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THE ANIME STUDIO

2021–2025 · 1 season

A calm, eye-opening peek into real creative workshops, equal parts informative and quietly inspiring.

Created by
Hajime Kondo, Yutaka Kitazawa
Genres
Documentary, Animation
Starring
Saya Ichikawa, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Takayuki Goto
Overview
Japan's anime studios have captured the world's attention. In this program, we go behind the scenes for an in-depth look at the most prominent studios — usually closed to the public — to find out the secrets behind their creativity.

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Created by
Hajime Kondo, Yutaka Kitazawa
Genres
Documentary, Animation
Starring
Saya Ichikawa, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Takayuki Goto
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • art
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
documentary, animation
Created by
Hajime Kondo, Yutaka Kitazawa
Starring
Saya Ichikawa, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Takayuki Goto, Koji Tanaka, Mamoru Oshii, Kazuchika Kise, Masashi Ando, Taiki Sakurai
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes, 28 min each
Network
NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Country
Japan
Languages
English, Japanese

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