TamaGra is
an abbreviation of the Department of Graphic Design at Tama Art University
(Tamabi). Under the late Prof. Masahiro
Katayama (1955-2011), TamaGra inspired a new generation of innovative
animators including Oscar-winner Kato
Kunio, renowned New York-based artist Akino
Kondoh, and independent animators Mirai
Mizue, Shin Hashimoto, Ryo Okawara, and Masaki Okuda.
Since 2012,
Prof. Tatsutoshi Nomura (b. 1964),
himself a Tamabi graduate, has led the TamaGra animation programme. Under Nomura’s
leadership, TamaGra graduates have won international animation prizes. Notable examples include Yoko Kuno, who won the New Face Award at the 2013 Japanese Media
Arts Festival and Sawako Kabuki, who
won the Jury Award for Summer’s Puke
is Winter’s Delight at Annecy 2017. Some graduates are working as independent or
freelance animators, while others have gone on to work for animation studios or
in the gaming industry.
Above is the official Tama Art University playlist for animation made by TamaGra students in 2016. There are links below directing you to each individual film. To learn more about the artists, click on the links to the artists' websites or social media profiles.
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dir. Eri
OKAZAKI / 岡崎恵理
Oldman Youngman
dir. Ryoya
KAGA / 加賀遼也
Kaiju Bath
怪獣風呂
dir. Shinya
HASHIZUME / 橋爪伸弥
In the Forest
森
dir. Maiko
FUKADA / 深田舞衣子
A Friend in the Memories
dir. Yui
NOMURA / 野村結
Illuminate
dir. Shoko
NAYUKI / 名雪晶子
Balloon Vendor and Weeping Girl
風船売りと泣く少女
dir. Takuya
AIKOU / 愛甲拓哉
So Near Yet So Far
dir. Komitsu
FUJIHATA / 藤幡小光
Ohana + Osora
オハナとオソラ
dir. Kanna
FUKASAWA / 深澤かんな
BONKEI - Miniature Garden
盆景
dir. Yuki
MAEDA / 前田柚綺
Drowsily
うつらうつら
dir. Rie
OSHIMA / 大島理恵
Summer’s Puke is Winter’s
Delight
夏のゲロは冬の肴
dir. Sawako
KABUKI / 冠木佐和子
Gimme Milk
おちちをすいたい
dir. Minori
YAMADA / 山田みのり
Moment of Truth
人面桃花
dir. Xi CHEN
/ チンキ
TAN -The Dream of a Young Actor-
旦
dir. Jixin ZHOU
/ シュウジキン
2017 Cathy Munroe Hotes
