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Tezuka School of Animation, 1: Learning the Basics

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Anime fans doing animation courses can get it a little tough here in the UK. The style just isn't popular enough and as much as I admire walt disney, it's a shame he stereotyped the genre as a kids-only zone. Interesting I should say that, as Tezuka is often hailed as the Japanese walk Disney (up there with such greats as Mamoru Osamu and Hayao Miyazaki.)

Even for non anime fans, the walk cycles remain basically the same and this was a simple and understandable guide that gave you all the basics nessecary for various cycles, whether you use anime as a style or not. I mean, heck, I just made an entire SKIP CYCLE! SKIPPING!

Not a great deal of information, but ideal for anyone just starting out with basic walk cycles and animation terchniques. Not a bad job, though it could've had a little more info. The book is probably better suited for younger people with an interest in the genre but hey, this nineteen year old ain't complaining.

This book has very good references on figures in motion though the Cutesy Character Astroboy may throw people off.
I have to admit this book beats that mediocre "How to Draw Manga Making Anime" book on any given day!
Yes I still have that book(though worn from use and abuse) I like flipping through it whenever I am bored and it helped me identify common techniques used in Japanese animation and the book mentions the tools used in cel animation however cel animation is practically obsolete but the techniques haven't changed only the tools.
This book covers what is most important to animation and that is the techniques of bringing your characters to life but nowhere near as good as Tony White's Animator's Workbook or Preston Blair Cartoon Animation this book is a very nice supplement to those tomes.

Don't dismiss books on traditional animation because they do not mention Flash and other well-known Animation software it is not the software that creates the animation but the animator.

This book is one of the most useful tools for the animator I have purchased. It is very complete, covering from simple animation techniques to complex movements and effects. It lacks the part about equipment and tools, but is a great reference for animating. American readers may find strange the order some sequences are to be seen and the way the authors name the principles of animation, but if you skip these difficulties, you have one of the two mos useful books to become an animator (the other is Preston Blair's).

This is a gem of a book of knowledge and tips for making anime from the studio of Osamu Tezuka, the beloved Japanese artist behind Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion. As you'd expect from a book written by a whole studio, there is a lot of information to absorb and understand. This book is best for ages 10 and up or as a second or third level book for the young person who has already experimented with animation and manga drawing. The book contains large sample flipbooks among the pages, and lots of handy techniques for drawing convincing anime-chibi style movement. As soon as you finish it you'll want the next one, Animals in Motion.

Some people have given this book less than positive reviews, well i think this is a great book that has some real information in it(unlike some drawing and animation books). This book gives a general prep, and tips on animation. It also pays special attention to walkcycles which is very usefull.

This book actually teaches you how to animate the anime way. The how to draw manga is nothing more than a showcase book for fans rather than teaching you how to animate. I recommend this book instead of that one all the way.

This is a very thin book but is PACKED with the basics any animator needs. "The animator's Survival guide" is like an animator's bible, but THIS is like a second must have.
It has a little bit of everything. Walk cycles, jumps, skips, fire, water, wind, facial expressions. All in a very easy, very slim book.

I recommend this to any and all animators.

Trough many example, taken from his own movie, Mr Tezuka guide us in the world of animation. He give us the basic of animation and step by step he leads us to more complex kind of animation, like the special effects, or the animation cycle. This book it's very helpfull for an animation student, it's a sort of ABC of cartooning, make a question and probably Mr Tezuka have the answer on his book for you. I think this book must be in the library of any animators.

Illusion of life Disney Animation( that I rate it -0 with 0 stars), and some other animation books. But the Tezuka school of animation books are the best ones, you can see all the details of the animation making, the walking with all the steps and in all angles, the jumps, the talk, and everything to be a great animator in no time. I definetly recommend this book over all other books, this is a must have. Don't commit the mistakes of buy others books that are not from Tezuka learning school. See the previews and find more info if you want. Just respect yourself and your money, buy this one.

I have seen better amination books I would not recomend this book for a animation class.