Introduction
Speaker：Kenichi Kutsuna（Director）、Takuya Sato（Screenwriter）、Shun Fukudome（CEO of Qzil.la）、Tetsushi Suzuki（CEO of ARCH）
The production staff themselves explain the techniques behind creating the fully hand-drawn, full 2D animated work SEKIRO: NO DEFEAT.
Speaker
Speaker：Kenichi Kutsuna（Director)
Born in 1983 in Aichi Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Visual Media, Faculty of Media Arts, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences.
He began publishing animation online in his teens, which caught the attention of industry professionals and led him to work on TV anime as a key animator while still in university. After graduating, he worked as a freelance animator, contributing as a key animator, animation director, and character designer. He is known in the industry as a pioneer of digital animation. In 2023, he founded the creator unit “Studio Beta Inc.”
Recent notable works include opening animations, storyboards, direction, and animation supervision for “Vlad Love” (2021), “The Fire Hunter”, and “Magical Destroyers” (both 2023).
Speaker：Takuya Sato（Screenwriter)
From Miyagi Prefecture.
Animation director. scriptwriter.
He seeks to capture and depict people living in a world connected to the present moment.
Notable works as director include “NieA_7,” “Strawberry Marshmallow,” “STEINS;GATE,” “selector,” and “Kase-san.”
Speaker：Shun Fukudome（CEO of Qzil.la)
Worked in anime production at Production I.G for about nine years.
Gained experience in production management, scriptwriting, and producing.
In 2018, he joined ComicSmart to help launch their anime business.
In 2021, he founded the anime studio “Qzil.la.”
Notable works: “PSYCHO-PASS” series, “KUROMI'S PRETTY JOURNEY” series, and “Azuki Enter the Garden” series, etc.
Speaker：Tetsushi Suzuki（CEO of ARCH)
After working as an investment manager for anime merchandise companies and as a producer and licensing manager for an anime studio, he joined Arch Inc. in 2018. Since 2020, he has served as co-CEO. In addition to holding executive positions at multiple anime-related companies, he also works as a producer on anime projects.
Notable theatrical releases he has been involved with include “A Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye” (2022), “Ghost in the Shell: New Movie” (2015), “Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet: Far Beyond the Voyage” (2014), and “Loups=Garous” (2010).