[作画 MAD/AMV] Mitsuo Iso (磯光雄) Sakuga

Super Animator : Mitsuo Iso (磯光雄)

Iso began to stand out in the industry with his work on Gundam War in The Pocket #01, making animation so realistic that according to Toshiyuki Inoue, it put realistic animators of the time to shame.

After working part-time on Sunrise, he joined Ghibli from 1990 to 1992 and participated in some studio projects, as well as outside projects. He was invited to join the production of Neon Genesis Evangelion early, where he served as an Animator, Scriptwriter, and Assistant Designer.

Despite being considered one of the greatest exponents of the Realistic Animation School, he was never really under the supervision of Takashi Nakamura. He participated in works such as Peter Pan no Bouken and Gosenzosama Banbanzai!, in which he was able to relate to the followers of the Realistic School.
Gosenzosama Banbanzai! it probably largely defined his style from that point on; Less detailed designs and much more emphasis on character movement, after this he also created the "Full Limited" / "All Key Frames" / "Full-3s" technique.

Since Iso was focused on the Full Limited, his animation is fundamentally different from Inoue and Okiura's, as he generates movement that "goes forward" since his animation has no in-between frames.

His style is defined by a masterful handling of movement, his cuts have a beautiful acting of characters that is based on reality, he usually presents a lot of three-dimensionality in his drawings based on an incredible handling of shadows, great weight management, strength and various reactions in clothing, body and hair in response to different actions, as well as a very solid effects animation.

He also adds elements of cinematography to his work, mainly showing an excellent handling of the camera to represent different sensations such as weight or size, as well as many effects to integrate all the components of his animation.

He has a very peculiar base design style and it is quite common for it to stray from the character model in favor of simplification, expressiveness, and movement of the characters.

He was not only a great exponent as an animator, but he was one of those who promoted animation with digital effects in the industry.

Iso is easily one of the best animators in all of Japan, or at least until he retired a few years ago, his last work as an animator being Shinichirou Watanabe's Blade Runner: Black Out 2022.

If you want to see more of this animator's work, check this out:
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Music: Perfect World by Simple Plan
   • Simple Plan - Perfect World  

List:
00:00 - Atom: The Beginning OP
00:03 - Porco Rosso
00:10 - Ghost in The Shell
00:22 - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
00:37 - Ao no 6-go #01
00:44 - Neon Genesis Evangelion #01
00:49 - The End of Evangelion
01:02 - Children of Ether #01
01:15 - Hashire Melos (Movie)
01:25 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure #13
01:37 - Robotics; Notes #22
01:40 - Neon Genesis Evangelion #01
01:43 - Digimon Adventure 02: Diablomon Strikes Back
01:49 - Samurai X OP
01:54 - The End of Evangelion
02:18 - Blood: The Last Vampire
02:37 - Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket #01
02:45 - Neon Genesis Evangelion #19
02:58 - RahXephon #02
03:01 - The End of Evangelion
03:15 - Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
03:22 - The Hakkenden #01
03:29 - Dimension W #01
03:36 - Macross Card Fighter
03:38 - Ghost in The Shell
03:43 - Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

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List:
00:00 - アトム ザ・ビギニング OP
00:03 - 紅の豚
00:10 - GHOST IN THE SHELL（攻殻機動隊）
00:22 - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
00:37 - 青の6号 #01
00:44 - 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン #01
00:49 - 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 THE END OF EVANGELION
01:02 - Children of Ether #01
01:15 - 走れメロス
01:25 - ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 #13
01:37 - ロボティクス・ノーツ #22
01:40 - 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン #01
01:43 - デジモンアドベンチャー02 ディアボロモンの逆襲
01:49 - るろうに剣心 明治剣客浪漫譚 OP
01:54 - 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 THE END OF EVANGELION
02:18 - ブラッド ザ ラスト ヴァンパイア
02:37 - 機動戦士ガンダム 0080 ポケットの中の戦争 #01
02:45 - 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン #19
02:58 - ラーゼフォン #02
03:01 - 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 THE END OF EVANGELION
03:15 - 雲のように風のように
03:22 - THE 八犬伝 #01
03:29 - Dimension W #01
03:36 - マクロスカードファイター
03:38 - GHOST IN THE SHELL（攻殻機動隊）
03:43 - カウボーイビバップ 天国の扉

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What is Sakuga?
Sakuga (作画) literally means drawing.
It is not something specific like "super spectacular animation", but the term is used to define a well animated sequence and that's it, good animation.
Animation is fundamentally movement, so a sequence with good movement is already good animation / sakuga, the effects and uses of cinematography are only added to the base.