Original Anime 'Kurayami Santa' and 'Kowabon' Announced for Summer and Fall 2015
Kurayami Santa
Kurayami Santa overlays animation on archived footage from the 1960s, which was recently uncovered by KBC, in order to recreate a Showa-era atmosphere. The protagonist, Santa, is tasked with maintaining the balance between the spirit and human worlds. One setting to be used is the now-abandoned Hashima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, which was previously an active mining facility during the Industrial Revolution.
Staff
Planning, Character Design: Chouji Yoshikawa (associate producer for Pokemon series)
Director, Episode Director: Manabu Nakamura
Script: Hiromu Kumamoto
Episode Direction Advisor: Shinji Nishikawa (special effects design for Godzilla films)
Music: Yasuhiko Fukuda
Studio: ILCA
Cast
Santa Kurayami: Kazuko Sugiyama
Honekami Jizou: Katsue Miwa
Enma Daiou: Hidekatsu Shibata
Ichinosuke Shikabane: Mao Ichimichi
Mutsuko Tomurai: Ami Himesaki (idol group LinQ member)
Kurayami Santa PV
Official site: http://www.kbc.co.jp/santa/
Kowabon
Kowabon, a horror story, will be animated using a technique called rotoscoping. Animators will trace live-action footage frame-by-frame to recreate it as animation.
Staff
Director: Kazuma Taketani
Script: Hiromu Kumamoto
Studio: ILCA
Cast
Yuumi Takaki, Natsu Amano (idol group LinQ members)
Kowabon teaser
Official site: http://www.kbc.co.jp/kowabon/
Source: Kai-You
Kurayami Santa & Kowabon on MAL
20 of 51 Comments Recent Comments
3min anime ftw.
Jun 30, 2015 8:50 AM by abreugus
Jun 14, 2015 6:33 AM by Pond
Jun 14, 2015 6:22 AM by Rachmaninow
Jun 14, 2015 4:58 AM by mewygirl
This should be very interesting to watch.
Jun 14, 2015 12:57 AM by Haneken2086
Jun 13, 2015 8:57 AM by Amiluhur
Jun 13, 2015 6:26 AM by ToG25thBaam
Dat acting.
Jun 12, 2015 6:04 AM by raveninthemuddle
Jun 12, 2015 2:55 AM by Etherealis
Jun 11, 2015 6:04 PM by BatoKusanagi
Jun 11, 2015 5:04 PM by ex_necross
Kowabon
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Jun 11, 2015 4:29 PM by Comic_Sans
Jun 11, 2015 3:20 PM by ErrorCode707
Jun 11, 2015 2:33 PM by removed-user
Jun 11, 2015 1:12 PM by removed-user
And since I'm heavily curious and interested in all things that touch Rotoscoping , I'll be waiting for that second one , even if the actual content doesn't look that appealing to me .
Jun 11, 2015 12:52 PM by Dullboy
Jun 11, 2015 12:30 PM by vnusia
i actually don't mind rotoscoping, so i may check out kowabon as well. i'm just really squeamish when it comes to horror, and i hope it isn't super scary.
Jun 11, 2015 11:38 AM by flochelle
Jun 11, 2015 11:03 AM by Lil-Bird
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