The Creation Of A Single

Those Are Shrines. Some People Believe Spirits Live In Them.

To Have A Film Where There's An Evil Figure And A Good Person Fights Against The Evil Figure And Everything Becomes A Happy Ending, That's One Way To Make A Film. But Then That Means You Have To Draw, As An Animator, The Evil Figure. And It's Not Very Pleasant To Draw Evil Figures.

I Think Talent Decides Everything. More Than The Method, What's Important Is The Talent Using It. There's Nothing Inherently Wrong Or Right About A Method, Whether It Be Pencil Drawings Or 3-d Cg. Pencil Drawings Don't Have To Go Away, But Those Who Continue To Use The Medium Lack Talent. So Sadly, It Will Fade Away.

See With Eyes Unclouded By Hate.

[on The Future Of Hand-drawn Animation] I'm Actually Not That Worried. I Wouldn't Give Up On It Completely. Once In A While There Are Strange, Rich People Who Like To Invest In Odd Things. You're Going To Have People In The Corners Of Garages Making Cartoons To Please Themselves. And I'm More Interested In Those People Than I Am In Big Business.