1. Do you have a favorite studio?
A: I do have a favorite studio, it is Doga Kobo, I liked feel. by the past, as well as Kyoto Animation, though.
2. How important is studio when deciding what anime to watch? Will you be more/less likely to watch an anime from a particular studio?
A: The studio is very important, though I wouldn't consider past works enough to dissuade me from giving a shot to a series. It's more a matter of being attracted to a studio for what they've shown in the past. Doga Kobo, for instance, have shown likely to use yuribait fanservice, and focus (to me) on moe, CGDCT slice-of-life...
3. Do you think there are some anime that would have been done better by a different studio?
Clearly, but I don't have the expertise to know of a good example. Maybe that sometimes the first season and next season have too great of a change based on that? KonoSuba, anyone? I've heard the same for One Punch Man too.
4. Do you think some anime studios are better at certain types of series than others?
A: Probably, I mean I know the industry tends to outsource production but there is a degree of "homegrown", for example with full-time animators with Kyoto Animation? Plus I feel like studios come with capital, both in the form of links with the industry workers and with sheer monetary investment. Therefore great studios can have known voice-actors with a homely feel to their voices, produce many episodes...
5. Finally, what sort of data would you be interested in looking at when thinking about anime studios?
Most featured seiyuus, I would personally say. Or the genres a studio seems to focus on. Or the source material. I know Konomi Suzuki has been featured a number of times by SILVER LINK. and White Fox; that Doga Kobo in the 2000s animated VN adaptations; but that it seems to focus on slice-of-life comedy now. |