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    Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 1 - Tomorrow's Worlds, From Today's Rising Star
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    #1 - Tomorrow's Worlds, From Today's Rising Star

    S1:E1

    Yasuhiro Yoshiura creates long-form sci-fi animations set in the near future. He discusses his animated series, Time of Eve, which suggests the possibility of more intimate human-robot relationships. Humans and robots coexist in a world where the robots are developed according to Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. The work features 3D computer-generated backgrounds that allow the "camera" to flow freely through the world as it captures the characters' emotions and relationships.

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  2. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 2 - The Road to Your Name
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    #2 - The Road to Your Name

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    In Japan, Makoto Shinkai has become a household name, thanks to the blockbuster success of his latest feature-length animation, Your Name. The film has already smashed records in China and is currently playing in countries around the world. Shinkai tells personal stories featuring sci-fi and fantasy elements. He is best known for his use of meticulously cut memory sequences and vivid background art to depict the internal drama of his characters.

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  3. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 3 - Handcrafted Fantasies in a Digital World
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    #3 - Handcrafted Fantasies in a Digital World

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    Yoshiko Misumi creates fantastical worlds featuring handcrafted artwork and an aesthetic style that rejects animation's move towards digital. The result is like watching a moving picture book. Misumi's fantasy works range from children's cartoons to independently-made animated shorts.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 4 - Bringing Sketch Comedy to Animation
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    #4 - Bringing Sketch Comedy to Animation

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    Taketo Shinkai creates animated sketch comedies featuring rapid-fire dialogue, minimal movement, and a distinctive pop visual style. The many shorts he has produced for TV have found a large audience, particularly among teenagers.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 5 - Surrealism through Simplicity
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    #5 - Surrealism through Simplicity

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    Atsushi Wada creates surreal worlds that are full of mind-bending details. He is known for the odd, humorous movement of his human and animal characters, which he draws entirely in thin pencil lines. Wada already has some overseas renown, having won a Silver Bear at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 6 - Living, Breathing Paintings
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    #6 - Living, Breathing Paintings

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    Ryu Kato creates living paintings that dance beautifully across the screen. In both his artwork and his animation, Kato emphasizes the rhythmic and the unexpected -- qualities that he believes add a human touch to anime. Apart from his own independently produced shorts, Kato has directed animations for music videos, live concerts and TV.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 7 - A Maestro of Computer Graphics
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    #7 - A Maestro of Computer Graphics

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    Kohta Morie is a computer animator known for his dynamic and stylish visuals, which range from photorealistic expressions to cel-like animation. Although he made his start working on other artists' anime, he also writes and directs his own work.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 8 - Emphasizing Imagery with Minimalism
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    #8 - Emphasizing Imagery with Minimalism

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    Ryo Okawara is an illustrator and anime director who consistently experiments with style -- for example, by creating a work that resembles a series of poster illustrations come to life. The minimalist movement in his work serves to highlight the striking images he produces.

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  9. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 9 - Dramatic Flourishes
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    #9 - Dramatic Flourishes

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    Yuhei Sakuragi is a computer animator who specializes in creating stylish female characters with a hand-drawn feel. As a digital native, he has a talent for knowing what young people, especially teenagers, look for in their anime heroines.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 10 - Chilling Your Spine and Tickling Your Funnybone
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    #10 - Chilling Your Spine and Tickling Your Funnybone

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    Toshiko Hata is an animator and illustrator who specializes in stop-motion horror comedy. Her decision to mix horror and comedy is based on her belief that these 2 genres offer the most liberating experiences for the viewer.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 11 - Depicting Life and Death with Puppets
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    #11 - Depicting Life and Death with Puppets

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    Tomoyasu Murata creates puppet animations that delve into themes of life and death. His works mix realism and fantasy to depict both our world and the afterlife, and he portrays his characters through expressions and actions rather than words.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Anime Supernova Season 1 Episode 12 - Adapting Science Fiction for the Big Screen
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    #12 - Adapting Science Fiction for the Big Screen

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    Hiroyuki Seshita is an animation director who has been involved in numerous feature-length adaptations of popular sci-fi manga. He often adds his own elements to the original works to bring them to life on the big screen

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Anime Supernova Season 2 Episode 1 - Tradition Meets Cutting-edge Computer Graphics
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    #13 - Tradition Meets Cutting-edge Computer Graphics

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    Shuhei Morita is a renowned digital animator who brings a distinctively Asian aesthetic to his magic realist works. He got his break thanks to one of Japan's most revered animators, and today plans projects and directs TV anime at his own CGI production company.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Anime Supernova Season 2 Episode 2 - Creating Graceful Motion with CGI
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    #14 - Creating Graceful Motion with CGI

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    Kouhei Nakama is a computer animator who is in high demand around the world. From ultra-realistic abstract objects to beautiful depictions of the human body, Nakama focuses on imagery that catches the eye, as well as on a sense of liveliness -- every detail is given its own set of movements.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Anime Supernova Season 2 Episode 3 - Comical Shenanigans on the Web
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    #15 - Comical Shenanigans on the Web

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    Keisuke Matsumoto has a passionate online fan base thanks to his 2 ongoing web animated series. His works are known for their cute characters and comic dialogue, which is inspired by a Japanese two-person comedy routine known as manzai.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Anime Supernova Season 2 Episode 4 - A Master of Metamorphosis
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    #16 - A Master of Metamorphosis

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    Masaki Okuda is an animator who uses metamorphosis to create a satisfying harmony of music and movement -- and to demonstrate his boundless creativity. Although his preference is for hand-drawn art, he is skilled at producing digital imagery that retains the aesthetic qualities of his hand-drawn work.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Anime Supernova Season 2 Episode 5 - Bright, Cute Entertainment for Everyone
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    #17 - Bright, Cute Entertainment for Everyone

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    Jun Aoki creates anime intended to entertain viewers with bright characters. His stories are simple, and they feature setups designed for laughs. Since launching his own anime studio 12 years ago, Aoki has produced original animated works, as well as ads for corporations and local governments.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Anime Supernova Season 2 Episode 6 - Crafting Entire Worlds Out of Paper
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    #18 - Crafting Entire Worlds Out of Paper

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    Hoji Tsuchiya specializes in cutout animation. This technique gives him the freedom to create some truly inventive visual worlds, defined by a harmonious synchronization of music and movement.

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  19. Anime Supernova Season 2 Episode 7 - A Creator of Imaginative Stop-Motion Worlds
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    #19 - A Creator of Imaginative Stop-Motion Worlds

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    Tomoki Misato is a young up-and-coming animator who has already won numerous awards at festivals around the world. He creates stop-motion animations featuring colorfully designed puppets and stories with plenty of twists and turns.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Anime Supernova Season 2 Episode 8 - Breathing Life into 3D Characters
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    #20 - Breathing Life into 3D Characters

    S2:E8

    Hiroshi Miyamoto is an up-and-coming director at a major animation company who has helmed 2 feature-length films based on the Pretty Cure anime series. He uses cutting-edge technology to bring his 3D characters to life.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Anime Supernova Season 2 Episode 9 - Frenetic Pop Art Landscapes
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    #21 - Frenetic Pop Art Landscapes

    S2:E9

    NuQ is a popular artist who works primarily in fashion advertising and music videos. She uses colorful hand-drawn animations that move at a rapid pace to present the world as she sees it through her unique perspective.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Anime Supernova Season 3 Episode 1 - Scenes from a Retro-Futuristic Tokyo
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    #22 - Scenes from a Retro-Futuristic Tokyo

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    Shigeyoshi Tsukahara's anime take place in settings that recall mid-20th century Tokyo. His worlds are filled with period details and feature evocative backdrops that reflect his character's emotions.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Anime Supernova Season 3 Episode 2 - The Wonders of Paint-on-Glass
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    #23 - The Wonders of Paint-on-Glass

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    Miyo Sato specializes in paint-on-glass animation, a stop-motion technique that involves photographing images on a sheet of glass, with the images changing gradually from shot to shot. Using paint, sand, clay, and other materials, Sato brings a hand-made touch to her beautiful animations.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Anime Supernova Season 3 Episode 3 - Stories about the Present and Past
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    #24 - Stories about the Present and Past

    S3:E3

    Junichi Yamamoto is a freelance anime director who is best known for his detailed depictions of the inner lives of his characters, usually conveyed through flashbacks that allow him to fully flesh out his characters.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Anime Supernova Season 3 Episode 4 - Exploring Secrets of the World with One Pencil
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    #25 - Exploring Secrets of the World with One Pencil

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    Seiji O'Hara is a creator known to use subtle strokes to depict a monotone world. He displays a splendid theme in his short stories, showing no boundaries in time or area. We look into Seiji O'Hara's creativity born from his unusual background.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Tomorrow's Worlds, From Today's Rising Star" is the best rated episode of "Anime Supernova". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/8/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Road to Your Name".