by Robert Kohr

Recently I heard a rumor about an American animator working at a Japanese animation studio, [ Production I.G ]. The have a very concise English based website run by one of their CG artist’s Justin Leach. Justin is originally from Michigan and an alumnus of the Ringling School of Art and Design. Prior to journeying to the Far East he worked at [ Blue Sky Studios ] on the Academy Award winning “Bunny” and the acclaimed feature “Ice Age”, as well as boarding a sequence for Fox’s “Titan AE” and is presently a CG artist on I.G’s “Innocence: Ghost in the Shell”. For about 2 years now, Justin has been working at I.G, which is known for its adult animation. They produced the original Masamune Shirow’s “Ghost in the Shell” as well as the “Jin Roh”, “Blood the Last Vampire” and the acclaimed series “FLCL” (Furi Kuri), which was co produced with GAINIX. (Read the article)

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