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Secret Sabunga Notes #04

Fall season! Many shows! Is it a great collection of them? Hell no! I consider this year, especially spring and summer, to have been rather exceptional. And when it comes to films, so is this fall too—if anything, it might be the absolute best part of 2025. I suppose the price to pay is 3 months of fairly rancid television, which doesn’t sound that harsh of a punishment given the upside. Unless something truly unexpected happens, I doubt we’ll get a Sakuga Blog post out of anything this...

The Summer Hikaru Died / HikaNatsu’s Seeping Horror And The Concept Of Enshutsu Anime

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/10/19/hikanatsu-seeping-horror-and-enshutsu-anime/

Secret Sabunga Notes #03

Hello! Let’s talk about things in this very long set of short notes. Yes, I know.

The secret behind Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle’s historic success is ufotable’s power of friendship and a grand rejection of subjectivity

A while back, I got around to watching the new Kimetsu no Yaiba film, tempted by the prospect of catching an IMAX screening more than anything else. As someone who had fallen off the anime after two seasons and the first movie (I did read the entirety ...

The Exceptional Growth of My Dress-Up Darling / Kisekoi Season 2

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/10/08/the-exceptional-growth-of-my-dress-up-darling-kisekoi-season-2/

CITY: The Animation Final Production Notes And Kyoto Animation's Future

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/09/29/city-the-animation-final-production-notes-and-kyoto-animations-future/

Keiichi Arawi and Kyoto Animation's Imaginative Quest To Defy The Norms - CITY: The Animation Production Notes #02-11

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/09/20/city-the-animation-production-notes-02-11/

Secret Sabunga Notes #02

Go watch Silent Witch if you’re not already doing so

You can explore Silent Witch from various angles, allowing you to dig into interesting topics. For example, the way that it ever so slightly changes a joseimuke formula to make it palatable to guys who’d otherwise never give it a try; as also seen in the likes of Kusuriya, Skip and Loafer, and even Bisque. At its core, this is a sad phenomenon, but it does allow them to have access to more capable teams with ease (as much as the...

Takopi's Original Sin Production Notes: The Lengthy Road To Proper Communication

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/08/15/takopis-original-sin-production-notes-the-lengthy-road-to-proper-communication/

Secret Sabunga Notes #01

The Sakuga Blog is run by people with the brainworms of endlessly long articles that often entail (even if it's ultimately not required) rewatching many things and doing all sorts of research. Even coming up with formats to allow shorter topics to be combined hasn’t stopped that. And it kinda sucks! To bypass that, I’ll be posting compilations of quicker notes here on Patreon; locked to subscribers not because this information is exclusive (they’re mostly things already discussed to som...

Kyoto Animation And Keiichi Arawi's Most Imaginative Collaboration Arrives: CITY The Animation Production Notes 01

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/07/07/city-the-animation-production-notes-01/

Who Comes Up With Anime’s Openings & Endings? The Impressive Sequences Of The Present And The Historical Evolution Of Their Creators

The Many Other Gems Of Animation In Early 2025 (And Earlier)

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/05/09/the-many-other-gems-of-animation-in-early-2025/

Tensei Ojisan / From Bureaucrat to Villainess And Tetsuya Takeuchi: A Kind Comedy Tailor-made For One Of Anime’s Most Renowned Action Stars

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/05/09/tensei-ojisan-from-bureaucrat-to-villainess-and-tetsuya-takeuchi/

Sorairo Utility: A Mirror Reflecting Kengo Saito’s Career, Passions, And Philosophy

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/05/09/sorairo-utility-a-mirror-reflecting-kengo-saitos-career-passions-and-philosophy/

Chi / Orb: On the Movements of the Earth – The Challenge To Animate The Uncompromising Human Spirit

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/05/09/chi-orb-the-challenge-to-animate-the-uncompromising/

The Evolution of Kenji Nakamura’s Avantgarde Creation: 15 Years Between Kuuchuu Buranko and Mononoke The Movie

An Animator's Hand Toward A Kinder World: Dandadan Production Notes #05-07

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/11/21/an-animators-hand-toward-a-kinder-world-dandadan-production-notes-05-07/

Irreverent Romcom, Timeless Slapstick, And Occasional Spectacle Of Loose Animation - Puniru Is A Cute Slime

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/11/17/irreverent-romcom-timeless-slapstick-and-occasional-spectacle-of-loose-animation-puniru-is-a-cute-slime/

Dandadan Production Notes #01-04

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/10/28/dandadan-production-notes-01-04/

The Team Behind DAN DA DAN's Bombastic Fun: Dandadan Production Notes #01

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/10/03/dandadan-production-notes-01/

The Grounded Worldview Of The Losing Heroines: Makeine Production Notes

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/09/30/the-grounded-worldview-of-the-losing-heroines-makeine-production-notes/

From Nichijou to CITY: Kyoto Animation's Gentle Touch Adapting Keiichi Arawi's Madness

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/09/21/from-nichijou-to-city-kyoto-animations-gentle-touch-adapting-keiichi-arawis-madness/

Animating The Stage And The Passion Behind It: Oshi no Ko S2 Production Notes

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/09/04/oshi-no-ko-stage/

Monogatari's Past, Present, And Future: Director Midori Yoshizawa And The Synergistic Storytelling In Off & Monster Season

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/08/23/monogataris-past-present-and-future-midori-yoshizawa-oms/

Gimai Seikatsu: An Eclectic Mix Of Avant-garde And Ordinary To Rise Above Limitations

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/08/01/gimai-seikatsu/

Kyoto Animation And Hibike! Euphonium, From The Past To The Future - Final Production Notes

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/07/19/kyoto-animation-and-hibike-euphonium-from-the-past-to-the-future-final-production-notes/

Kimi no Iro / The Colors Within: A Polychrome Prayer For Art [Annecy 2024]

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/06/21/kimi-no-iro-the-colors-within-a-polychrome-prayer-for-art-annecy-2024/

Kimi no Iro / The Colors Within: Naoko Yamada’s Love Spins Round and Round [Annecy 2024]

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/06/21/kimi-no-iro-the-colors-within-naoko-yamadas-love-spins-round-and-round-annecy-2024/

Bakeneko Anzu-chan / Ghost Cat Anzu: Gorgeous Eclectic Co-Production, Parenthood, And A Funny Cat [Annecy 2024]

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/06/16/anzu-chan-annecy-2024/

Look Back: An Exceptional Production To Embrace The Paradox Of The Artist [Annecy 2024]

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/06/13/look-back-an-exceptional-production-to-embrace-the-paradox-of-the-artist-annecy-2024/