I Spent a Day Inside a Japanese Anime Studio

Summary by Krater

The Anime Man visits the Japanese anime studio CloverWorks to explore how anime is made, shadowing staff members through pre-production, animation, coloring, photography, and art departments.

From the video

Answers: How is anime made at a Japanese studio?

• Anime production process
• Pre-production workflow
• Keyframe animation
• In-between animation
• Color design and painting
• Anime photography and effects
• Art and background design

What it concludes

• Anime production is divided into three main stages: pre-production, production, and post-production.
• Pre-production for an anime adaptation takes at least 3 to 4 months, while original works can take up to a year or more.
• The in-between animation stage involves tracing keyframes and adding blue and red guide lines for color separation.
• Photography and finishing departments combine colored cells with background art and apply digital effects to complete the final video.