In a recent interview with Oricon, Director of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Tomohisa Taguchi and director Hikaru Murata shared the behind-the-scenes techniques that shaped the anime's third season.
When asked about memorable moments during the production of the third season, Taguchi shared the team's decision to take photos of themselves as reference material for the complex animation scenes.
This approach, according to him, helped animators accurately depict challenging angles and perspectives that would be difficult to visualize with imagination alone.
“For the Millennium Blood War part, we actually took our own photos as reference for the animation. It is difficult to imagine and draw certain difficult angles just by visualizing them. For example, the layout of Rukia hiding in the closet while Yuzu and the others were outside in the BLEACH 20th anniversary PV was decided after consulting with the production staff, director, and other directors. animator, then we took photos to capture the angle.”
Taguchi recalls that the switch to using reference photos began when their animation director Michio Hasegawa suggested: “If we can't draw, let's just take pictures!”
Murata added that they even used video references for key scenes, such as the blood pact between Yhwach and Uryu, ensuring that every angle was meticulously captured.
“For the scene in the second part where Yhwach and Uryu Uryu share a blood pact, we even shot video rather than just photos for reference.”
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Source: Oricon
