Sakuga Thread #1

So here's an attempt at to get some long term Sakuga discussion going here.

Some Links:
The Sakuga Wiki [JP] - http://www18.atwiki.jp/sakuga/
ANN - http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/

English Sakuga Blogs:
http://aninomiyako.wordpress.com/
http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/

English Sakuga Twitters:
http://twitter.com/raito_kun
http://twitter.com/Duune99
http://twitter.com/kyouray
http://twitter.com/catsuka

To start things off, here's a Summer Wars MAD with Key animator's listed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpoHxWV3IG0

>This isn't exactly a bad thing, though, since it lets the personality and individualism of the animator to shine through in the final product.

That's true, but I've always wondered if this method of animation is what brings out laziness in certain animators.

"I just have to roughly draw this, the Sakuga Kantoku will correct it for me any way and I'll still get my measly paycheck"

I mean, not all Key Animator's have the same artistic ability, some just can't keep drawings on model while some are just lazy and probably rush through drawings.

Like I watched a bit of that documentary into Production IG on DannyChoo.com, they said if you can't do a single sheet in under 20 minutes then you aren't fit for the workplace.

Though as you say sometimes when the kantoku lets the key animators do their own work and trusts in them, usually when they have some talented people then it can work wonders.