Inside DAN DA DAN Episode 7: Rising star Shuto Enomoto discusses storyboarding and animation with Newtype

*This article contains spoilers for episode 7 of the anime He Dahe.

in the latest episode He DaheIn Episode 7, viewers learned the reason for Acrobatic Silky (Acro-Silky for short)’s obsession with Ella. Fans of the original comic had high expectations for this episode. As a viewer, don’t you wonder how it all comes together?

Eno Zhourena prolific and talented young animator who has created films such as heavenly illusion, you ohand Let go of your hands Eizouken!served as storyboard and animation director for the episode. He initially entered the world of animation through his fascination with “moving images.”

Enomoto: In college, one of my hobbies was watching anime frame by frame. By watching MAD videos (fan-made videos with anime clips and music), I started noticing the different animation styles of different animators, and that’s when my interest in animation was born. Aspiring to be an animator myself, I applied for an animator position Gonzo My career started. When I’m working, I’m more concerned with seeing how everything fits together on the screen than expressing my own personal identity.

Enomoto participated in many works science sarustarting from the movie Riding the wind and waves 2019.

Enomoto: There was a time in my career when I lost motivation as an animator. But at that time science saru reach out GonzoI ended up working on Riding the wind and waves and Super Shiro. Works that I have always enjoyed watching science saru That was the spark that reignited my passion. After that, I remember having a lot of fun working on these projects.

Since then, Enomoto has worked on many science saru work. In 2022 movies you ohEnomoto supervises the scene you oh (still known as the “Deformed Son” at the time) grew human legs and ran around town. The cover uses dynamic animated original illustrations you oh booklet.

Episode 7 He Dahe Marks Enomoto’s storyboard debut. In addition to storyboarding, he served as animation director, putting the scenes together with Acro-Silky and Aira as the main focus. Matsunaga KotaroResponsible for the production of an animated episode The price of a smile Enomoto oversees key animation and serves as animation director, and their combined efforts bring Episode 7 to life.

Enomoto: Acro-Silky’s memory sequence in episode 7 actually wasn’t that long in the original manga, so the director Mountain city elegance It expands a lot by making Acro-Silky the focus of this episode. I drew the storyboards according to Director Yamashiro’s ideas, but to be honest, some of the ideas were quite difficult to do, and I was worried about whether I could complete them.

Matsunaga: I remember seeing the shot of Acro-Silky walking down the stairs from her perspective and burying my face in my hands wondering how we were going to make this work (wry smile).

With the final image in mind, Enomoto used Blender to prepare a 3D layout for the storyboard of the scene in which Acro-Silky runs out of the apartment in pursuit of his kidnapped daughter. He also put some thought into the movement of Acro-Silky hair.

Enomoto: I wanted to depict a battle that gave the impression that Acro-Silky himself was imprisoned by his own hair. With that in mind, I’m also trying to figure out how to make the fight between her, Momo, and O’Callen meaningful. I spent the entire seventh episode storyboarding and thinking about which animators I should give the task to.

Perhaps the most emotional scene for viewers in episode seven is the final scene with Ella, as she tells Acro-Silky, “I won’t forget it. I swear. Even after the credits roll, the intensity of the emotion you feel will still be there.” persist.

Enomoto: I’ve always wanted to ask His Ito The final scenes were drawn since I was still storyboarding. Her original illustrations were perfect and didn’t even need revisions. Acro-Silky’s initial hair attack was made by Jurathe hair-pulling scene was created by Ishimori appearsand Okutani Kana’s heart massage scene is also very exciting.

Matsunaga: Enomoto also personally took charge of many scenes. He put his heart and soul into making Episode 7 the best it could be. It was a great learning experience for me as an animation director, and working with him I felt like I noticed things I hadn’t noticed before.

Enomoto: (Laughs) But it’s too early to celebrate because we don’t know how Episode 7 will be received. I hope it’s fun for fans of the original and first-time viewers alike.

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