In that Shinsekai Yori was one of the earliest notable works from the Aniplex's subsidiary A-1 pictures where I find they really started to shape their identity into an animation powerhouse with series such as Black Butler (2008), Tetsuwan Birdy Decode & Fairy Tail (2009), alongside Sora No Woto (2010) & Anohana (2011) to which we all love.Īs in my eyes over the years the young production company proved to be one of the most diverse & proficient animation studios in this era of freelancers, solidifying their identity with both high art production values, along side mega popular franchises such as Fairy tail and SAO. Not only that but Shinsekai Yori was also a force to be reckoned with thanks to having some of the best soundtracks in anime ever, as Shigeo Komori's work is an outright masterpiece on here. Thankfully the imagery within the novel swelled beautifully into it's animation & art direction, thanks to Chikashi Kubota's conservative sensibilities in designing the minimalistic and elegant character models, along side Art director Saho Yamane & the animation directorial department. Shinsekai Yori was also in the midst of the boom, at the tale end of the year where it aired in september, I mean it really was such an amazing time where you really didn't have to scrape every nook and cranny to find something good to watch. Suffice to say it was one of the most lucrative years in anime history, as even long running anime such as Naruto Shippuden & Fairy tail were still in the midst of airing. Not only that but action blockbusters such as SAO made their way on to the scene, in addition to personal favourites such as Jormungand & Fate/Zero's 2nd season, in addition to Psycho Pass. As numerous great productions aired during this time, where I find that the slice of life/melodrama genre really started pick up serious traction, with shows such as Kyo Ani's seminal Hyouka anime, Tari Tari from PA Works, the ever cry worthy Sakemichi no Appollon by Mappa and the legendary Shinichiro Watanabe, Kokoro Connect from Silver link & finally Chihayafuru by Madhouse, some of which are my all time favourite shows within the genre. Admittedly the year 2012 was definitely one of the best years in anime, in that I would characterize it as a mini boom within the industry.
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