Kadokawa Aims for Anime Domination with New 3DCG And VFX Studio Kadan

Kadokawa is a well-known name in the anime industry and the media conglomerate has recently taken steps towards strengthening its production houses. 


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Just a few months back, Kadokawa acquired J-Novel Club, a US-based publishing company. 

After strengthening its hold on the publishing market and promising to release 40 new anime titles per year, Kadokawa is going on a shopping spree and setting up new firms to keep its promise to the fans.

Recently, Kadokawa announced that it had established a new 3DCG and visual effects anime studio named Studio Kadan with a capital of 100 million yen. 

The firm’s president is producer Takeshi Kikuchi, while the vice president is anime director Hiroyuki Seshita. 

KADOKAWA: Established Studio KADAN, a new 3DCG animation studio, centered on director Hiroyuki Seshita
It turned out that KADOKAWA has established a 3DCG animation and VFX production studio “Studio KADAN”. Known for “Knights of Sidonia” and “BLAME!” … Read more source: MANTANWEB
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Hiroyuki Seshita is one of Japan’s leading 3DCG animation directors. Studio Kaden is sure to use his prior experience working with 3DCG; he was the director of 3D anime such as Knights of Sidonia, Ajin, and Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters.

Kadokawa Aims for Anime Domination With New 3DCG and VFX Studio Kadan
Ajin | Source: IMDb

Studio Kadan has stated that it can carry out full 3DCG cell-look CG animation, XR using 3D modeling, projection mapping, and video game-compatible images. The studio is also capable of VFX production in live-action films.

Even though Japan is known for quality video games and animations, the anime industry still relies on hand-drawn animation. With the bad reputation around CG animations, many studios don’t use it.

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However, over the recent years, Studio Ufotable has brought CG animation to the limelight with the Fate series and Demon slayer.

With the new Studio Kadan, will Kadokawa pull a ufotable or an Ex-arm? With a promise of 40 anime titles per year, it will be interesting to see how 3DCG will play into the grand scheme of things.

Source: Kadokawa Official Website

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