, stylized as gekidan INU CURRY, is an

animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

troupe consisting of ex-

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animator under the name and ex-TANTO 2D painter under the name . They are known for their production design works in the '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' series, as well as creating the ending credits sequence for ''

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'' and ''

Usagi Drop is a Japanese manga series by Yumi Unita. The plot follows thirty-year-old Daikichi as he becomes the guardian of Rin, the illegitimate six-year-old daughter of his grandfather. ''Bunny Drop'' was serialized in Shodensha's monthly ''jose ...

''. They also regularly contribute illustrations to

Maaya Sakamoto Maaya may refer to: * Maaya (given name), a feminine Japanese given name * ''Maaya'' (1972 film), an Indian Malayalam film * ''Maaya'' (2014 film), an Indian Telugu film See also * Maya (disambiguation) Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya ...

's Manpukuron column in

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. Doroinu directed and wrote the '' Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story'' anime, which began airing in January 2020.

Artistic style

Doroinu and 2shiroinu of Gekidan Inu Curry describe their works as inspired by both

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and Czech animation styles. They expressed a preference in creating miniature landscapes that could be made by individuals instead of with working with many people "like in an orchestra". In an interview with

and Gekidan Inu Curry, Sakamoto described the characters used in her music video ''Universe'', the sixth song in her album ''30minutes night flight'' as "really colorful, cute and fantastical". Gekidan Inu Curry made the characters used in the song under Production I.G's Studio 4. However, Sakamoto noted that the characters show a "fancy atmosphere at first sight, but if you look at them carefully, you can see them injected with a needle, bandaged, or drooling." She added that the characters were "not only cute, but they also represent human imperfection." She also said that she held an "impression each character had a story behind him or her" and thought that "they were ideal actors to appear on the video". Sakamoto described the colored drawings presented to her as having a "quality of a picture book and the unrealistic feel of a fairytale as well as a dark aspect to it". In a review of '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie'' by Geoff Berkshire of ''

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'' described the "nightmare" characters of the film "surreal beings resembling paper-cutout collages inspired by classical Russian and Czech animation" and said as reminiscent of

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’s animated interludes for ''

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''.

References

External links

Official Blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gekidan Inu Curry Japanese animators Anime character designers Stop motion animators Puella Magi Madoka Magica