94. KyoAni

Speaking of KyoAni, Qing Zhiyuan is too familiar.

In the previous life, there were many masterpieces born in KyoAni, and you can count a lot of famous ones at will.

For example, the well-known "Violet's Eternal Garden" is also called Jing Zi.

And then the healing "CLANNAD" and "AIR" are also because of the production of KyoAni, so they can show a sophisticated art style and become eternal classics.

In addition, there are a lot of "The Melancholy of Spring in the Cool Palace", "Full Metal Frenzy", "Middle Two Diseases Have to Fall in Love", "The Dragon Maid of the Kobayashi Family", ......

Not too much.

The core strengths of Kyoto Animation are the high level of original artists, the perfect talent training mechanism, the stable salary, the independence of the production and the stability of the team.

Kyoto Animation's works feature beautiful backgrounds and delicate graphics.

Unlike most companies in the industry, which mainly pursue production and commercial benefits, Kyoto Animation has always adhered to the principle of meticulous creation, and ensured the ultra-high quality of the works at the level of pictures and lens language with the "low efficiency" of one to two films per year.

But that's a full KyoAni.

The time is 1991.

The current KyoAni, although Yoko Hatta, one of the founders, used to work at Osamu Tezuka's studio to color the finished animation draft, but the only thing KyoAni can do is coloring.

This company has been doing outsourcing work before.

That is, to help other large animation production companies, help with coloring, and draw the rest of the content based on the storyboard done by others.

After seeing Pokeni's tender this time, President Hatta (Hideaki Hatta, the husband of Yoko Hatta) mustered up the courage to give it a try.

The main reason is that I feel that my painting level is good, and the production process is good, and I have probably reached the heat of completing a work independently.

Onmyoji is a game that has a strong theatrical effect on its own, and if it can be done well, it will also be a good opportunity for Kyoto Animation.

It's not nice to say—

If they could, who would want to outsource all the time?

For this they have prepared a lot of work.

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"President, this is the supervisor of our studio, Masaharu Kigami, who is in charge of the storyboarding and animation production this time, and he will show you the project content we have provided."

Ay?

Hearing Kigami Yiji's name, Qing Zhiyuan was slightly stunned.

Wow, after a long time, it turns out that the man who traveled with me is Kigami Yiji?

Kigami Massaharu can be said to be the driving force behind KyoAni, the real big guy.

Born in 57, he is only 34 years old now, and he looks quite young.

This man is known as a genius in the animation industry, and if he hadn't returned to Oita to take care of his sick mother, he would still be in Tokyo by now.

Kigami Masaharu is to KyoAni, which is equivalent to Hayao Miyazaki to Ghibli, and Hideaki Anno is to G Society.

It can be said that without Kigami Masaharu, there would be no future KyoAni.

Massaharu Kigami was a true genius, and after graduating from Tokyo Designer College in 1980, he joined the cutting-edge animation that was still very young at the time.

Although the new cutting-edge has not been established for a long time, the list of big players in the company is really a little scary-

Hayao Miyazaki, Yasuo Otsuka, and Xun Takada, any one of them is a tycoon-level character.

Moreover, the neon manga artists of that period practiced a hands-on mentor system, and under the cultivation of the masters, Kigami Isaharu has grown rapidly.

Only two years after his debut, Kigami Massaharu was promoted to the painting supervisor of "Sarufei Little Ninja".

Supervising animation is the equivalent of a producer position in a game company.

Think about it, it only took more than two years to climb to this position, how exaggerated and terrifying Kigami's talent is.

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Masaharu Kigami, who was supposed to shine in Tokyo, learned last year, in 1990, that his mother was seriously ill and needed to be taken care of, so he resolutely returned to Osaka.

I found a job nearby, and of course, it was because of Hatta's earnest plea that Kigami Massaharu joined KyoAni.

Hatta Hideaki is also a very bold president.,In order to pursue the company's breakthrough.,Gave Kigami Massaharu very high authority and treatment-

Kigami is fully responsible for the establishment of the company's internal production system and personnel training.

Joining is an executive.

In addition, Uji City, where KeiAni is located, is very close to Kigami's hometown of Osaka.

After Kigami entered the company, whether it was the most basic middle cut, or original painting, animation, storyboard, and photography, he was teaching newcomers by hand.

Even he participated in the script in every detail, so it can be said that this person has no shortcomings, and he is a real all-round talent.

After Kigami entered KyoAni, he made many rules for the company-

1. Abandon the elimination of the training system and insist on not dismissing any newcomers.

Provide them with a guaranteed salary that exceeds the industry average to effectively protect the rights and interests of newcomers.

The piecework system that requires death does not exist in Kyoto.

Second, tell employees all the time to integrate their mood into their roles and create.

Use the form of animation to convey the power of dreams.

Three, no matter what position you are in, you must pour all into each frame of animation and fully implement your ideas.

We must show the fighting spirit that is used for challenges.

Oh my God, what kind of fairy overseer is this?

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Later, the top original artists brought out by Kigami abounded, and it was precisely because of his training system that he laid a solid foundation for KyoAni in the future.

Seriously, if it weren't for Kigami Masaharu, the current Seichigen wouldn't have considered KyoAni as an animation production company at all.

But with this person, everything will be different.

After putting in the videotape, a beautiful picture appeared on the TV.

Under the cherry blossom tree, Kurai Moon is holding the baby, and her face is full of sadness.

A cherry blossom flies in the wind, and the camera rises with it, and the cherry blossom petals flutter, leading the camera to rotate.

In the next second, the whole scene changed drastically.

In the midst of the raging flames, Yugi Ling held a bow and arrow, and shot an arrow, and the cherry blossoms were swept away by the air current......

The camera switches again, and the Yaki Orochi stands proudly on the sea.

Asakura Yuan held the magic sword in his hand, and the Shikijin behind him, as well as Yugi Ling and the white wolf, hugged him.

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Wow, until I finished reading it, Qing Zhiyuan still hadn't been able to come back to his senses.

In less than 20 seconds, it shows a very excellent and perfect lens language.

At the same time, it is also impeccable in color matching and character modeling.

Well......

Qing Zhiyuan flipped through the script storyboards they had made.

Although there is only a simple piece of content, you can see the high level of animation just from the storyboard.

It is worthy of KyoAni, and it is worthy of Kigami Isaharu!

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At this moment, Qing Zhiyuan's heart has basically made a decision.

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