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Becoming an animator in Japan is one of the most emotionally and physically exhausting jobs. You would need years of experience, while handling the low pay of the industry. To get hired to work in a long-running and popular series likeOne Piece, you would have to be incredibly talented.
However, a mere 17-year-old teenager has cracked the code and currently works as one of the animators forOne Piece.The animator in question goes by the name of Anikari on his social media accounts.
AOne PieceClip Animated by a 17-Year-Old Goes Viral
TheOne Pieceanime is generally known for itsgorgeous animation and on-point action sequences.So key animation scenes often go viral due to their quality, and something similar happened to a clip from episode 1092. But this time, an incredibly well-animated action sequence went viral for a surprising reason.
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The clip in question shows Jewelry Bonney kicking away Luffy to save him from being hit by a blast from the Pacifista. The sequence is just half a minute long, yet it shows incredible mastery of the craft of animation. From the impact of Bonney’s kick to the Pacifista’s explosive attack as well as Luffy being winded from the kick, everything has been demonstrated perfectly.
Believe it or not this scene was animated by a talented 17 years oldpic.twitter.com/ejXVlkJyBJ
Anikari an animator, just 18 years old, animating like a veteran.AWESOME!!!pic.twitter.com/ffpp8aaJfH
The key animator of the scene is Anikari, a 17-year-old animator whose real name is Yutaka Nakamura. Several tweets have emerged to praise the teenager for his incredible work and his mastery over the craft at such a tender age. Being hired toanimate a sequence forOne Pieceis no joke by itself, and doing such an incredible job at it was completely unexpected.
Anikari is on His Way to Become a Pro Animator
By the looks of Anikari’s progress, it is almost a given that he will grow up to be a treasure of the Japanese animation industry in the future. So far, he has created key animations for 5 episodes ofOne Pieceas well as provided the second key animation for episode 1086. He has also previously worked as a key animator in theVSPO!×Cardfight!! Vanguard Animation PVONA.
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Anikari has received countless praises fromOne Piecefans for his work, and despite the language barrier, he has tried his best to respond. The animator hasresponded via his X accountby sharing that while he didn’t understand some of the details, he was taught by some kind people. He also showed his resolve to draw even better and keep improving.
My talentless 19 yr old ass watching thispic.twitter.com/AUInbgLpeZ
Same age as me and providing me entertainmentpic.twitter.com/ehJauOf0Ji
The future of one piece is in good hands damn give that kid a raise
Fans have tweeted various praises for the teen, and some have even expressed their jealousy comically. Not everyone can achieve such expertise at an incredibly young age as Anikari, which makes his work even more praiseworthy. Now that he has been revealed to the limelight, all eyes will be locked to see his next works.
One Piecemanga is available to read on Viz Media, and the anime is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
Anime Content Writer
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
