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Yasuomi Umetsu & Shinya Takahashi – Interview on Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl

Original interview and genga from Animage (May 2026). Director’s Comment #1 (Blu-ray Bonus Content) The deluxe edition is packed with bonus content, but personally I’d especially recommend the staff-drawn illustration booklet. It contains illustrations and messages from the staff, and Shinya-kun contributed a piece drawn in the style of a commemorative photo. It was so…

Masako Sato – Interview on TRIGUN STARGAZE [Animage]

Original interview from Animage (May 2026); concept art from the TRIGUN STAMPEDE Exhibition in Ikebukuro (March 2025). I wanted it to close it as a story that carries hope and brightness. — Can you tell us about how you come to be involved in this project? The first time I received word about it was quite a…

Masako Sato – Interview on TRIGUN STARGAZE [PASH!]

Original interview from PASH! (April 2026), original interviewer: 佐々木玲佳; storyboard from the TRIGUN STAMPEDE Exhibition in Ikebukuro (March 2025). It’s a story that starts from the question: “Why do humans kill each other?” — What do you think is the appeal of the original work TRIGUN? I think it’s a work that confronts fundamental questions head-on. “Why…

Miyuki Oshiro – Interview on Ikoku Nikki (Journal with Witch)

Original interview from the Animate Times series of interviews on Ikoku Nikki, published on March 29th 2026, original interviewer: M.TOKU; genga from the official studio Shuka Twitter account. I believe there doesn’t exist another work that depicts negative emotions quite as plainly as this one. — I heard that you already liked the original manga.…

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