While Yamato 2199 took the spotlight, the classic saga rolled on in good health. The year was filled with new publications, Sound Almanac CDs, model kits, movies on Blu-ray, Leiji Matsumoto’s 60th anniversary tour, the live-action movie’s US debut, an amazing throwback to 1966, and more. See it all here! [2 pages]
In his 7th essay from New Type Ace, Ryusuke Hikawa focuses on the technique for animating realistic explosions in the first TV series, pioneered by director Noboru Ishiguro in a pivotal turn from anime’s cartoony past into its progressive future. Who knew finger-painting would point the way?
