?

Nov 8, 2012 3:55 PM
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Well, I don't see anything he "directed" poorly; the Hen Zemi OVA was better than its TV series adaptation, Softenni was doomed to fail anyway and the first season of Hidamari Sketch was fantastic. His page doesn't seem to have all of his staff positions, though, so there could have been something.

This is coming from someone who hasn't seen TLR: Darkness; I could be wrong.
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Seeking a challenge.
Nov 8, 2012 4:28 PM
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SilentTruth said:
Seeking a challenge.


A new challenge indeed.
Nov 8, 2012 4:34 PM
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Well, good luck to him for whatever future endeavors he tries.
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Nov 8, 2012 4:37 PM
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I wonder what's next for him. Well what ever he does, I wish him luck.
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Nov 8, 2012 5:09 PM
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RyanSaotome said:
He retired but is looking for a job?


I lol'd.

SilentTruth said:
Seeking a challenge.

Possibly.


Yeah, goodluck to him.
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Maybe he wants to direct porno instead? There's enough ecchi scenes in the anime listed above to start him off.
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dtshyk said:
He said he realized the limitation of his ability as an anime director.


Was about time.
Nov 8, 2012 6:48 PM
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dtshyk said:
He said he realized the limitation of his ability as an anime director.


then why not go back to being a Key Animator instead? i heard before an Anime Director become one he has to be a good Key Animator


Key animators don't really get paid much, they mainly join the industry because they love to draw. Unless you're working for KyoAni, it's a really irregular source of income.
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Maybe he wants to direct porno <..>

romantic porn.)
Nov 8, 2012 7:08 PM

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B-B-But Darkness is-

I don't really know him, but good luck indeed.
Nov 8, 2012 7:19 PM

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All the more reason for me to buy ToLoveRu Darkness BDs.

Thank you, Kamitsubo-sensei !!
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
Nov 8, 2012 7:20 PM
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He now wants to direct real 3D hotness instead of these censored 2D hotness.
Nov 8, 2012 7:22 PM

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Trisection said:

Key animators don't really get paid much, they mainly join the industry because they love to draw. Unless you're working for KyoAni, it's a really irregular source of income.
Well, you can say the job of animators itself does not pay much, but the really miserable pay goes to those who do in-between animation job which is massive but also tedious. Much of the work now goes overseas to Korea, China, Vietnam even the Philippines but there are still this kind of work being done inside Japan.
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
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RyanSaotome said:
He retired but is looking for a job?
My thoughts exactly.
Nov 8, 2012 8:28 PM

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Sayan12 said:
RyanSaotome said:
He retired but is looking for a job?
My thoughts exactly.
What his Twitter said was "Working on an anime as a job ToLoveRu Darkness is the last" and "I will look for some other work".
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
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symbv said:
Sayan12 said:
RyanSaotome said:
He retired but is looking for a job?
My thoughts exactly.
What his Twitter said was "Working on an anime as a job ToLoveRu Darkness is the last" and "I will look for some other work".


Then why does the topic title say he retired?

Nov 8, 2012 9:15 PM

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RyanSaotome said:

Then why does the topic title say he retired?
Perhaps you should ask the initial poster?

What I understand is that he said he is retiring from anime production work, not general retirement.
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
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dtshyk said:
He regret that he had become a director who cannot draw well. He said he realized the limitation of his ability as an anime director.
Well, that's just... sadly worded. Makes me feel bad for the guy. According to that list, the only thing I've seen of his is TLR Darkness... which I like a lot, but mainly due to me loving the manga and its predecessor seasons. It ain't bad to me.
Nov 8, 2012 11:09 PM

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^ To be precise he said ToLoveRu Darkness is his last in anime production work. This seems to mean that he is not only retiring from directing anime, but any work related to making an anime.
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
Nov 9, 2012 3:47 AM

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Not everyone is willing to change even after realizing they can't do something well. Then again, I don't know how much pressure was on the guy. Good luck to him anyhow.
Nov 9, 2012 9:35 AM

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oh come one dude don't give me that crap their are plenty of work in the anime world man and why d id you retired in the first place?
Nov 9, 2012 11:07 AM
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You're kidding me,right?
A person this talented who has directed 'motto to love ru' is going to retire because he doesn't have a very good hand in drawing?
He...he...he has no idea what he's doing...he can be a part of making an anime...it's my biggest wish to be a part of that...and he's just gonna let it go?
Nov 9, 2012 2:43 PM

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Wonder what kind of career he's looking for next.
Nov 9, 2012 6:30 PM

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thats too bad i wish the guy luck with wat ever he does next, and his ending with a really funny show too pretty nice.
Nov 12, 2012 4:57 PM

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Wish him luck.

So how old is he now? He might not even need another job if he got the cash.
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