So how exactly is manga based anime made? Well as every other cartoons and animate movie or series there has to be idea. It depends on the company who will chose to invest in making animation based on the manga. The manga is usually very successful or has a huge potential.
Preproduction
The next step is to write the script even though the manga contains script in itself it still has to be reviewed in case it contains something that goes against regulation of TV since some manga’s can be very gory or sexual. After the script is done the next step is on the story board artist who has to made story board for the scenes to give animator idea how the anime should look like which includes camera angles, actions and characters. The script and the story board serve as a blueprint for the anime this is so the studio doesn’t waste any expenses on wasting sequences etc..
Sound
Studio hires voice actors who fit into the role of the character they are supposed to voice for. This may be done in two different ways, either the voice over is done before the animation is completed which will give animators opportunity synch the lips with what they are saying or after the animation is done in which the actors need to try follow the already synced lips and try to fit their lines in specific duration. Lastly all sound effects are added which are either made by computer pre-sets or by using Foley and creating new fresh original sound effects.
Animating
Nowadays animations are made by using computers and programs which is very nice to see that most anime is Japan is still hand drawn. The animators usually draw the key poses that are form the story board or manga and then add the in-betweens to fill the space between these key poses to create the movement of the characters. The characters are usually very realistic looking and the movement is less exaggerated than in cartoons aimed for children
Finishing Touches
The last phase is to make everything look neat and perfect. So if the studio has and artist who have sketchy or rough drawing style they are people who will trace over the lines of the characters to me them look smooth and better. Then there is colouring where everything that has to be drawn has to be filled in with colours. All drawing are being scanned and taken into the computer where you can colour everything in digitally this includes background which usually is done separately and should be coloured already. And lastly composition. This means that all the characters and background are being lined up to make a good scene.
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