What is "graphic design" in animation? "I hope only if my sister is good." BALCOLONY. Interview


The main character of light novel writer · Hashima Izuki, a youth worker who works with distinctive creators including Junior's Ranobu writer · Kani Natori who is in love with him, "Anime with a younger sister" ". The Blu-ray BOX first volume of this work was released on January 26th.

"You only have to have a younger sister. "Anime that serializes staff interviews! Anime! In this time, in addition to package design and key visuals, I interviewed the design company · BALCOLONY. Who also worked on graphic design in the works.
Mr. Yoshihiro Xiya, Mr. Yuuta Kato, Mr. Yusuke Oata, Mr. Noriusu Ota, and Mr. Taro Tanaka, producer of Bandai Visual from the same company, participated in the infographics design of the content explanation part including the "sea turtle soup" under construction and the infographic design of the part To the secret gimmick and the commitment of the package design of the Blu-ray BOX, we talked about the charm of this work with "design" as a cut.

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It is unusual in the anime scene to handle graphic designs under construction - this time BALCOLONY. Is credited as" art direction " However, what was the specific relationship with the work?

Yuta Kato (Kato)
In addition to package design and key visuals, infographics (visual information and data on the subtitle used in the work and next notice, the board game scene in progress) I am in charge of the design of symbols etc. in the board game scene etc.). So, as a title, the phrase "in-design" or "still picture design" may come with pins. Just saying "design", she suffers "character design" and "plot design" in the animation industry.

- Sure, the same "design" but the job content is quite different.

At the scene of Yoshihiroya Yoshihiroya (hereinafter referred to as Doyagi) animation, attempts by graphic designers to deal with graphic-related graphics and deeply involving telops and props (small props of fine-grained design) It's about ten years ago. That's why the way to call it has not been established yet in the industry, and "graphic production" or "graphic design" is also done. It was a stance that we should credit as good as our company, this time it was credited with the name Art Direction.

- I think that it is a rare case in animation work that deep involvement of this story, like infographics of game scenes, is deeply involved.

Kato In recent years, I think that the number of works that consciously do is increasing, but I think that it is still a rare category. For example, "Love Live! "In the content of the video is not touching, I was in charge of the posters of advertisements and the package design of Blu-ray," I hope I can have only my sister. In addition, in addition to that, I did various things such as the subtitle in the work, the opening telop, and the design of the in-focus infographic at the outstanding place.

Taro Tanaka (Bandai Visual Producer, hereafter Tanaka) Although it seems that Mr. Onuma was previously supervised "ef - a tale of memories.", I think that it is the choice because he is interested in graphic design I will.

Intellectual feeling "infographics

thoughtfully balanced with etch depiction - In the first place BALCOLONY. In the first place, how did it come to deeply involve the contents of this story, how did it go Cow. Mr. Hitoshi Tamamura of the series director praised the design proposal of the first subtitle

Kato, I was supposed to be in charge of the next notice production and infographics of "turtle soup" part of one episode . With that trend, we will also offer graphic designs to use in the "final return" part of 4 episodes, the "TRPG" part of 7 episodes, and other parts that explain the content of board games.

Shikiya
Animation must work without knowing what kind of image anyone is doing until the final form is completed. Of course, I will produce it while imagining "The final movement looks like this", but this time "Sea Turtle Soup" hands only the graphic parts and leaves the animation to the shooting person I will.

Kato
So we were very much looking forward to what kind of form it will be. Looking at the completed animated film, the unexpected merit came out, and I realized that animation is a comprehensive art born of a lot of people involved.

- Did you have a specific order on infographics under construction, such as "I want these designs to be done"? At the beginning of the project from Mr.

Tsuneya
Tsunoya, we got an order saying "Please make me feel" intellectual ".

Tanaka:
"You only have to have a younger sister. "Is a work that mixes realistic high-level depictions such as creators' droppings and mentality, while a lot of metamorphic characters and horny descriptions come out. Since transformation description is very impactful, there was also a purpose to manage the balance somehow. Interview with Mr.



Satoshi
Kinoshita, Kato Character Design (Interview with "Even Sister" Series 4)) "It's true pure love lives because there is a transformation scene" is really true, because there is a stupid scene in cartoonistic / animated style, it is the seriousness that draws realistic real conflicts and feelings A gap in scenes is useful. So instead of an anime's promised, excessively deformed UI, I made a reference to the smartphone and web design screens on the actual daily extensions.


To be continued...

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