Yoshimi Yamagata Aoyagi

September Dormitory Diary Entry - Watanabe

Greetings, and thank you for your continued support. This is Watanabe.

I'm posting the dormitory diary for September.

With colds and the like circulating in the community, I hope you're doing well. Speaking of which, I caught a cold du...

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August Dormitory Diary Entry - Kuroda

Greetings everyone, Kuroda here.

My apologies for the delay.

Here’s my August dorm diary entry.

Recently, I had the chance to work on a project I've always wanted to do.

My fondness for the piece made me a bit more nervou...

August Dormitory Diary Entry - Sakamoto

Hello, everyone.

Sakamoto here with my August dorm diary entry.

It came a bit earlier than expected, but I've finished moving!

My old place had construction on most mornings, often waking me up.

So having that noise gone no...

August Dormitory Diary Entry - Ura

Hello everyone, Lately, I've been freezing at my desk thanks to the direct blast from the AC. Well, I'm Ura, and I'm glad to report I finally got a seat change.

Here's my August dorm diary entry.

There were times I found myself bundled...

August Dormitory Diary Entry - Yamamoto

Hey there, it's Yamamoto. Time for my August dorm diary update! August is here, and I'm genuinely thrilled that our in-house projects are picking up steam.

Also, the key animation study group is kicking off this month, and I'm raring to go.<...

August Dormitory Diary Entry - Okabe

Greetings, Okabe here.

I've got a mock test for a key animation exam coming up, and boy, am I nervous. Before that, I'm heading back to my hometown for about five days. Even though I'll be on break, I intend to put in some solid practice whi...

August Dormitory Diary Entry - Kimura

Hello, it's Kimura from the dormitory.

Here's my dorm diary entry for August. The heat's been pretty relentless lately. I hope everyone's keeping cool.

At my office, they finally fixed the broken air conditioner. It's made working so m...

August Dormitory Diary Entry - Ichikawa

Good evening!

Lately, the weather has been all over the place, flipping like a coin. Seems like a summer cold is making its rounds; a few of my colleagues are feeling under the weather. Right now, I'm diving deep into animation practice, tac...

August Dormitory Diary Entry - Watanabe

Hello everyone, it's Watanabe here.

This is my dormitory diary entry for August.

With the students enjoying their summer vacations, my younger sister took the chance to swing by Tokyo. We explored spots I don't usually frequent, and ma...

Key Animation: Mother's Basement and Family (In Progress)

Our good friend Geoff from Mother's Basement has played a huge part in lifting our project off the ground. Last year, he helped us raise awareness for our first music video, which near instantly propelled us over our funding goal.

Here's an ...

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July Dormitory Diary Entry - Ichikawa

Good evening, it's Ichikawa here.

This week, I'm finally graduating from Sasayuri (an animation certificate program) and will be transitioning into my new role as a key animator.

I'm yet to find out the specifics of my work or whether ...

July Dormitory Diary Entry - Kimura

Hello everyone, I’m Kimura, a resident of the Animator Dormitory.

This is my July dormitory diary entry.

Ever since last month, the air conditioning at work has been on the fritz, and we've been trying to get our artwork done in this...

July Dormitory Diary Entry - Ura

Hey there, This is Ura, and I recently scared some nurses by getting sick during a blood test at my last health check-up.

Here's my dorm diary entry for July.

Last year, I was so nervous about the blood test that I decided to do it whi...

July Dormitory Diary Entry - Sakamoto

Hello there, it's Sakamoto.

Here's my dormitory diary entry for July.

A few months back, I had a chance to work on an animated movie.

Apparently, the studio has been handing out movie tickets to those who worked n the film, and I...

July Dormitory Diary Entry - Watanabe

Thank you for your continued support.

This is Watanabe.

Here's my dormitory diary entry for July.

The summer anime season has started.

I had the opportunity to work on several shows among the many anime airing this season, ...

July Dormitory Diary Entry - Yamamoto

Thank you for your continued support!

This is Yamamoto!

Here's my dormitory diary entry for July!

The other day, I had the opportunity to chat with some of the other animators at my studio.

I always love speaking with other...

June Dormitory Diary Entry - Yamamoto

Thank you for your continued support!

This is Yamamoto!

Here's my diary entry for June! With the recent surge of rainy days, doing laundry has become a bit of a struggle as clothes take forever to dry. On top of that, the high temperat...

July Dormitory Diary Entry - Kuroda

Thank you for your support. Kuroda here.

Here’s my dormitory diary entry for July.

Can't believe it's already July! Time sure does fly, doesn't it? Each day, as I delve into my personal practice and animation work, I find myself ques...

July Dormitory Diary Entry - Okabe

I hope this message finds you in good spirits.

This is Okabe.

Just as I breathed a sigh of relief upon finishing a particularly taxing cut, I realized that my next assignment looked just as daunting. I must admit, the prospect of divin...

June Dormitory Diary Entry - Ueno

Thank you for your support! This is Ueno.

Here’s my dormitory diary entry for June.

It’s been so hot recently that it’s made going outside a chore… It’s only June…How the heck is it so hot?

At the studio, I’ve been ...

June Dormitory Diary Entry - Aoki

Thank you very much for your support – Aoki here.

This is my June Dormitory Diary entry.

At the beginning of the month, I fell down with COVID-19 for the second time.

Being my second time with COVID, I didn’t really get much ...

May Dormitory Diary Entry - Aoki

Thank you for your support. This is Yuto Aoki.

I took my key animation test at the end of May, but sadly, I didn’t pass.

It’s been difficult to get my frame count (and thus my salary) to a place where I’m satisfied…

I’l...

June Dormitory Diary Entry - Ura

Greetings from a chilly desk at the office.

This is Ura bundled in a jacket to protect against the office air conditioner (blowing directly on me). Here's my dormitory diary for June.

Not long ago, at the tail end of last month, I join...

June Dormitory Diary Entry - Watanabe

I trust this message finds you in good health. This is Watanabe. I am submitting my dormitory diary entry for June. At my company, we are assigned monthly tasks as part of our journey to becoming key animators. Last month, I studied 3D layouts usi...

June Dormitory Diary Entry - Kuroda

Hello.

This is Kuroda with my dormitory diary entry for June.

Recently, I was caught in a typhoon and ended up walking home with my shoes completely soaked. They still haven't dried out, and I'm at a loss about how to speed up the proc...

June Dormitory Diary Entry - Kimura

Hello. This is Kimura, a resident of the Animator Dormitory.

Here’s my dormitory diary entry for June.

Recently, I was given the opportunity to examine some past layout work from our studio’s production team. Even at the layout sta...

June Dormitory Diary Entry - Ichikawa

Good evening, Ichikawa here.

I had an amazing time today at a Macross Δ LIVE concert with a friend from work.

Our workload has been increasing recently, both in terms of volume and complexity, resulting in longer hours.

I've eve...

June Dormitory Diary Entry - Okabe

Thank you very much for your support. This is Okabe.

These days, when I think, "This job will be over in just a few more hours,” the clock doesn’t seem to move. However, I will persevere!  Lately, I've been using a non-display table...