Need advice on studying animation, moving to Japan, portfolio reviews, or the anime industry? Book a private 45-minute consultation with studio founder Mar Exposito to get insights based on real experience. 

 Subjects Available
✩Preparation before living in Japan (art skills, language, day-to-day life).
✩Studying Animation in Japan (school types, entering, what to expect).
✩Software and Art Study Materials.
✩Review my Portfolio!
✩Anime Industry (situation, job offers, lifestyle).

Do animators watch their own anime? What is the difference between animating from home or full time at a studio? Learn from Akira's and InuYasha's key animator, Orphen's background artist, and many more veteran and new animators. All in  English, or Japanese with subtitles.

Mar, the studio's team, and some guests go live to talk about animation industry stories. Sometimes these are serious topics while others are fun facts and personal anecdotes. The live videos usually include Q&A and engaging time with you!

Some of the tools created for the team, screen recordings, and other pieces you can learn from, as well as Mar answers the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) by Mar. Mostly key parts or talks with aspiring animators.

Trailer, promo videos, project history, and 23 making-of type of vlogs about the creation of a short animated film while studying at a vocational school.

See how this studio started, and how it evolved directly thorugh the founder's point of view.

All our patrons have received not only extra sketches and early updates but also articles about our comic and animation creation adventures, life/art advice, storyboard panels, tutorials from our staff guide, and... just more! The list is quite long right now. Yes, the Character Creation Guide too.

One note though! To appreciate all our patrons joining earlier than later, we sometimes delete 6 months-old content. That also means that "today" is always the best time to join the magic family.

See exactly how a full anime episode storyboard is created, from client onboarding to final delivery! This detailed breakdown documents my entire workflow, including file setup, revisions, and a storyboard template. Perfect for artists looking to refine their process.
Note: It does not teach you storyboard techniques. This tutorial consists of a detailed checklist for efficiently handling a storyboard commission from clients.

Anyone who is a Witch Watcher tier supporter in patreon can download it directly from this post. 

We created a 6-point tutorial to help you design memorable and attractive characters that match their stories. It will help you develop characters from scratch as well as allow you to check, step by step, that what you have in mind will work. It covers advice on character internal development,  use of references, how to test your character in action, proportions, and color.

This PDF was built at the start of building our saga Believe in Fake Magic (from the Windy Lightning comic) so it has a clear comic point of view. However, all points are very fundamental so they can help you create characters for any other media such as animation or illustration. 

Anyone who is a Witch Watcher tier supporter in patreon can download it directly from this post. 

Get access to select Q&A and selected topic segments from our livestreams, covering the anime industry, animation careers, and more! These exclusive edits are available for individual purchase or included with the Witch Watcher tier supporter in patreon  (for videos from 2024 and earlier). Browse the Patreon shop to find the topics that interest you most!

 Full video list:
✩Animation Backgrounds 101 ✏️ Catherine & Mar’s process
✩Anime Production Unveiled | A Q&A with Euge
✩Translating and Localization for Anime! Feat. Shinyuden
✩What I hate/love from working in animation? And more Q&A with Mar Exposito
✩Side Project Management by LIFE SEASONS: Challenges and Solutions
✩Windy Lighting mini stories + Q&A with Catherine Dame!
✩Japanese I actually use Q&A - Understanding the misunderstandings
✩Q&A Living my dream in 8 Years in Japan (Vocational school,  experience from anime studio creation)
✩Packaging, Overwork, Daily foreigner life,... Q&A - My joys and shocks in Japan
✩Landmarks Q&A - My joys and shocks in Japan
✩“HIGH” Technology - My joys and shocks in Japan
✩Through "The Glass Gate" / A deep dive into pre-production
✩Building healthy habits as an animator. Dos and... keep trying

Or browse the shop to see the the thumbnails and details:

Follow Mar’s adventures—a woman hyped enough to build an animation studio in Japan’s exclusive industry, conjuring like Sakura at level 9000! 

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