Rae Mizuki
Character Designer
Twelve years on television series character design, most recently leading a cast of forty for a two-cour fantasy adaptation. Teaches construction and turnarounds.
Instructors
Everyone teaching here still works in production. Class schedules move when a series deadline moves — we tell you before you enrol rather than after.
Tomas Herrera
Key Animator
Inbetween-to-key career across two Osaka studios. Known internally for a clean-up pass that survives compositing without retouching.
Ji-woo Han
Colour Designer
Sets light keys and colour scripts for streaming originals. Runs the cel separation class and the palette continuity workshop.
Noel Vasquez
Storyboard Artist
Boards action sequences for animated features and game cinematics. Teaches cutting rhythm and staging under a short schedule.
Kanae Doi
Rigging Artist
Builds Live2D models for streaming talent and mobile titles. Focused on deformer hygiene and physics that survives long broadcasts.
Elias Reinhardt
Background Artist
Paints city and interior layouts for series work. Teaches perspective grids that hold up when characters move through them.
Mika Sorensen
Animation Director
Directs action-heavy episodes and handles retake supervision. Teaches weight, impact frames and timing charts.
Lucia Ferrero
Character Designer
Specialises in acting range and expression sheets for long-running casts. Also reviews student series bibles.
Renji Otsuka
Effects Animator
Smoke, fire, debris and impact work for features and game cutscenes. Teaches effects that read at broadcast frame rates.
How instructors are selected
We only invite artists who have shipped work under a broadcast or release schedule, because the habits that matter — readable sheets, retake discipline, honest time estimates — are the ones that only form under a deadline.
Each instructor records their own modules, writes their own retake lists, and reviews student submissions personally. Teaching assistants handle scheduling and file handover; they do not give critique.
Availability
Live critique seats depend on instructor availability that quarter. If an instructor drops out of a scheduled block, enrolled students are offered a transfer to the next block or a full refund, their choice.