KyoAni reached out to two key figures from their past like Reiko Yoshida and Yukiko Horiguchi, and now their work is animated by their most promising present & future. Gorgeous Sougen no Kagayaki CM led by rookie director/boarder Uno Nakata, supervisor Tomomi Sato, and art director Mayu Harashima
Only in Sparks of Tomorrow do you get a pivotal point in a character arc about freedom beyond gender roles, while at the same time they're inventing heavy metal by accident. Such a visual rollercoaster too, with deranged concepts meeting Tomomi Sato's traditionally excellent, emotive animation
Sayonara Lara has been an amazing outlet for debuting storyboarders & episode directors, with #06 being the turn for Kinema regular Asuka Kosato. The way they slot into the overall rhythm and build into the overarching motifs suggests very close, effective supervision by Koide as the series director
