Animation Appreciation Thread #13

Previous Thread #12: http://dis.4chan.org/read/anime/1364402321/
Older Threads: http://pastebin.com/7PK8rYQE

The Sakuga Wiki [JP] - http://www18.atwiki.jp/sakuga/
Good Animation Blog - http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/
Other websites: http://pastebin.com/r2Vcy4b2

Animation on Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube:
http://pastebin.com/CQa8wU3q

irc channel:
#sakuga @ irc.rizon.net

KOU *SNAIL* YOSHINARI (legends)

- originally animation director on Steamboy and Howl's Moving Castle but fired due to being too slow
- appointed as animation director on The Cat Returns but fired for criticizing the director's storyboard
- delayed anime sequence production caused postponement of Muv-Luv Alternative
- takes several hours for one keyframe
- finished sub-character settei materials for White Album only days before broadcast
- on Gurren Lagann: "There aren't any highlights animation-wise"
- astonished Ohira by using thousands of drawings for his three Wanwa cuts
- delighted Imaishi by drawing a Kanada fire dragon offhand on Abenobashi