Anime director Masakazu Hishida, identified for his work in Yashahime, Inu Yasha, Ensemble star!lately gave an interview to Mantan Net about Taejun Pak and Kim Junghyun’s at present airing anime adaptation Viral hit webtoons.
Hishida, who at present directs the sequence, shared insights into the method of adapting webtoons into anime sequence within the interview, highlighting the distinctive compatibility between webtoon storytelling and that of anime storyboard buildings.
Whereas this may increasingly not at all times be the case with different webtoon-to-anime variations, Hishida felt that in contrast to conventional manga, which frequently depends on double-page spreads, webtoon’s one-way scrolling is extra appropriate with anime storyboard buildings.
He then supported the assertion with an instance and likewise emphasised the seamless move and continuity of storytelling made doable by this format, evaluating it to the passage of time in animated sequences.
“It’s fully totally different from conventional manga. Webtoons are learn by scrolling down in a single course, so it is tough to leap backwards and forwards between panels. The paneling for this anime adaptation is totally totally different from how you’d panel a conventional manga. I am unsure if so for different webtoon variations, however I discovered that the one-way scrolling nature of webtoons is definitely extra appropriate with the storyboard construction of anime. In conventional manga, the imaginary line is typically crossed. For instance, a personality could also be trying to the appropriate, however within the subsequent panel he’s trying to the left. This does not occur in webtoons. In conventional manga, the reader’s line of sight consistently modifications, zigzags and even jumps, however that’s not the case right here. The panels match collectively nicely and there are even panels with solely textual content, however you possibly can nonetheless learn it simply by scrolling down. It is much like how time flows in anime. The unique work of ‘Kenka Dokugaku’ is split into story, storyboards and drawings, and I could not assist however suppose that the individuals concerned within the anime adaptation will need to have been concerned within the unique work as nicely, as a result of the compatibility is so nice is. excessive.“
Masakazu Hishida is a Japanese anime director, identified for his course Ensemble stars!, Yashahime, amongst different issues. He’s additionally credited as an episode director in Inu Yasha And Kekkaishi anime, whereas offering storyboards for episodes Ouran Highschool Host Membership, Natsume Yuujinchou and others.
Viral hit anime aired on April 11, 2024.
The sequence is produced by Okuruto Noboru and directed by Masakazu Hishida, with Toshiya Ono writing the sequence scripts, Satomi Miyazaki designing the characters and Yutaka Yamada composing the music.
The opening theme track is “Wild Boy” carried out by MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE whereas the ending theme track is “Viral Hack” carried out by Crab Kani Membership.
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