We are proud to announce Tomotaka Shibayama as Guest of Honor! In 2020, Tomotaka Shibayama debuted as a director by releasing the first animated feature film, “A Whisker Away” released on Netflix. Come see this Guest of Honor at Anime Expo 2022!

STUDIO COLORIDO: Live Drawing & Q&A

Live drawing will be done by Tomotaka Shibayama, director of A Whisker Away, and Koji Yamamoto, President of STUDIO COLORIDO will be sharing insights and secrets of the Studio’s high-quality 2D animation.

Event Details:

Date: Friday, July 1

Time: 1:45pm – 2:35pm

Room: 408AB

 

About Tomotaka Shibayama

Joined Studio Ghibli as a cel painter and made contributions in the work, “Spirited Away.” He eventually started off his career as an animation artist. He has done many works in A-1 Pictures by utilizing his promising techniques and rich expressions.  He is now one of the main creators in Studio Colorido. In 2020, he debuted as a director by releasing the first animated feature film, “A Whisker Away” released on Netflix.

Works:

    -“A Whisker Away” (Film/2020) as film director

    -“Penguin Highway” (Film/2018) as storyboard artist

    – “YKK presents ‘FASTENING DAY 3′” (Web Commercial/2017) as film director

    – “McDonald ‘Mirai no Watashi'” (Web Commercial/2016) as animation director

 - “The Anthem of the Heart” (Film/2015) as effect director

 


Anime Expo 2022  will run from July 1 through July 4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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