Yuki no Joou (TV)

This stack is a collection of anime that are either set during winter or convey winter vibes (for example are set in a cold region with snow/ice).

Tags: Anime Winter Feel, Anime Winter Feeling, Anime Winter Theme, Anime Winter Vibes

Akio Sugino is hailed as one of the most prominent animation directors and character designers in the industry, known in Japan as one half of anime's "golden combo" alongside Osamu Dezaki. Their frequent collaborations led to many of the early defining works in the medium, and are iconic masterpieces that have significantly held up over time. Sugino's output was integral to legitimizing anime as an art form and turning itself more distinct from Western animation, evolving and reimagining his Mushi Pro, Tezuka-inspired roots.

Sugino's character art replicates Greek sculptures of the old, appropriating its design philosophy to Japanese animation by paying heed to anatomical correctness. Sugino's characters have imposing presences that are accentuated by their long limbs, broad shoulders, and chiseled facial features. Upon seeing a Sugino-designed character you are immediately given the impression of a walking legend, an almost mythical feeling to their appearance on the screen.

This interest stack tracks down his iconic career and features a selection of his most valuable contributions as a character designer. Works are in chronological order.

Additional Sugino sources:
A 6-part interview that focuses on his career: https://karageko.com/2019/07/14/the-other-half-of-the-golden-combo-akio-sugino-interview-mushi-production-era-part-1/
A shorter interview that also talks about Dezaki: https://karageko.com/2022/02/16/akio-suginos-brief-reflections-on-a-long-career/

Series that emphasise the presentation of struggle and dramatic event(s) through culminating the portrayal of the experience to that point visually or by some other means.

Anime that matches in style to World Masterpiece Theater anime. This stack includes no entries from WMT itself.

WMT Anime: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17

Anime that are entirely or partially set in the Nordic countries, or a fictional place heavily inspired by the Nordics.


Tags: Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard, Sweden, Åland, Scandinavia, Viking

Osamu Dezaki was a Japanese anime director.

Dezaki started out as a manga artist while still in high school. In 1963 he joined Mushi Production, which was founded by manga and anime pioneer Osamu Tezuka. He made his debut as a director in 1970 with Ashita no Joe.

Dezaki was known for his distinct visual style, which makes use of split screen, stark lighting, extensive use of dutch angle, and pastel freeze frames that he called "postcard memories", which may be his most famous trademark. They feature a process whereby the screen fades into a detailed "painting" of the simpler original animation. Many of his techniques became popular and came to be seen as special techniques of Japanese animation. He particularly influenced Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ryūtarō Nakamura, Kunihiko Ikuhara, Akiyuki Shinbo, and Yutaka Yamamoto.

Anime that based non-Japanese/ western works that I watched

Anime inspired by the works of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.

Andersen, Hans Christian: https://myanimelist.net/people/16309/Hans_Christian_Andersen

Roles:
Hans Christian Andersen: https://myanimelist.net/character/156535/Hans_Christian_Andersen

Tags: H.C. Andersen, Fairy Tale

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Resources:
https://www.andersenstories.com/en/andersen_fairy-tales/list
https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/register/eventyr_e.html

Wikis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen#Works
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen_bibliography
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026153/

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2173215

Retellings of the fairy tale "The Little Match Girl" by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. 👧

Tags: The little girl with the matchsticks, The little match-seller, Winter, Snow

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Match_Girl

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2173215

Anime that are NOT available to watch outside of Japan LEGALLY through streaming services.
Stack made in collaboration with ReSeinen. The criteria for addition are found in the former three parts. But a TLDR:

- Only Japanese anime.
- Anime from 2000 onwards.
- Must appear as unavailable both in TheStreamable and LiveChart.me
- Must not be a purchase-only anime.
- No kids demographic.
- It must NOT be available to stream OUTSIDE of Japan.
- Official YouTube (or similar) uploads, free streaming services (Pluto TV, Plex, Tubi) and official websites available OUTSIDE Japan count as legal streaming services, in these cases it doesn't get added to the stack.
- Must not be lost media (Example, Kick Off 2002)
- If the anime gets licensed for streaming, it gets removed from the stacks.
- Not mandatory, but the anime should be preferably done by a relevant studio.
- It is recommended that the anime has full-length episodes, that is, 20 minutes or more.


Parts 1 - 3 were made by ReSeinen
Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29552
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29610
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35755
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49195

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Anime taken off the lists:

- Katanagatari (on Netflix, some regions)
- Planetes (on ITV)
- Area no Kishi (Youtube Indonesia)
- The Laws of the Universe - The Age of Elohim (Tubi TV)
- Whistle! (Anime Onegai)
- Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe (Anime Onegai)
- Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe Wieder (Anime Onegai)
- Masuda Kousuke Gekijou Gag Manga Biyori (Seasons 1-4) (Anime Onegai)
- Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka (Anime Onegai)

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37228
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51425
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/60199
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/62244
Happy Romantic Lolis: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42419
Unhappy Lolis: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/58065