{"id":26663,"date":"2024-02-05T11:37:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T02:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=26663"},"modified":"2024-02-05T11:37:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T02:37:14","slug":"20240205-26663","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240205-26663\/","title":{"rendered":"Konami reveals new animation studio at Yu-Gi-Oh! anniversary event\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On February 3, Konami revealed its new animation studio- Konami Animation. This announcement was made during \u201cYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: The Legend of Duelist QUARTER CENTURY,&#8221; an event held at Tokyo Dome to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the <strong>Yu-Gi-Oh!<\/strong> card game (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/news\/202402\/03333470.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Famitsu<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Konami Animation\u2019s debut work, a video commemorating the history of Yu-Gi-Oh!, was shown at the event. The video below has sparked widespread excitement and discussion among Yu-Gi-Oh! Fans, who are speculating whether Konami\u2019s fledgling studio will make a new Yu-Gi-Oh! series or film.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u904a\u622f\u738b\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u30b2\u30fc\u30e025\u5468\u5e74\u7279\u5225\u6620\u50cf\u300cYu-Gi-Oh! CARD GAME THE CHRONICLES\u300d\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HU8hRb4TCZo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yu-Gi-Oh! commemorative animation has been trending on X. The video features many cards transformed into animated sequences, including Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon, The Legendary Six Samurai, and The Fallen of Albaz. Yu-Gi-Oh! Fans appear to have been on the edge of their seats wondering which card the animation will segue into next. In particular, the transition between the cute Melffys of the Joyous Forest and Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS has been getting a lot of attention.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"139\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240205-26663-001.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240205-26663-001.png 590w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240205-26663-001-380x90.png 380w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>I thought the ice barrier had revived Infernity Trishula with an impressive animation, but then Melffy appears followed by the exciting transition to AA-ZEUS, which is too funny lol.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30e1\u30eb\u30d5\u30a3\u30fc\u306e\u679c\u5b9f\u306f\u7518\u304f\u3066\u7f8e\u5473\u3057\u3044\u266a<br><br>\u30a2\u30fc\u30bc\u30a6\u30b9\u306e\u679c\u5b9f\u306f\u96f7\u9706\u3068\u5316\u3057\u3066\u6575\u3068\u5929\u3092\u707c\u304d\u7126\u304c\u3059\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/npnhuBblbM\">pic.twitter.com\/npnhuBblbM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u4f0a\u71c8\u79cb\u826f\/\u30a4\u30c8\u30fc\u30a2\u30ad\u30e9@\u6587\u5b57\u66f8\u304f\u7532\u7532\u7532\u4e01 (@Knight06500) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Knight06500\/status\/1753759555794968704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>Melffy\u2019s fruit is sweet and delicious.<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>AA-ZEUS&#8217;s fruit turns into a thunderbolt, scorching enemies and the heavens.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The dramatic animation introducing AA-ZEUS reminded others of Gundam \u2013 leading to this reference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u5929\u9706\u865f\u30a2\u30fc\u30bc\u30a6\u30b9SEED FREEDOM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BRHtOSb7Sp\">pic.twitter.com\/BRHtOSb7Sp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30de\u30ca\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc (@manaty5122) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manaty5122\/status\/1753987665501073559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS SEED FREEDOM<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to their <a href=\"https:\/\/animation.konami.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>, Konami Animation aims to \u201cdynamically evolve the Japanese anime scene to a new level\u201d by taking their cutting-edge technology and experience acquired from game development and applying it to animation. In addition to the Yu-Gi-Oh! video, Konami Animation has also produced the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/R-4iZGvMlgA?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opening movie<\/a> for Reign of the Seven Spell Blades. At the time of writing, these are the only projects by the new studio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the various beloved game IPs that Konami owns, there is also speculation as to whether Konami Animation will make series or films based on well-known game franchises. Though according to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/news\/202402\/03333470.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a>, Konami Animation plans to produce a wide range of works beyond its own IPs as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konami launches Konami Animation with a video to commemorate 25 years of Yu-Gi-Oh! 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