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

>>686

I would like to think that too, but I have a feeling that the majority of people that watch anime care more about the voice actors, story/plot, source material, and character designs more than the actual animators and their work to bring all of that to life. 

I'm generalizing, but I think most people just care about what's on the surface despite everything they see on screen being a direct result of an animator.  The thought that people had to draw thousands and thousands of key frames and inbetweens to achieve what they see doesn't occur to them. 

Anyway, for sure this panel and those blogs you mentioned will draw interest and shine light on the more technical side of production.  I wouldn't call a boom though unless a huge number of viewers have an interest in actual animation/drawing and not just in the entertainment aspect of anime.