Animation Appreciation Thread #3

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

Animation Blogs [Eng]:
http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/
http://aninomiyako.wordpress.com/

Animation Twitters [Eng]:
http://twitter.com/raito_kun
http://twitter.com/Duune99
http://twitter.com/kyouray
http://twitter.com/catsuka

Previous threads:
#1 http://dis.4chan.org/read/anime/1291816034
#2 http://dis.4chan.org/read/anime/1314681601

I want to move away from using the term "Sakuga" as it often alienates people and can be misleading. There has been a bit of backlash against the Sakuga movement lately, and I'd like to think many people come to this thread to talk about the animation and visual aspect of anime, which is something that often gets overlooked elsewhere. It would be nice if we could get a wider appreciation of visuals in the anime fandom without being seen as elitists.

MGX
EP6
Storyboard/Episode Director: Shin Wakabayashi
Animation Director: Mizuka Takahashi
EP9
Storyboard/Episode Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Animation Director: Junichi Hayama

Tsuritama
EP6
Storyboard/Episode Director: Takaaki Wada

Saki
EP9
Storyboard/Episode Director: Hiroshi Ikehata

Naruto
This week
Animation Director: Masayuki Kouda