We are excited to announce that Anime Art Academy is now on Discord! After many requests from students, we decided to create an online space where students can get together as a community. Come and join our server, meet your fellow students, exchange study tips, and chat about your favourite anime and manga series! You’ll
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In our popular anime tropes article, we talked about how popular the “onsen” hot spring episodes are in anime and manga. Public baths and hot springs very popular destinations in Japan, where people often go to relax and have fun with their friends or partner. Often in idyllic locations, surrounded by nature and traditional Japanese
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You may have noticed that anime and manga artists love to give their work a bit of sparkle! One way this is achieved is through the use of highlights. In recent years there’s been a big focus switch to digital art, but we know that many artists still love to draw and colour their manga
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In our popular anime tropes article, we talked about how popular the “onsen” hot spring episodes are in anime and manga. Public baths and hot springs very popular destinations in Japan, where people often go to relax and have fun with their friends or partner. Often in idyllic locations, surrounded by nature and traditional Japanese
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In our popular anime tropes article, we talked about how popular the “onsen” hot spring episodes are in anime and manga. Public baths and hot springs very popular destinations in Japan, where people often go to relax and have fun with their friends or partner. Often in idyllic locations, surrounded by nature and traditional Japanese
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Any anime fan will know that anime is full of tropes and stereotypes, and many anime seem to follow the same kind of pattern, with a similar cast of characters. But the undeniable truth is that there are certain tried and tested formulas that just work! Perhaps fans get a sense of comfort from recognising
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April will see the start of a new anime season, with a ton of new releases to enjoy. So far 59 new series have been announced! We’ve picked out some of the series we’re looking forward to this season, so if you’re looking for a new anime to enjoy, why not check one of these
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Hello friends! Today we’re happy to introduce to you the newest member of our teaching team – Ebi Blue! Name: Ebi Blue Role: Lesson Editorial Supervisor A professional Japanese illustrator who landed a manga publishing deal after establishing himself as a best-selling artist at the famous “Comiket” convention in Tokyo. His booth at Comiket is
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Over the past few months, we’ve been running a character creation contest, in collaboration with our friends at Ani.me. They were looking for an artist to draw some character art for their anime conventions, and we knew that we had many students who’d be just perfect for the job! We had so many wonderful submissions
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Japanese anime and popular culture news site Akiba Souken ran a poll in January 2022 to find everyone’s favourite anime songs from the past year, and the results are in! Do you agree with this ranking? Are any of your favourites here? 1. Aina Suzuki – “Reverse-Rebirth” from Rumble Garanndol (Autumn 2021) 2. Vivi (VA. Kairi
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