Shaft Studio is celebrating its 50th anniversary today. Say something nice about it!
I can't even count to fiftyHere I'll prove it1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...
>>281911975Satoko's placing is so weird here, it's like there were meant to be more characters in the image.
>>281911975They created my daughter
The GOATs.
>>281912174Yeah, I guess the image will be updated. right now it's called "Key Visual No.1"
>>281911975Where's the rest of the class?
>>281911975Uh. I'll say they always made something I liked.Shaft is a good studio
>>281912145>>281912174Dameninja made it to the big leagues.
>>281911975https://shaft-50th.jp/exhibition/>50 turning points After making 50 turns, won't you come back to where you started from?
>>281911975Isnt that class a bit... empty?
Name a single Shaft anime before 2005 without using google.
>>281912257>couldn't even afford to copypaste 3d dummiesThey're out of money. It's over.
>>281912555Mahoromatic. I used duckduckgo.
>>281912555Tsukuyomi (2004)
>>281912555yume kare samenaieto rangerssakura diaries(I didn't like this one)dotto koni chan(I didn't watch it because I don't know Japanese or Spanish)dotto koni chanfubukig-on rangerssilent mobius(I count this because it was done at the shaft site and with a lot of Shaft's involvement)
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>>281912145It's a valid question. Shinbo caught shit for sticking Yunocchi into SZS.
SHAFT will always be my favorite studio for their mid-2000's to early-2010's output alone. The perfect collection of talent in one place at a time. Really liked Ninkoro recently though.
>>281911975They've still satisfied and impressed me with their new output as well, especially with Ninkoro. Keep it up.
Favorite SHAFT opening?
>>281912660>g-on rangersOh, they are riders/ not rangers. And and there are two koni chans, so let's say popotan. I don't remember if it was before 2005 or in 2005? does not matter
>>281911975Happy brithday
>>281912757I tried to make a tierlist, but I gave up. It's too difficult a choice, but let's start with the obvioushttps://youtu.be/LSc-sF2QEHk?si=-kepgQzLV-EYuVN_https://youtu.be/XgY3t9OU2gY?si=dahTJGjTWv7dhLHuhttps://youtu.be/W71TiubirLo?si=UFN2AJEDKkBzgxkk
>>281912757Of coursehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYto83DVgw0
>>281912174everyone got leaf'd
>>281912757The one and only.
>>281913193
>>281911975I really like their work. Good studio.
>>281911975kinda sad and empty classroom desu
>>281913299>>281913193https://files.catbox.moe/ej073a.webm
>>281911975I'm a shaftfag through and through and have been for decades, so almost everything I say is nice.
>>281913379>me in the middle
>>281911975Thank you for making the best girl of the year.
>>281913012And here's non-obvious. It's very simple, especially compared to 1000% sparking!, but it's cute and I like the song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9jVaTOPTrs
Its a bit ironic on their 50 year journey the latest show they released has a 3/10 arc with shinobu mustardlike all this time they couldnt figure out how to make original content thats consistently good and rely on adapting franchices, the final quality being leashed to source material that wasnt made to be easily adaptable to anime.
>>281913558>the latest show they releasedwas Ninkoro this spring. And it had a great final arc
>>281913558But their latest show (excluding Virgin Punk) was Ninkoro and had lots of anime original elements?
>>281912757It's really hard to narrow it down honestly, there are so many great ones. But here's 5 for now.https://youtu.be/7quGQi_JMjE?si=_v3Irm0owRvoE7n8https://youtu.be/9KDAmLHEZ2U?si=txLNA1jfZwYDxcyEhttps://youtu.be/hhxmwHErUhU?si=PeXjpSLEPhxKc_R7https://youtu.be/GsSPjmxZLhc?si=SsvtG-aoN-akAB0Band >>281913247
>>281913594>>281913603sure some stuff is made with anime in mind and if the studio is allowed to deviate from the source material it can be betterbut its not guaranteed
>>281913558>>281913726This doesn't make any sense at all. Try harder next time.
>>281913760what did you think of shinobu mustard
>>281913769Completely irrelevant. Do you have actual brain damage?
>>281913785no wonder it doesnt make sense.
>>281913769I think you've embarrassed yourself with your statement and are now trying to still get something out of it.
>>281913798What did you think of shinobu mustard
>>281913860And now I also think you're mentally ill.
>>281913890Well now Im genuinely confused what do you people hope to achieve by solving all those captchas. Are you interested in the argument about shinobu mustard being bad and what that implies or something else
>>281912676>Shinbo caught shit for sticking Yunocchi into SZS.He did?
>>281913558That arc was entertaining and had it's good moments like meeting Snail again, Shinobu doing the Kantangatari attack reference, Kanbaru's sleepover, Shinobu and Suicide Master laughing together and so on, and I like Araragi's new collage friend and Kanbaru's friend, but the main mystery, deductions, and especially ending conclusion weren't up to snuff writing-wise.
>>281913913It doesn't imply anything you retard. Go watch boss baby again.
>>281911975>2 Shaft cash cows and Satoko
>>281913943Im starting to think you never even watched shinobu mustard
>>281911975We love SHAFT here don't we folks
>>281913328So let's fill it out!
>>281913558Does Virgin Punk really have a "shinobu mustard" arc? It didn't air in cinemas in my country so i don't know much about it.
>No one remembers Sasami-sanfunya...
>>281914054shinobu mustard is the arc the latest monogatari season ended onit was pretty terrible Im not sure what a virgin punk is
>>281914070It's you
>>281914062I remember I never finished it.
>>281914062I remember a yuri love triangle where one of them was a futanari.I also remember being confused about the story cause I didn't know enough Japanese mythology.
>>281914062It's on the backlog, next to Natsu no Arashi!
>>281914062Sasami-san had potential to be interesting and fumbled it really badly.
>>281914209This is actually a good underappreciated Shaft pic.
>>281912757That is an iconic bunch of OPs
Shaft likes using familiar VAs
>>281914062I wanted to like it but dropped it after 3 eps.
>>281912757I still want another Under the Bridge seasonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KDAmLHEZ2U
Remember when people used to bitch about Shaft Negima?!
>>2819144941000%SPARKING alone justifies Shaft Negima's existence.
>>281914430To be fair Cho plays literally 50% of every old man characters in all anime with the exact same voice, and it works.
>>281912362Shaft has had an amazing journey.Shaft is one bad mother.https://youtu.be/pFlsufZj9Fg
>>281911975You just know Shaft loves Satoko and placed the others out of obligation
>>281914494Why did they bitch about one of the best shows of their time?
>>281914209>when they see your dick
>>281911975Bet that Shaft 50th visual was meant to have a lot more characters in that classroom but they're too on fire trying to meet missed production deadlines that they couldn't draw them on time.
>>281914644Some felt that the original Xebec anime was closer to the manga.I liked both.
>>281914682I think its "heres mandatory franchise mascots + girl from the show which bd sales affect our bottom line this quarter"
~taberu~
>>281914728Well, of course they were right, but what's the problem - they already had anime close to manga, why not have some fun now?
>>281912757I want to say Mathemagics because I'm a mathfag but honestly Shaft has so many great openings I can't choosemaybe SZS openings because of how many hints for the ending are there even though Kumeta was still partway through writing the manga, it shows just how closely they must have been working together for him to trust them not to leak it anywhere and how they cared for the original work
>>281913558Gaen carried this arcI'm being completely serious
>>281914062I 'member
>>281914050Added the iconic Kubikiri Cycle mc that we all remember
>>281914800A good thing replaced a good thing, but the old Negima storyline was still lost. And now Xebec is gone too.
>>281914430It needs to be updated and not only with new stuff. The first Kaori Mizuhashi role with shaft was g-on riders
>>281912145even hamburger is confused by this
>>281914898well, other characters certainly didnt
>>281914798this was the last Shaft show I watchedI think. And it was 10 years ago wow
>>281914430>Horie Yui, Saitou Chiwa, Hanazawa Kana...so many years of top talent
>>281915072Kubishime... please...
>>281915183It was a cute show.
>>281912145
>>281915197A free slot will be clear for it eventually, just believe and be patient
happy birthday shaft~i liked ninkoro last season
>>281915197and dont make it a (bi)monthly ova this time
>>281915072
>>281915521Can't forget SHAFT's most iconic character
>>281911975Neat
>>281915593nice
>>281915880Oh yeah I wanted to watch this
>>281915593
>>281915593MAEDA SHINE
>>281911975Ninkoro was great and Satoko earned her spot in the class. Didn't even need to leaf anyone.
The Roboko episode of Ninkoro is still the best episode of the year
Shaftpires
>>281911975Crazy how well this reflects the talent exodus from becoming an Aniplex slave studio.
Moon Phase OP (Neko Mimi Mode): https://youtu.be/TCsSx0jYj9IMahoromatic ED (Mahoro DE Mambo): https://youtu.be/4TVs_JCQNsQPopotan ED (S-U-K-I): https://youtu.be/Hq7xa_2x83oHe is my Master OP (Trust): https://youtu.be/wjpGCcRXkNIHidamari Sketch OP1 (Sketch Switch): https://youtu.be/dH7Cqy9e8d0
>>281912145Kek.
>>281916239It's crazy how, while most studios have really become slaves to certain media conglomerates, the retards accuse in it on one of the few that is still independent.
>>281913012dogbutter dogthe dog with the butter
Please make another season of ninkoro
>>281916334>Popotan ED (S-U-K-I)love this one
>>281916444sorry anonwe'll never nin nin nin again
>>281914062I 'member...
https://files.catbox.moe/wchewk.webm
Hidamari Sketch x365 OP (Hatena de Wasshoi!): https://youtu.be/IuJYgl14qsQMaria Holic OP (Hanaji): https://youtu.be/L49mJLk_w1UBakemonogatari OP4 (Renai Circulation): https://youtu.be/JR0ArfLhDBYNisemonogatari OP3 (Platinum Disco): https://youtu.be/vudHjYNy0IcKoufuku Graffiti ED (Egao ni Naru): https://youtu.be/eQJTUSBNlog
>>281912757Uki Ukihttps://youtu.be/IAcYXdgOyPc
>>281916790>Renai Circulationwith the hat version: https://youtu.be/jQ6gPyYNgPo
>>281911975>50thWhat? I thought that they were created for Bakemonogatari.
>>281917003shaft is funny studio for having few megahit series and a lot of 6/10 mal score shows
>>281917003they were essentially a different entity before kubota/team shinbou
>>281917003Anon, bakemonogatari was 50 years ago...
>>2819170031975https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaft_(company)
>>281917003companies like shaft and kyoani some how existed since like the 70's and 80s but apparently literally did nothing of note till early 00s
>>281917134>>281917146Oh, they helped other studios with animation in the beginning. It makes sense.I also I watched a few episodes of Attacker You but I didn't know it was Shaft.
Madoka OP (Connect): https://youtu.be/OrgpX-_bFqM
>>281917052most studios don't even have 1 megahit
>>281917052>mal score>>281917146They were a coloring studio. Their first(or first big) job was Gundam. As far as I remember, they only started hiring the anime department in the early 80s.
>>281916753Mind uploading somewhere else? It seems like catbox is down
>>281917520https://pomf2.lain.la/f/xiqdyuv.webm
>>281911975epic
>>281917052who the fuck cares what MAL thinks? they'll review bomb something for contradicting their feminist values or whatever.
>>281911975Their shows are entertaining 3 gatsu when?
>>281912757FLY HIIIIIGH
>>281917906when kyoani releases haruhi s3
>>281917862are you people mentally ill or like, abused or whatat what age did you have a penis in your mouth the first time?
>>281917386>>281917146Here's a good article. It's mostly about the founder, but also about the early years of the studio.https://www.anime-atelier.com/the-origin-of-shaft-hiroshi-wakao/
>>281917052>unironically bringing up mal uncriticallyJesus fucking christ kill yourself
when was the last Shaft vs KyoAni flame war thread?
>>281918091Ahh those were the days.
>>281917984As mentally ill as that guy might be, he's still in a better mental state than anyone who gives any value to MAL scores.
>>281917052MAL 6/10 is the certified kino range.
>>281918133>aiming anime at otaku is killing itkek this did not age well
>>281918145its merely refers to a shows acclaim amongst general audiences since its the easiest and only way to do so
>>281918162true true
>>281918162>MALFMA losing 1st place marked the change in userbase from Millenials to Zoomers
>>281918385what was MAL #1 before FMAif anything
name 1 bad shaft anime post 2005
>>281918473half of the monogatari arcs are pretty bad and people only watch them because monogatari rewatches
>>281911975Can they stop ignoring everything that's not Monogatari or Madoka?
>>281918473RWBY
>>281918514fuck, forgot about it
>>281918473>post 2005I won't even limit myself to this date. Only Sakura diaries and rwby have been pretty bad in their entire history
>>281918473Those Shouji Saeki shows that were being pumped out after the corporate restructuring. Scary times, I thought shaft was truly gone at that point but they bounced back
is there any other studio that knows how to pick VAs as well as Shaft? I'd say it's rare in anime in general for a VA to really sound bad since japanese VAs are simply that good, but Shaft takes it to another level, they always have perfect picks for each character
>>281911975おめでロリｷﾀ━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━!!
>>281917984You simply don't belong here.
>>281918581They were fun shows. Their bad reputation comes solely from the fact that they did not meet the very specific expectations of some viewers.
>>281918696their character designs that tie into the VAs and their direction is all top tiera lot of shows have cute girls and men look like they belong in different speciesMonogatari is a good example of timeless designs
>>281918806>men look like they belong in different species
>>281917052>malgo back
I wish Shin Oonuma would come back to shaft for one last show instead of just pumping out endless trash at silver link
>>281918473Too easy.
>>281918940well, Tasogare was pretty goodbut that was 13 years ago
>>281918463Besides the usual fotm taking 1st place for a day, Gintama, Gurren Lagann, Clannad After Story and many other were 1st for a while. Besides Legend of the Galactic Heroes the were (and still are) unsurpringly zero "old" shows in the top ranks of MAL. The normalfags who use that site only care for the current shit, anything older than Evangelion may as well not exist.
>>281919032MAL ratings make no sense. It's outright criminal how high shows like SNK and Steins;Gate are rated over there.
>>281918504They didn't ignore Ninkoro
I remember this one artist that announced a SZS CG set that took about three years to release, and the afterword was about how he had realized that every Shaft anime has obnoxious directing.
>>281919278>obnoxious directingwhat does this even mean?
>>281918696isnt it just typecasting+reusing seiyuu for different shows since they already have a connection and know how to work with them?
>>281919326you somehow have to form a connection with a good VA in the first place
>>281919156Because it's the most recent one
I love Shaft and some of their work is extremely iconic and underrated in the western world but there is no company in the world that could have adapted monogatari in such a creative, cool, eerie, and overall wonderful way. Madoka was also fine. That being said I'm no longer convinced shaft has the talent left to remain relevant in the future. I don't know, just nothing I've seen from them has really stuck with me. I honestly thought shaft would have been a shoe in for some adaptations I've seen over the years and it always surprised me they've come up dry. I hope they keep going though
>>281919326if it's so simple then how come no other studio can do it like they do?
>>281919533Science Saru picked up the torch
>>281919080I'm not going to pretend I like or give a shit about steins;gate but attack on titan for what it's worth dominated anime discussion for a solid ten years from 2013 all the way until it ended. I don't think it's good necessarily but that counts for something.
>>281919630Normalfags have retarded taste. Just look at how popular that gook isekai-adjacent anime was and still is.
remember that one anime they did with gainax?
>>281919607not even close>>281919975they did several
>>281919080Mean scores are not a matter of what is the best, they're a matter off accessibility. Things that show enough competence without risking anything too offensive for general audiences are ranked high because of this. Then there's the factor of an artificial sense of quality known as "hype" where people en masse have deluded themselves into liking what they like, which has widely become the norm via social media.
>>281916068>Zetsuboushita. Having to manage this classroom and constantly be reminded of everything I want more of would leave me in zetsubou!
>>281911975My favorite studio, but times have changed, the shaft exodus brought a lot of new blood to other studios that make more bold decisions with their art design compare to before, and now that we are in (((current year))), fanservice has been almost eradicated from the industry, and it was one of shaft's strong suits, so they were among those who were neutered the hardest, and to top it off while Gatari and Madoka are among their best works, their huge success takes up a lot of their budget and time, not letting them make as many diverse shows as they used to. So while i still enjoy their stuff, their golden days are long gone, not that they cant still make something great every other year or so, ninkoro is probably my AOTY after all.my top 10 shaft shows>1 - monogatari (series)>2 - hidamari sketch>3 - madoka (just season 1 and rebellion)>4 - pani poni dash>5 - arakawa>6 - SZS>7 - 3gatsu>8 - denpa onna>9 - Ninkoro>10 - Popotan
>>281919278Is this it? https://exhentai.org/s/427d62e72c/557999-334My Japanese isn't good enough to check.
>>281911975Happy 50th, Shaft!Thanks for animating the Hidamaris
I don't know how to add a gif over image without making it look like shit, gomenne...
>>281921185The effort is appreciated regardless.
I'M IN DESPAIR! A LOLI BUTT HAS LEFT ME IN DESPAIR!
>>281921384Add the catpire too
>>281921384Not again!!
>>281921384Add maho or becky.
>>281921501>>281921816do you have transparent gifs? I have dancing Becky but with background
>>281921893Fuck i dont, my old pc died and all my old reaction images went with it.
>>281914062it was reaaaaly bad despite me wanting to like it
>>281913921Yeah Yunocchi breaking up with you over a text message wasn't taken kindly. They don't have a parody law.
>>281916173Very true
One of the best studios ever!
>>281912660I kneel
>>281914062i remember it was boring as fuck
>>281918267Bait or retarded
>>281922249That's less a matter of law (since they didn't get sued) and more a matter of a few very vocal otaku apparently having no sense of humor. Many such cases.
>>281923225It's fun when they do it
Even if I only have one series from them within my 20 favorites, they are quite possibly (if I had to choose) my favorite animu studio.
>>281918463>>281919032Rurouni Kenshin Trust & Betrayal ova was the original MAL #1.
>>281918473Everyone collectively suppressed their memories of Uchiage Hanabi because it was just that bad.
>>281924001Damn that anime is so much better than the Frieren/FMA/Steins;Gate we have at the top now. What happened?
>>281924156Simulcasting.
>>281911975why make it asymmetrical? and including satoko is pretty funny. is she part of the big 3 of shaft now? sucks that I can't attend the event. I visited the shaft building a few days ago and I didn't see anything different from how it looked from when I visited 2 years ago. all the paintings at the stairwell stayed the same
>>281915241she's purple so it's okay
>>281912675my neck hurts
>>281924422>why make it asymmetrical?Stand back everyone, we got a true Shaft connoisseur over here!
>>281920366OC? on my anime board??
>>281924422>why make it asymmetrical?Okay, Chiri.
someone should make a compilation of every single head tilt in Shaft anime
>>281911975shaft? more like shartlmao
>>281921185>>281921384We need Mesousa hanging on a rope sorry I suck at image editing
>>281914798This anime had an incredible OP song I still listen to, sometimes.
>>281918133how is it possible that there are so little photos of shinbo? wouldn't a fan or something take a picture of him when he goes to work or something
>>281917931underrated
>>281912757Mekakucity Actors was an awful show but goddamn that opening was godly
>>281924156New anime watchers are completely tasteless. I don't get the high ratings for them either, another reason why nobody should be using MAL.
>>281911975a year or two ago this thread would have been filled with doomposters saying that shaft was dead. we're so back!
>>281911975>Call yourself this>all moeblob anime>no anime about a bad mother-shut your mouthy?
>>281912757The one sung by Isaac Hayes.
>>281921384We need more series in this. Where's Denpa Onna?
>>281921384someone add Shinbo in
>>281925651Isaac Hayes would never lend his voice of honey to Shaft's repugnant coal slideshows
>>281926308Only because his religion wouldn't allow it.
>>281926238I just don't have any clear cut outs of the characters
>>281926238Added it, but I don't know how to add an image to the gif unless I manually put it on every frame at the exact spot
>>281912757SE NO
>>2819127571. Pani Poni 22. Pani Poni 33. Pani Poni 1Pani Poni supremacy reigns with an iron fist.
>>281927656I saw they were re-airing it or something recently , I need to actually watch it.
>>281911975They made 3 anime in 50 years?
>>281927512where's rebecca miyamoto
>>281927512Nice.Now add Gorilla or Onodera too.
>>281927793>>281927856Dozo
>>281927656Pani Poni OPs and EDs are top tier. The songs are so catchy and visuals are peak SHAFT.
>>281928518This image is going places.Can you also add Mina Tepes from Vampire Bund?
>>281928518add yofukashi no uta since a lot of people who worked on the show are ex-shaft members
>>281911975I'd never seen Hidamari before but bought the bluray for the full seasons and ovas that had 8 discs because it was on sale for under $20 a while back, and I just started actually watching it a few days ago and it's great so far, it's exactly my kind of really pleasing watch.
I haven't watched a single Shaft animation aside from the Quintuplets movie.
>>281928518Needs Hotori
>>281928609Hell no keep anything that hack Itamura touches far away
>>281928591I'll look>>281928609True but it's probably best to stick to strictly Shaft properties, especially since they went all over.
>>281928609Why do you guys do this>talking about gainax>"uhhh but what about [insert random triggershit here]"
>>281911975Why are there only 3 people in that pic? Where is Zetsubou Sensei? Where is Beki from Pani Poni Dash? Arakawa under the Bridge? Maria Holic? Hidamari Sketch?
>>281924800nice:https://youtu.be/H_Vzf8Q-QaM
>>281928685
>>281927512added some love for negima
>>281928685Maido
>>281927699Yeah, this summer is also the 20th anniversary of the paniponi broadcast
>>281928591The only clear image I could find of her was this and I'm not sure where it would go or if it's too lewd
>>281929431>>281929441
>>281929441Very nice
>>281929489Put her on top of a table.
>>281911975Who?
>>281929530Aw damn both at the same time, I could just move Hotori over to the other table to the right on your image fairly quick
>>281927776Shinbo doesn't like working, please understand.
>>281928704What a weird spread for Oonuma. I think his work on Bakatest, Rakudai Kishi and Nakanohito Genome has a lot more of the Shinbo-esque influence than something like Bofuri or Prisma Ilya.
>>281929569that'd be really nice, thank you
>>281929441>>281929530There, she switched seats.
>>281929867
>>281929549I threw her in on the decorations since she could manage to get up there.
>>281911975Shaft hasn't completely devolved into Shart yet.They still do decent work.
>>281929902That’s immediately what I thought of too
>>281930054>>281929867I really like their art for this
I might just be retarded, but everytime I tried to get into Monogatari, I end absolutely hating it. To me, it feels like Wes Anderson directing a Disney Channel show. So much amazing talent being poured over (in my opinion only) the literary equivalent of diarrhea. I do like Madoka, Hidamari, SZS, 3-Gatsu. Shinbou's great, I only have issues with NisiOisiN. Can any Monogatari help a man out and explain why I'm wrong? I can explain my distaste further if it's needed. I'm asking this in good faith.
>>281930161>like Wes Anderson directing a Disney Channel showThey should put that on the back of the dvd case.
>>281930161>getting filtered by the best light novelist god has descended upon usngmi, back to /tv/ with you
>>281930161Some people just heavily bounce off the plots and dialogue, it happens
>>281927656pani poni isn't funny
>>281930270Hm, maybe. I read more (hard) novels so that might be that. I don't think that there's a single LN I like except Fate/Zero, but only because it reads like a script.
>>281930161I wouldn't be as harsh as you are on the writing but I do agree that what SHAFT brings to the table does most of the heavy lifting for my enjoyment of the series, I don't think I'd like the LNs. It's especially why Bake is far and away my favorite season despite writing-wise other seasons having better arcs, because Oishi's direction is just so impeccable that everything after it can only be a downgrade. I don't like Itamura as a director and his output outside of SHAFT without its talent lifting him up has only strengthened that opinion.
>monogatari>LN
>>281930091>>281930149These are aesthetically pleasing with the lighting
>>281930161they talk a lot so that means its smart
>>281911975They died at the start of the past decade, the only decent thing they've done since then is 3-gatsu and Tanteidan
>>281930161I don't know, I find monogatari really well written. His style is a kind of "modernism with postmodern techniques" - like Joyce, although not at Joyce's level, of course. Maybe you just don't like that kind of thing? What is your opinion on Joyce or Beckett?
>>281912555popotan, it sucked
>>281930375right?
>>281924085>Hanabi was badNever understood this meme.
>>281929920Excellent!
>>281929720>>281929920ADD SHINBO!
>>281925127Interestingly, only ninkoro was able to change this in the minds of the general audience.
>>281930847Ninkoro is the reason for this change of mind but the general audience doesn't care or even know about Ninkoro
>>281924649I’m sure someone out there is, but that would take a lot of scrubbing through.
>>281930544I quite like both! Ulysses’ difficultly to be overstated in my opinion.
>>281927512>>281921384>>281911975the most fun shaft girl never ever
>>281930762
>>281931135add Weiss
>>281931048We didn't watch it. We are not japanese. Or mexicans
>>281931135Holy based.
No SOUL TAKER or Nurse Witch Komugi? I am disappoint, /a/.
>>281930161Filthy EOP, learn Japanese and stop watching goyslop
>>281916334https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp9sCC-KjCo
>>281931220Although soultaker may be one of the major turning points for the studio, it's not their show.
>>281911975Happy 50th anniversary
>>281931184then watch it pleb
>>281911975>50 yearsOh really?What did they animate in the 80s?
>>281931717
>>281931556I wish I could
>>281931767cute
sex with crab, crab sex if you may
>>281932065I don’t want crabs
>>281932065
>>281932065No one asked you, Zoidberg.
>>281928646Also, I tried to looking for a webm or large gif of Yuno doing her morning exercise in episode 2 but in the archives and on every site it's only in the same 243 × 200 size, so I was just surprised no one had every made any larger version. It's still nice though
>>281911975Congrats on making 50 years
>>281914209Master...
>>281912555Crazy to think what Shinbo did to the studio
>>281929451Best girl ever
>>281932347Shinbo literally is the entire studio. Everything people know or think they know about the "SHAFT style of animation" is just Shinbo's direction and flair. Since he stepped back to his advisory role (soft retirement, they just throw some storyboards on his desk with a fat check and he gives them the thumbs up to put his name on it) the only thing of note to come out of the studio has been Dameninja, which is noteworthy simply because it's loaded with directoral tropes he established. His protege Itamura left the studio for freelance work so this is all we have left. SHAFT is a shell of its former self and I fear for its future.In the end, KyoAni won.
>>281932498Itamura sucks.
>>281914525Shuuji Miyazaki also snuck his reference for that real quick in Ninkoro
>>281929920>>281931135For convenience
>>281918761>vampire>reflectionhmmm
>>281933555>tottemo-oishinice
>>281911975Congratulations Shaft!
>>281931048tell me more. why does Shaft always have shows in different styles?
>>281933835>Why does a company that's been releasing anime for 30 years have different styles?
>>281932498Yeah, but that's not it at all. When people talk about Shaft and Shinbo, they usually fall into one of two extremes: either "Shinbo is Shaft, the whole style the studio is known for is his style," or "Actually, Shinbo doesn't really do anything, he's more like a mentor and supervisor." And somehow you've managed to combine both of those extremes, which is kinda impressive!But in reality, both views are wrong. The truth is somewhere in the middle. Shinbo's influence is huge, but it's obvious to anyone who's seen his pre-Shaft work that the "Shaft style" isn't purely his style - his older stuff looks noticeably different. Plus, if you've seen what Shaft made before Shinbo joined(like these >>281931556 >>281912660) , you can already see some of the studio's signature trends starting to form.Early Shaft was also influenced by Ikuhara (especially through Takeuchi), who they worked with on Utena, Ryuutarou Nakamura, Shinichi Watanabe, and later Oonuma and Oishi, among many others. Long story short, Shaft is one of the few studios where it actually makes sense to talk about the studio as a whole, not just individual talents. Their studio style doesn't belong to any one person; it was created in this melting pot and was only possible because of that environment. It's like actor-network theory, where the surroundings have just as much influence as the people.>His protege ItamuraMiyamoto is more suitable for this role, and, bу thе wаy, he is behind the "Shaft directing manual" so in a sense, it was he who made the system we now know out of elemental chaos.>In the end, KyoAni wonIt's funny, considering that your accusations actually suit them better, because their system with early training and low staff turnover leads to stable quality, but the downside is boring monotony and dogmatism.
>>281934172this studio has never had a good logo
>>281933619Glorious!
>>281927699The episodes are free to watch on King Amusement Creative's YouTube channel (only in Japan) for a limited time.But now that people remember the show, there's hope for Season 2.Pani Poni Dash! Season 2 will save Shaft
>>281934326There have been leaks that another manga by the author will be adapted next year. The studio is not known, however, but the author is still on good terms with shaft.
I still haven't seen Assault Lily, Mekakucity Actors, Koufuku Graffiti and Hanabi, what should I watch first?
>>281934529Koufuku > Assault Lily > Mekakucity > Hanabi
>>281934326>Pani Poni Dash! Season 2I fucking wish>>281934445Let's hope
>>281934529Koufuku is the best hands down. Ass Lily has plenty of good moments, but feels like it should have been twice as long to let the plot get the time it needed. Mekaku was eons ago, some good moments but not very exciting. Didn't watch Hanabi.>Please wait a while before making a postSharing opinion with Anon.
>>281934529>Mekakucity Actorsnot perfect, but very shafty. Urban fantasy, drama, that's sort of thing, closer to monogatari I guess. must-watch for any fan of the studio Also music>Koufuku Graffiti Cute girls cook and eat erotically, with yuri overtones.>HanabiRomance with a fantastic element. Apparently it's pretty widely hated, but I've never understood why, it's a good movie>Assault LilyCute girls are fighting against something. like strike witches and that sort. It's a fun show, but it's one of those less shafty.
>>281933555ehhh, I completely missed that
Expecting any announcements or is it just that?
Ah I get it. They're called Shaft because they got the shaft!
>>281935012Maybe at the event itself, but it will be at the end of the year.
>>281912757For me, it's Koimonogatari
>>281934445Very cool, definitely going to see that one, regardless of the studio.Shaft would do a great job with that material
i haven't heard like anything from virgin punk. has anyone here seen it?
>>281912757https://youtu.be/GbEwUiAVjgI?si=fAtv5jcvatJXCkViSimple, but I like it.
>>281933619Add a dancing Becky in Madoka's hand
>>281933555Approved by Japanese Juicebox Batman i presume.
>dancing BeckyHow come Shaft is behind like 2/3 of the most iconic anime dances?
>>281932347Shinbo is the man. The dude is Shaft.
I always conflate SHAFT with Schaft Enterprises from Patlabor and CLAMP.I have never watched a SHAFT production.
>>281934445Yeah, SHAFT is a safe bet. PPD increased his market value by a heap, it just didn't budge manga sales. He does endcards regularly.Silver Link would be the runner up. Oonuma is the guy who drew all the chibis in PPD and later in Baka to Test. I'm fine with this if it lets Oonuma get back to his roots.
Feels a bit silly to celebrate anniversary where decades of the company was spent doing stupid shit and no one cares about pre-shinbo eraIf he joined in 2004 then the bigger anniverary was in 2024 to celebrate 20 years of that 1 guys existence. And even then half of the shows he worked on is remembered by no one because its adapting some throwaway moe comedy manga from 90's
>>281936251As I said, they are on good terms and repost each other regularly, but Shaft is also on good terms with Kumeta, but they didn't do the adaptation of kakushigoto (although Shinbo himself did the PV for manga). It's a matter of matching graphs and all that.
>>281936225Not even Nurse Me? The SHAFTiest hentai out there.
>>281912757>no one has yet posted the real best openinghttps://youtu.be/pxE-cl5A5Wc?si=xcV_uG7Ha7RaKKue
>>281928518Where's the image of Becky from?
>>281931220Not SHAFT.This is the SHAFT anniversary poster, not one for Shinbou.
>>281936359Some art. I have it too but don't remember where it from
>>281936414Yeah, it's too early, Shinbo's birthday is September 27th.
>>281911975happy bday
I used to think SHAFT's comedic style was unrelated to Shinbou, since his most popular non-SHAFT works aren't very comedic, but then I watched Tenamonya Voyagers and the last episode has the exact same gag as the last episode of Natsu no Arashi's first season.Nurse me has comedy that would feel at home with SHAFT too.>>281935889I haven't heard anything about a BD release yet.I've seen people say it's good though.
>>281929451someone do a watch party
>>281914094that's ok neither did shaft
Soon?
>>281937134Kyouko being just a bit more tanned than the others is pure sex
>>281918133>the virgin artiste vs the chad slop mongler
>>281937385Truth
>>281915521
>>281919533the later 'gatari seasons have been uninspired desu
What I get from this thread is absolutely nobody watched or care for HiMM.I haven't watched it either.
>>281937976>HiMMWhat is it?I watched everything that shaft released.
>>281938061Pretty sure he meant image related
>>281938061Proving my point.
>>281919533Let's take a look at the current generation of talent leading SHAFT>Hiroto NagataSeems to have taken what used to be Genichiro Abe and Ryo Imamura's role as the superstar animator at the studio (eventhough Abe still works there) that they use for stand out moments of animation in their shows. His style is controversial but he's gotten a lot better as of late especially with his character animation and relies less on the spastic over the top hard to read action.>Midori YoshizawaDirector of the new Monogatari season and while definitely not reaching the heights of Oishi, I think her style is a step in the right direction away from what Itamura was doing with a lot more focus on purposeful shot composition and framing than what Itamura used to do. She also directed episode 5 and storyboarded episode 12 of Ninkoro which were by far the stand out episodes of that show.>Yukihiro MiyamotoHas been with the studio for a long time, was even co-director of Madoka and its movies alongside Shinbo, but seems to be the prominent top director at SHAFT now directing Ninkoro and the upcoming Madoka movie. He carries the spirit of SHAFT the most out of all its directors and was able to bring a great return to form for them with Ninkoro.I'd say those are the main three leading the charge at SHAFT at the moment but there's obviously still veterans supporting them like obviously Shinbo and Abe as well as Shouji Saeki and Yasuomi Umetsu.
>>281937827They're the best ones
>>281930544when working well i find shaft to be more like pomo architecture or sculpture. the whole shtick of bake and kizu is to invert and externalize the (post-)modernist stream of consciousness>>281935889people seem to like it but its release is super limited. i think only two theaters in all japan. not sure what the marketing logic behind that is.
>>281912757RINGOMOGIRE BIIMU
>>281938197>>281938188Ah, I mostly know it as "smth smth goshujinsama". My favorite show from the time of their collabs with Gainax
>>281937976I only know it from the doujin
>>281937976And yes, you should watch it, it's fun.
>>281937976i did
>>281918202It's even more ironic considering that a lot of normies consider a sizable portion of KyoAni anime to be Otaku anime.
>>281938957It especially was when Yamakan was working there
>>281914494>Remember when people used to bitch about Shaft Negima?!NO. They bitched about the other company before Shaft took it on.
>>281916094Nurse Witch Komugi feels like an honorary SHAFT show. It's parent series was directed by Shinbou and that character designer that did all the early 2000s shaft stuff was doing it too
>>281939091To be fair the original adaptation was really bad
>>281934688>must-watch for any fan of the studio Also musicI should probably check out the BD because my opinion of it is based on the TV broadcast which was atrocious. But most of us that watched at the time thought even ignoring the QUALITY the show was a complete mess. Just music alone can't carry an entire series. Same thing happened to BRS.
>>281939235>I should probably check out the BDI'm not even going to read any further, not really interested in the opinion of someone who watched only the raw version.
>>281911975>only 3 charactersSo what was Shaft doing for most of it's existence?
>>281939390
For some reason all the Mesousa scenes in PPD are the most I've laughed at an anime. I think it's because of how perfectly pathetic he is. Especially the scenes with the vending machine cat
>>281939582you are cruel
>>281939582Same. This is where anime comedy reached its peak
>>281938212It's fascinating that shaft is the one studio this board is autistically knowledgeable about
>>281939836This particular post is not even that knowledgeable. I just generally agree with the premise and too lazy to argue and clarify, but of course this is a huge simplification and reduction.
>>281939162kyoani animated and Takemoto (RIP) directed episodes three and six of the soultaker
>>281939628Chill, anon. Have a cold one
>>281939836It’s because of Madoka
>>281940196Yeah I'm aware of that. They also worked on Komugi iirc
>>281934529Mekakucity Actors isn't a standalone show, it requires watching music videos and reading novels+manga beforehand. Start from Hanabi, it's short
What are your favorite episodes of the Shaft anime? Here's one of minehttps://pomf2.lain.la/f/zyg9epxs.webm
>>281936318Roomba is forever a good choice
>DoroInu was the chief writer & director for Magia Record How does someone with such distinct and well-established creative vision manage to churn out something so awful and generic? Was it production higher up cutting any sort of interesting or meaningful plot developments? Was he instructed to keep the script and visuals as simple as possible so gachatards don't get scared? I thought for sure that garbage was handed to the B team or outsourced. I can't believe it was the work of someone with actual credentials at SHAFT
>>281912757ITSUMI DOORI NO ARUHI NO KOTO
>>281944977>genericHow the fuck is Magia Record 'generic'? What's so generic about a story of a failed revolution of magical girls against an oppressive society, combined with a subtle interpretation of Kenji Miyazawa's parables? Where the hell have you even seen that before, huh? Name one example
>>281944977Doroinu's credentials are in animation, as a writer he's an edgelord. Just look up the stories he wrote for Nagisa.
>>281938721That's everyone on this website from the moment the doujins were scanned. The actual show is generic fanservice stuff. Minus the horny alligator. Alligator based fanservice was new for the time and is still underutilized in today's ecchi.
>>281943803One of the Maria ones in SZS where she first takes the other student's name.
>>281918491Good pair
I know you haven't watched Bishounen tanteidan, watch it. It's not as gay as you think.
Tomaaaaaaaaranaiiiiii
>>281947588And then I found out that they made Himeko cool and beautiful just for another reference...
>>281947546it's just shittily written because NisiOisin doesn't understand the appeal of shoujo works but thinks he does
>>281919607Science Saru is like Mappa, when the studio founders are already jumping ship you know the behind the scenes shitshow is out of control.
>>281943449>it requires watching music videos and reading novels+manga beforehandbest I can do is mangaI'm allergic to music videos and I don't feel like reading more LNs, I've got more than enough backlog already
>>281948170what's Yuasa doing these days anyway?
>>281947546I believe it, that’s also on the backlog still
>>281948253he founded a new studio, ame pippin, and is directing a movie there
>>281933972Shinbo obviously has antecedents in drama anime of the 60's and 70's, and cousins among his peers who are also influenced by those works, but it's also pretty asinine to say Shinbo doesn't have his own style because he didn't spring up from the ether and therefore it isn't overwhelmingly him steering the ship.
>>281948565>pretty asinine to say Shinbo doesn't have his own styleNot sure what you mean. You're not implying that I'm saying he doesn't have his own style, right? Because I definitely don't
They animated Hidamari and Madoka, i like them.
>>281912757I love PPD openings, but damn, not a single Hidamari opening? My favourite from them is Hatena de Wasshoi!, it's such a banger>>281936359>>281936431From here: twitter.com/jiryu50610218/status/1728094026447089914>>281929451>>281936712It's so sad the thread for PPD 20th anniversary died with only 10 replies. We gotta wait to Cinco de Maho...Fun fact: Pani Poni Dash! and Negima!? were the most best-selling Shaft anime at the time, with little over 8500 copies each, before Monogatari broke records. That is, if we exclude Mahoromatic anime that Shaft co-produced with Gainax. The only Shaft anime that got close to PPD's and Negima's sales were the original SZS (7078 copies) and Hidamari x365 (8121 copies).See for reference here:akamemukan.hatenablog.com/entry/2015/04/20/173342onajiananomujina.com/entry/2021/09/03/anime-sales-ranking
>>281914430>>281918696Updated it with the stuff since 2017
>>281949942They need to start hiring Ai Nonaka again for stuff other than Kyouko
>>281950008Yeah she's good, she just hasn't had a lot of roles lately
>>281944783You were there?!
>>281950008It's pretty crazy that she never voiced anyone in Monogatari considering basically all their other staple seiyuu got at least a small role in that
>>281949942it's sad to see all these legends slowly fade into obscurity
>>281950205maybe they will have her voice one of RRG's coworkers from Musubi...
>>281949442mmmmm I love these meaty legs, who is responsible for them
>>281949942thank you
>>281950237To be fair, a good amount of them are getting plenty of roles currently outside of Shaft
>>281943803i guess ill rewatch hidamari sketch again...
>>281950587My favorite episode is the one with Brutus
>>281950587so long gay yuno
>>281950415No problem, I was interested in looking through all them to see anyways.
>>281950530but are those new roles or just sequels of stuff that's been going on since 2007?
>>281950205I was honestly expecting her to be voicing either Meniko or Deathy. Both of them seemed fit for her voice, yet somehow they never gave her the call. I wonder if she's just not that interested in voice work anymore?
>>281949942One of these days, the X axis of the chart will need to expand, as well.
>>281950946Depends who you're talking about because Sugata and Cho are still eternally everywhere, and Hiroshi Kamiya still gets roles every season despite not being a Shaft mc in forever.A few haven't had too much, but I'd say over half on that list are still pretty active.
>>281952032They better be figuring out how to get the rights to Shibuya Near Family, I swear to christ.
>>281950147
Rei is my kind of girl.
Is Shaft the most beloved studio on /a/? I don't think I've seen a thread like this for others except for maybe Kyoani
>>281952298That would be extremely welcome
>>281952768well I can tell you the JC staff 30th anniversary wasn't anything remotely like this>2016wow felt like 2019 or 2020
>>281913173this is my workout music
>>281952768Given the demographics of /a/, I think it's a fair assessment that a large proportion of anons will be forever nostalgic for Monogatari and Madoka (no accident these two are always used as the faces of the studio by the studio itself) plus SZS. Late 00's/early 10's are evidently the "good old times" for the majority of people still coming here. Unsurprising really, since the post-chanology cohort is pretty much the 4chan equivalent of the boomers.
>>281952768shaft was basically dead for a while since owari s2 while other studios are busy making little children and woman laugh worldwide
>>281918133based Shinbo
Voynich Hotel anime when? It literally has the SZS art style, and it isn't even made by Kumeta!
>>281955821That is one of the obvious choice Hail Marys. One day there’ll be an ova for it
>>281955212That tummy peek
Have they even put out anything good recently that wasnt them milking the final drops of blood from Monogatari's exsanguinated corpse.
>>281956334I say that, but the only one I remembered was the Sengoku story where she chased around her slutty CK clones that were trying to find and fuck Araragi.
>2025>still thinking that shinbo is aliveLOL, he died of lung cancer 7 years ago. How do you know that?? I guess I can't blame you too much. shaft is desperately trying to keep it under the wraps, so that the investors don't leave them, but it's quite obvious that this man is not among the living anymore. seriously, how can fall for this when there hasn't been a life sign of him since like forever. are you stupid?
>>281956334Ninkoro was really good.Madoka movie coming out soon finally
I know Virgin Punk will more than likely pull back the Shaft flare, but I am very interested to see it, not only just as another Umetsu story, whenever that may be.
The good stuff
>>281949442Hidamari's first season exceeded 11k, thanks to re-releases. However, this is still less than pdd which is more than 13k with re-releases.
>>281957149Everyone really praises it, the only drawback is it's too short.
>>281958171Akiyuki Shinbo: In the original, Hotori’s “slightly bottom-heavy” appearance is emphasized, so I wanted to highlight that as well. Especially in the scene where Hotori is wearing jeans, I could really sense Ishiguro-san’s attention to detail in the way he drew it. Though, there aren’t many scenes where she wears jeans, are they? If her legs are more exposed it gives off an ordinary image, so if she’s not wearing jeans, it’s hard to convey that impression. When creating a work, I like to incorporate some fetishistic-like aspects in a way.>Interviewer: So in this work, you’ve intentionally emphasized the fluffiness of Hotori’s thighs, right?>Akiyuki Shinbo: I hope that aspect comes through. In my previous work, Natsu no Arashi! [2009] it was the belly button instead.Truly a visionary
>>2819563342020:Assault Lily(2020) 7/10Magia Record(2020-2022) 8/10Bishounen Tanteidan(2021) 8/10Luminous Witches(2022) 7/105-toubun ova(2023) 7/10Ninkoro(2025) 8-9/10
https://youtu.be/41-TVUUAZIISo that new Prism Nana thingy that was going to be announced in October is most probably going to be yet another fucking pachislotFuck you ShaftFuck you the topleft stickman in >>281918091
>>281948220Then don't bother with it since different media represent different timelines and quite a few character backstories are exclusive to MVs/LNs.
>>281911975Denpa Onna is their only really good show. Bakemonogatari was alright I suppose.
>>281950361Aboshi Mako, who's responsible of drawing most of the lewd eyecatchers for PPD, like the one with Becky in black catsuit>>281959080Oh, that's nice. Hidamari really deserved better sales than the initial sales
>>281960545This is a hero
I wanted to post the denpa onna OP but sadly its nowhere to be found on youtubestaple stable is what made me an otaku though, before I just watched digimon, naruto and dragonballhttps://youtu.be/YG2_wmWc_QY
>>281963436https://youtu.be/7S39kJGiqFM?si=tKTmFuYNILv3uyBq
>>281963474thanks, thats the one
>>281962254so let's say I wanted to get into it, should I start with MVs?
>>281963474This anime had some episodes that didn't have the right to be that fucking good
>>281963746Yes, it's the original.
>>281964088
>>281936318Ringo>Rumba>Bure but that Goku 3 OP run by InuCurry was peak peak>>281918091Nozomu ran a lot but is too tired to continue. Might have been able to in Kyoto.
>>281962504it looks like his last work is some anime called princession orchestra from this year? he should return to shaft even if it has been 16 years
>>281964883nevermind it seems his latest shaft work was assault lily:fruits, which was only a few years ago. there is still hope
>>281955821I would get so excited if that were to happen. I still get spooked every other year by that fake anime season chart floating around
>>281964883>>281964901He is a manga author and illustrator and has never actually belonged to Shaft, just worked with them from time to time
>>281963773It's my second favorite shaft anime.
>>281932498>SHAFT is a shell of its former self and I fear for its future.In fact, this studio has been in a state of slight profit and loss, and the profitability of Madoka and Monogatari has been average.
>>281965740I'm probably the only person on 4chan who has the TDB data for SHAFT.
>>281965767this sort of thing is kinda useless without an interpretation and wide context
Sushi roll sex with blue-haired hikki girls
THANK YOU FOR THE KINO SHAFT
ack lost
Arigato Shafto
trust in shinbo. he will continue to save anime.
>>281967282p-ko my beloved...
>>281967361The next Madoka movie will be so full of loli fan service and right wing messages that scamdemic tourists will start hating anime itself and leave the community forever. Trust
See you anons in Shaft's 60th Anniversary!
