Houseki no Kuni (ep. 1-6)Art director: Hisako Akagi (has a Studio Pablo background, but seems like t

Houseki no Kuni (ep. 1-6)Art director: Hisako Akagi (has a Studio Pablo background, but seems like this is her big debut as an art director)Backgrounds: Studio Homare, Deho Gallery, Trigger Art Department(?)You can really see the touch of Yuuji Kaneko (Kill la Kill for example) and Trigger Art Department/Studio Pablo in the backgrounds. I would be surprised if the last picture was not Kaneko¨s own work. The sad blueish tone which sometimes overwhelms the backgrounds is often seen in the works of Kaneko and Trigger Art Department.The role of art director Kaneko in this series is still little bit unclear (he is credited as a blueprints =青写真 and as a art director of episode 6), but I will do further research to understand it. At least Studio Pablo is not credited for this work, however it is clear that several former and current members of the studio worked in this project one way or another.Anyways, the pencil drawn backgrounds are marvelous to look at and they fit surprisingly well with the 3DCG characters. The simple yet effective use of concrete and grey in the 1st and 2nd picture remind me of Hiromasa Ogura which is not surprising because few of the background artists working on Houseki no Kuni have previously worked in Ogurakobo. Also the sunset view on the peninsula in the 2nd last picture is almost as if it was drawn by Ogura himself. -- source link

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