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Anime News Network Sep 01, 2025 1:00 PM

Interview Anime

From The First Slam Dunk to ELECEED: DandeLion Animation Studio CEO Kazuhiro Nishikawa

DandeLion Studios has been around for almost 20 years. You may know them as the production company responsible for the critically acclaimed movie The First Slam Dunk or the Oscar-nominated film Magic Candies. The studio's CEO, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, was present at Anime Expo, and he took the time to speak about his pbuttion for the medium, as well as share some history that laid the foundation for the studio's creative process. He also shared some insight into the studio's upcoming anime adaptation of the webtoon ELECEED, set to release sometime in 2026. Dandelion Animation Studio CEO Kazuhiro NishikawaPhotography by BoltsFirst off, happy 18th anniversary to DandeLion Studios! Can you share the journey of how the studio first formed with just five members and expanded to over 100 members? Kazuhiro Nishikawa: After I left Toei Animation, there were only five of us, including me. But then directors, animators, and technical people...

Anime News Network Aug 29, 2025 1:00 PM

Interview Games

Producers Talk Shop about Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian Game

With its magic shops and the many Alchemists who run them, Gust's Atelier series has quietly continued over the decades as a fan-favorite thanks to its charming characters and co**ortable atmosphere. Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian banked on that history, and now it's making the transition from a mobile game to a ***l-fledged console RPG. Anime News Network was able to sit down with its producers, Junzo Hosoi, the current head of Gust who's been at the helm for countless Atelier titles and Yasunori Sakuda, best known for his 20-year involvement with the Dead or Alive series to talk about this upcoming title.Anime News Network: What led to the decision to rework Resleriana from a mobile game to a ***l console title? Yasunori SakudaPhoto courtesy of GustYasunori Sakuda: After announcing Atelier Resleriana, we received a lot of feedback from many fans of the Atelier series saying...

Anime News Network Aug 27, 2025 1:00 PM

Interview Korean

Tower of God Creator SIU Looking Back on the Series a Decade Later

Image courtesy of WEBTOON©2022, Wattpad Corp. Tower of God, one of the most iconic titles on WEBTOON, has captivated global readers with over 1.3 billion ***ulative views. Since its debut, the series has evolved into a ***l-fledged franchise, with adaptations in anime, mobile games, and other formats. Despite its immense popularity worldwide, its creator, SIU, had never met his North American fans in person before.That changed at Anime Expo 2025 in Los Angeles, where SIU made his long-awaited debut appearance. The author, known for being reclusive and rarely making public appearances even in Korea, was welcomed with overwhelming enthusiasm. Though soft-spoken, SIU spoke with clarity and conviction, especially when asked about his creative vision and long journey as a storyteller. Through panels and autograph sessions, SIU was finally able to engage face-to-face with the international community that has followed his work for more than a decade. His answers revealed the...

Anime News Network Aug 25, 2025 1:00 PM

Interview Anime

Influencers Gigguk, Dillon Goo, and OtakuVS On Making Their Own Anime

GeeXPlus made waves here at Anime Expo by announcing GeeXProductions, a new IP division. As an internet influencer talent agency, GeeXPlus has been a supportive home for a range of varied and dedicated content creators in the anime culture space. With so many pbuttionate creators under their wing, it doesn't strain the imagination that they would leverage that talent to make entirely original content. That content output will now include ***ly original properties, beginning with Gigguk's anime short film Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood- (Bâan -Otona no Kyōkai-), Dillon Goo's original 3D Blender animation Soul Mart, and OtakuVS's indie-animated Otachan! Rabbit Season. One might scoff at the notion: “Influencers are making anime now?” Such reductive thinking conflicts with the reality that the lines between industry professionals and content creators have been steadily blurring. Naturally, YouTubers and influencers would get c***** to the processes and people involved in making the content...