Why did Takane choose ink wash painting as the visual concept for Operation ONI?
The answer lies in his experience studying abroad as a teenager.
Life overseas became a journey of rediscovering the beauty of Japan.
As the saying goes, you only realize what you have once it’s gone.
After leaving Japan, he began to notice countless wonderful things about his homeland for the very first time.
And before long, he found himself wanting to bring Japanese culture into the world stage.
Ink wash painting was one of them.
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After finalizing the story and settings, Takane moved on to selecting the character designer.
The selection process might have been a little unusual.
He kept the illustrations of the candidates open on his computer screen, always visible, and looked at them whenever he had a spare moment.
On days when he felt energetic, on days when he was tired, when he was in high spirits, when he was feeling down, bored, or busy—over the course of several months, he continued to gaze at everyone’s work through many emotions and situations.
About ten years ago.
Takane, now the CEO of Studio ONI, was going through a difficult time, facing one hardship after another, and spending his days in a daze.
One day, he happened to pick up a story he had written when he was 20 years old.
"Someday, when I become a professional, I'll turn this into a movie and walk the red carpet at international film festivals."
With that dream in his heart, he had written the story with great excitement.
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In our animation, the backgrounds are hand-painted using traditional sumi-e (ink wash painting), while the characters are drawn with digital sumi-e techniques. This fusion of tradition and modern technology has allowed us to create a one-of-a-kind animation style that is unlike anything else in the world.
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Sho Hosokawa from Studio ONI collaborated Kyoto Entei, Inohana Musoen, and Keiryu Company and has won the Visual Impression Award at the "JAPAN Kyoto Trade Exhibition 2025" held in Dubai! Sho Hosokawa was responsible for creating the pine tree folding screen in the background. We are truly honored to have had this opportunity!
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Currently, Studio ONI is working on a large project, so in the meantime, the production of our sumi-e animation "Operation ONI" will be paused. During this period, we will start posting this new manga project!
"Studio ONI Story"
- Project by: Miki Hosokawa
- Manga by: izumin
- Story by: Director Takane
We will present our journey in a simple manga format and plan to post it in a serialized format, with a total of 20 episodes! We hope more people will get to know us!
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Here are the rough sketches and setting materials that Roberta kindly sent in advance!
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(Illustration: Natuki Tsukine / Modeling: Tenkuroku)
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Studio ONI will continue to strive in 2025 to deliver even more emotional experiences to all of you!
We sincerely wish for your happiness and good health in the coming year.
We kindly ask for your continued support this year as well.
Best regards,
The Studio ONI Team
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