Satoru Utsunomiya

Twitterhttps://twitter.com/i/user/3272089598 Websitehttps://qcmsj439.wixsite.com/utsunomiya One of the most influential figures of the generation after Takashi Nakamurahttps://anilist.co/staff/102031/. In Gosenzosama Banbanzaihttps://anilist.co/anime/4639/ Utsunomiya created a jointbased animation style that was very influential in the early 90s. He developed this further in the extremely fluid and active full animation of Tobe Kujira no Peekhttps://anilist.co/anime/2314/. Gosenzo was the first anime to place shadows accurately according to light source and to use blurring during fast action. His way of animating arms hanging loosely was often imitated in the 90s. Utsunomiya draws movement from memory without external references whereas animators like Oohirahttps://anilist.co/staff/103893/ and Hashimotohttps://anilist.co/staff/103894/ often filmed themselves acting out material for reference. Kinetic accuracy is the goal but drawings are highly simplified and clean. Simplified style of animation and detailed action makes his scenes stand out in stark contrast in certain films such as Battle Royal High Schoolhttps://anilist.co/anime/3625/. Able to breathe a miraculous amount of life into the simplest of actions such as simply talking while seated. Reportedly storyboarded the third episode of The Hakkenden: Shin Shouhttps://anilist.co/anime/12715/ in widescreen format on his own initiative. Able to create dynamic action at lower frame rates like 3 frames/cel. His more current work focuses on the subtle unconscious movements of everyday actions omitted as superfluous in supposedly realistic animation. Source: Pelleas