This week, French One Piece animators Dorian Coulon and Julien Cortey have announced the formation of Toro Animation Studio (TōRō).released the first project on X (formerly Twitter). This project is an animated promotional trailer for the upcoming French manga Instinct written by One Piece fan and popular YouTuber, Inoxtag.
It quickly went viral and was praised for its smooth animation and high-octane fight scenes. Below, readers can view staff information and a promotional video for Instinct, which stars voice actor Donald Reignoux as main character Haki.
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Instinct promotional trailer by Toro Animation Studio
Staff introduces the instinctive trailer:
Director, main animator: Julien CorteyAssistant director: Dorian CoulonCharacter design: Cécile de Gantes, Charline SanchezArt Director: Adrien PiresStoryboard, Character Supervision: Charline SanchezStudio: TōRō Animation StudioFX Monitoring: Maxime Neaud3D Monitoring: Maxime JouniotAnimation director: Louaï Benadda, Julien Cortey, Dorian Coulon, Léa Justum, Jordan Rear, Lison Sabiols, Charline Sanchez, Ines Schieber2DFX: Gabriel Allouch, Naoki Araiza Tokumasu, Paul Bouchart, Aliénor Bouteloup de Vilers, Oscar Cotte, Jérome Dupré, Rachid Guendouze, Maxime Neaud, Ines Schieber, Kerim TumerBackground Artist, Composition Artist: Adrien PiresSupport: Rémi Demoulin, Axel Lecourtois, Toni Maillot, Othman Selmi, Amélie ZorillaSpecial thanks: Yanis Bouhjoura, Philippe Herin, Louka SanchezManufacturer: > InoxtagOriginal character design: Charles CompinMusic: MIMSound design: KitchenetteCreative Intention: Basil Monnot
Coulon and Cortey are highly regarded in the anime community for their contributions to popular titles, including Attack on Titan, Black Clover, Jujutsu Kaisen, Boruto, and notably One Piece. Coulon was involved in the iconic Episode 1015 of One Piece, credited with creating the main composition and animation in the scene where Luffy walks past Kaido and Big Mom rushes at him (link). He was also spotlighted in our review of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 20 for his work in the episode's opening scenes. Cortey participated in One Piece Episode 1017, also performing the main animation for Law's attack on Kaido (link).
The Instinct manga series is written by Inoxtag, with Charles Compain responsible for the visuals, Basile Monnot responsible for creative intent, and Michel LAFON responsible for publishing. You can buy the comic here. The film opens in France on November 21 and is described:
Haki, 19 years old, has the gift of seeing other people's intentions. He perceives Taura from those around him and must constantly endure human nature. When Haki learns that he has an incurable virus and only has a few months to live, he meets Luna, an attractive young girl who gives him a glimpse of a better world. But what is the price to pay?
Source: ToRo Animation Studio via X (formerly Twitter)
© Inoxtag, Charles Compain, Basile Monnot・Michel LAFON Publishing House・Toro Studio
© Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation
