”Sushidarake:” Exhibition Celebrating 20 Years as a Professional Animator + Interview

Interviewer: Pon Satou
Photography, Editing by Takafumi Sekiguchi
The exhibition, celebrating 20 years since the artist’s debut, features over 100 of his creations. The event was filled with artwork; in addition, visitors received a specially illustrated “Sushio Umaibo,” as well as a stamp card being given out in order of arrival to those who attended a signing event.

“Sushidarake” - Celebrating 20 Years of Sushio

▲Concept illustration for ”The Living Dead” Album Art T-shirt.”
(Everyone erupts in laughter)
(Everyone laughs)
-Were you not able to get permission for those?
Gurren Lagann: Changes to Sushio’s design process
If you can’t draw it, record yourself doing the action?
-Like knowing the limits of range of motion, and such?
-It feels like there’s a recent trend to use CG in anime for more realistic movements.
Sushio: It might come down to preferences, but I feel like “maybe you don’t have to apply texture to everything?” when I look at it.
(Everyone erupts in laughter)

▲Illustration of Sushio sitting on his Monkey. It really does bring tears to one’s eyes thinking about it.
■”Sushidarake:” 20 Year Anniversary Exhibition Details
November 3 - 15, 2016
*closed Wednesdays
Location: pixiv Zingaro
Admission: Free
Event management: Kaikai Kiki
■pixiv Zingaro
Nakano Broadway 2F, 5-52-15, Nakano, Tokyo
12:00-19:00
*Subject to change, per event **Closed Wednesdays
Approx. 3 minute walk from JR Nakano Station, North exit, along Sunmall shopping mall pat.
03-5345-7313
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