Throughout the entirety of the Pokemon anime, the show has been, barring some exceptions (like Origins and the Victini movies, which was co-produced/animated by Production I.G. and Xebec), animated by OLM. It has been what put them on the map, their cash cow, whatever you wanna call it.
However, there have been also different animation teams or divisions inside of OLM that have been handling Pokemon on and off throughout it's different generations, including specials, including Team Ota, Team Iguchi and Team Kato for the main TV series. As well as Team Koitabashi for all of the movies and some specials up until the Diancie movie, which was animated by Team Kamei.
Which leads me to my question, what is your favorite animation team that has worked on Pokemon up to this point?
For me, it would definitely has to be Team Kato for the current XY series. They've really upped their game since taking over near the end of DP, and now the animation actually looks like something I can be invested in watching even more than before. Whether it was a change in animators, animation producers/directors, a budget increase, or all three, the Pokemon anime has never looked as good as it did now, barring movies and certain specials, of course.
I'm also fond of the OLM/I.G./Xebec team-up with the Victini movies--it looked more vibrant and fluid than any Pokemon movie that came out up to that point, and even since, to a degree. Also Origins episode four, but that goes without saying, heh-heh.
While I kinda realize that a question like this might not matter, since from what I can tell with anime production, it mostly relies on the time crunch between when the episode is conceptualized and produced to meet deadlines, and who's the animation director/producer, I just wanted spit out some questions, as I'm very interested in animation in general and I've never heard anyone ask something like this before. Call it curiosity, I guess, heh-heh.
Also if I'm wrong with any of what I said before, particularly in the last paragraph, please let me know. I'm just spitballing and paraphrasing from what I heard other sources, so I would appreciate any corrections.
However, there have been also different animation teams or divisions inside of OLM that have been handling Pokemon on and off throughout it's different generations, including specials, including Team Ota, Team Iguchi and Team Kato for the main TV series. As well as Team Koitabashi for all of the movies and some specials up until the Diancie movie, which was animated by Team Kamei.
Which leads me to my question, what is your favorite animation team that has worked on Pokemon up to this point?
For me, it would definitely has to be Team Kato for the current XY series. They've really upped their game since taking over near the end of DP, and now the animation actually looks like something I can be invested in watching even more than before. Whether it was a change in animators, animation producers/directors, a budget increase, or all three, the Pokemon anime has never looked as good as it did now, barring movies and certain specials, of course.
I'm also fond of the OLM/I.G./Xebec team-up with the Victini movies--it looked more vibrant and fluid than any Pokemon movie that came out up to that point, and even since, to a degree. Also Origins episode four, but that goes without saying, heh-heh.
While I kinda realize that a question like this might not matter, since from what I can tell with anime production, it mostly relies on the time crunch between when the episode is conceptualized and produced to meet deadlines, and who's the animation director/producer, I just wanted spit out some questions, as I'm very interested in animation in general and I've never heard anyone ask something like this before. Call it curiosity, I guess, heh-heh.
Also if I'm wrong with any of what I said before, particularly in the last paragraph, please let me know. I'm just spitballing and paraphrasing from what I heard other sources, so I would appreciate any corrections.
