Science SARU’s SANDA Premiere Panel Report with Paru Itagaki – All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2025

A packed July 4 room was eagerly waiting Wild beast author, Paru Itagakifor SalouAdapted her 2021 comic, Sanda. Director joins on stage Tomohisa Shimoyama and producers Sakita solution from Salouthe three of them greeted happily in the thunderous applause. Itagaki and Shimoyama thank the crowd for their enthusiasm as this is their first time Animation Expo.

To set the stage, Itagaki explains the story behind it SandaThis happened in Japan in near future, where extremely low birth rates make people very protective of children. Sanda,Express Ayumu Muraseis the descendant of Santa Claus and fights to protect children. Although Voice actor Unable to appear in person, he provides the audience with pre-recorded information. He wants to highlight dramatic scenes Sanda The turmoil caused by Fuyumura’s strong determination.

Infiltrate the first episode, SalouThe visual and animation styles give people an influential first impression. Itagaki’s character designs are translated smoothly on the screen with the weight of thick lines and stylized motion. Although these are human characters, Itagaki’s main large and extensive eye design Sanda The characters continue to stand out. The episode is fast paced and jumps into Fuyumura’s action immediately, threatening to stab Sandafilming metaphorically first, then asking questions.

Sandahe completely misunderstood the situation, thinking that her intention to kill was adolescence and emotion, and he got nothing while moving on the day after the stabbing attempt. SalouThe musical compositions enhance the atmosphere of the story while also keeping in line with comedy and dramatic rhythms. The talent of the voice actor emphasizes stylized character movement and facial expressions.

There are several excellent sequences, especially conversion sequences between Sanda Become Santa and Fuyumura, from her expressionless manner to a helpless puppy, seek help from Santa. Wild beast Fans will be happy to see SandaBecome a lover, rude old man, looking like a werewolf stands out from his tights. The entire scene caused a huge laugh from the crowd when his explosive transition was accompanied by a thicker, older sound.

Ending the episode, Fuyumura takes extreme action by tying the bomb to herself. SandaHe now knows how to transform back and forth, using his body as a shield to block the bomb because he is unwilling to climb the chimney to fire. The use of explosive animations and simple shading will have a greater impact on diffusion.

After the screening, Itagaki and other guests returned to the live drawing and Q&A session on the stage. The stage crew established a special folding partition that would continue to provide her with anonymity while she began painting without a chicken head.

Shimoyama and Sakita start talking about the key scenes of the first episode, as the painting session took some time to go on. They show various cuts (prophecy made from Genga and final clips) and live versions Sanda Being stabbed and transformed. Some slight effects are subtle, but add a lot of liquidity.

“My personal favorite effect is when we rotate the camera in a big scene,” Shimoyama said. “When I painted this scene as a comic, I was very serious about it and worked on it. But looking at it now seems a bit ridiculous,” Itagaki said with a smile.

It was the time to paint live, and director Shimoyama commented on how excited he was. “This is the first time I’ve seen Itagaki paintings live, so I’m very excited.”

When asked how to draw Sanda Itagaki is different from her other works, she replied that she usually draws animal characters, and Sanda It was her first title for drawing human characters, which made it “refreshing.”

Director Shimoyama mentioned the animator Yoshinori Kanada As a “huge inspiration” of the style, Itagaki added that elements from the 2010 film “Werewolf“It also has influence on the original work. Not surprisingly, as fans brought up a note from her autobiography, Palau’s graffitiit mentions that her ideal person is a strong and burly person. “When I was a kid, I might have had some crush on Santa.”

Itagaki is close to finishing her painting, and she adds that the most important aspect of painting is to “make sure the character has a lot of power in the eyes.”