Summary
- Anime director Ryū Nakayama announced that he is establishing Andraft, a new production company.
- The company is now recruiting new staff members.
- Andraft is looking for creativity rather than work experience among its workers.
Nakayama is a fantastic director known for his recent work ‘Chainsaw Man.’ He also worked as an animation director on projects like Wake Up, Girls!, Barakamon, Gamers!, Black Clover, Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, and Jujutsu Kaisen.
Nakayama recently dropped a huge announcement, which has taken the industry by storm.
Anime director Ryū Nakayama announced that he is establishing Andraft, a new creative unit for animation production.
The company is now recruiting in-between key animators, animation directors, technical directors, background artists, art directors, visual development artists, production assistants, and producers.
The company aims to establish an environment where the staff members can “continue to take on various challenges without being bound by existing concepts and maintain that impetus for as long as possible.” They want to make a place that helps people connect with their creative spirit.
Andraft is looking for contract or outsourced workers for a three-month trial period, and they will probably be converted into full-time employees based on their performance.
The salary will also depend on the experience and abilities. Still, Andraft offers a sample salary of 350,000 yen (about US$2,400) a month for an experienced worker, with up to 20 hours of overtime already factored into that salary amount.
They also do not require previous industry experience; those with a passion for creativity are valued.
Andraft’s first work is in place, a collaborative promotional video between the VSPO! Esports VTuber agency and Bushiroad’s Cardfight!! Vanguard card game.
Nakayama was the director, storyboarder, and animation producer for the video.
The short 65-second video stands up to the hopes of the audience. The animation is clean and stands out. The transitions look effortless, and the art style is bursting with originality and creativity.
If Nakayama keeps going like this, Andraft may become one of the most sought-after production studios shortly.
About Chainsaw Man
Chainsaw Man is a manga series by Tatsuki Fujimoto that was serialized from December 2018-2020 and returned in July 2022 with a second part. The series also received an anime series by MAPPA.
The manga’s plot revolves around Denji, an orphaned boy who has to work as a devil hunter to make a living and pay off his father’s debt.
However, his pet devil, Pochita is killed on a mission. Denji wakes up to realize he and Pochita have become a single being, Chainsaw Man. If he does not want to get killed, he has to join the government and continue hunting demons.
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