Hello! I'm a writer and an occasional musician.
I like exploring different genres of anime, but nowadays I'm most consistently impressed by abstract shorts with interesting use of shapes and colours. Dementia stuff can be interesting too, but I don't shy away from mainstream anime.
My scores are pretty low because I've watched so many short videos which may not be that great, but hey, at least it only took 2 minutes of my life. Also, if a series is entertaining but like sugary fluff, nice to binge but which didn't touch me on a deeper level, then I'll score it 6. That goes for a lot of popular anime on this site. It means I did still enjoy it. I don't like most comedy, I just don't get the Japanese sense of humour that well.
I'm currently a secretary in the
Stop-Motion Appreciation Society club.
Here is our club spreadsheet.
Favourite shorts and music videos
in this stack.
I only accept friend requests when there's at least a note attached or we've exchanged a few words.
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I agree though that it is unfortunate that all of them do not qualify. If I had it my way, there would be no doujin rules, or at least try make it more inclusive over time, as I do recognize that there are lots of schools out there with decades' worth of student films, so that opens up quite a lot.
I agree. Sometimes, some stop-motion animations look dull and boring to me. But whenever I see the behind-the-scenes, I appreciate the labor and process as well as get a new perspective...
I actually found the filters used in both YOASOBI MVs pleasant. I wouldn't be able to identify them as stop-motion if you didn't tell me. Because most stop-motion animations don't use those kinds of filters or lightings. I noticed in the credits that they have a colorists. Well, kudos to that staff!
But then Taiyo Kikaku's official site doesn't really detail everything (like if they used stop-motion, etc.). Just the company's role in the production of their works.
https://www.taiyokikaku.com/works/mv/heart-beat?en
https://www.taiyokikaku.com/works/mv/yoasobi-blue?en
This is the first time I checked their site and found that they've been involved in several titles that are already in the DB. But anime pages don't list them on the sidebars or staff tabs.
https://www.taiyokikaku.com/en/
Wish there are some behind-the-scenes so we could confirm the techniques used. Dwarf has several BTS of their works. Maybe checking sites/blogs of artists/staff could give us some clue but that'd be tedious.
Those were cutouts? The MV doesn't look like stop-motion because of the nice filter used.
I'm thinking of adding Gunjou to one of my stop-motion-related stacks but it's not in the club relations. Uhm, so it's not stop-motion? It looks more stop-motion to me but I'm not really well-versed in the medium and its techniques... With today's technology, it's getting harder and harder to tell which are really stop-motion and just made to look like stop-motion at first glance.
Funny thing is, I have two monitors and one of them is positioned vertically, so I can fuly enjoy those even without a phone.
Oh, and I noticed you made a spreadsheet for the club which is cool! I suggested a spreadsheet once last year... It's so nice that the club has one now! Thanks! I'd be glad to help with the spreadsheet some time but I don't think I could at the moment... Anyways, kudos! I appreciate the things you do for the club.