Genshiken is a manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for otaku (extremely obsessed fans of various media)
and the lifestyle its members pursue. ourGenshiken is a blog written by four otaku who want to share their passion and report on all the various visual media they love.
Happy Halloween everyone!! Today's animation feature is a half of a segment from the movie, Fantasia. Chernabog, the Black God, was animated by one of my favorite Disney animators - Bill Tytla. Tytla animates with much force. It's not hard to see why he was picked to bring the demonic Chernabog to life.
Anybody that knows me understands I have an bias towards all things Argentine. This is one very compelling reason why, done by a gaggle of South Americans.
Animation Wednesday - Funeral March for a Marionette
Funeral March for a Marionette from "Suite Burlesque" by Charles Gounod is a familiar tune. Mainly recognized as the theme of the Alfred Hitchcock Show, the work regardless remains a compelling composition.
Kitty's Studio is a short by Yasuji Mori. An influential mentor over at the Toei studio, he passed his skills on to subsequent generations of Toei animators such as Yasuo Otsuka, Gisaburo Sugii, and Hayao Miyazaki.
Vol Libre, the very first computer generated film by director Loren Carpenter. Carpenter was immediatly offered a position at ILM's CG division after presenting his film at Siggraph'80. ILM CG eventually became Pixar where Loren works today.
