A

(Afu-Reko)
ADR
Abbreviation for "After Recording." Record voices in sync with video. In anime,
instead of using the completed version, there is a version specifically created for
ADR. Recording voices first, then matching the animation to the voices is called "Pre-
Sco" for Pre-Scoring.


(Iro Tsuki)
Colored
Movies made for editing and audio with color in them. An almost-complete state.
Uncolored video is called Sen-dori (Line Film) or Shiroi (White). Compared to
Colored video, one cannot do as much work edit-wise nor audio-wise. Because of
worsening production conditions, it is not rare to perform audio work with Sen-dori.



(Ire-Kiri)
Full Insert
Handing over all materials needed for work.


(E Konte)
Storyboard
Using the given scenario, one illustrates cuts, screen composition, and character
actions along with voice lines and duration. Serves as blueprint of animation.


(E-Konte wo Kitteiru)
Cut the Storyboard
Means to draw the storyboard.


(Enshutsu)
Episode Director
Using the storyboard, position that directs acting and images for certain sections.
Present at all meetings/checks throughout anime process.

*Literally means interpretation/mise-en-scene but acts more like a stage director in anime
production.

M
Theatrical and/or accompaniment music.


All Rush


Put all cuts in numerical order and check. During this process, person in charge can
pick up mistakes in continuity and check coherence within a scene.


(Onkyou Seisaku)
Audio Production
Section that operates and deals with audio staff, VA (voice actor), staff arrangement,
audio studio arrangement, order ADR script.


(Omoi Cut)
"Heavy Cut"
A cut heavy in calories, meaning a cut requiring a lot of hard work.




Ka


(Kaishuu)
Retrieval
In the anime industry, there are many times when the staff cannot get together in one
place. Production goes to their workplaces and gathers their work.


(Cut-Bukuro)
Cut Bag
A thick envelope to protect materials from damage and dirt during shipping. Despite
digitalization, art is still drawn on paper. Cut number, duration, advisor, sheet
number, camerawork, footnotes, various other pieces of information are directly
written on the bag.


"Cutting"
Editing process. See "Editing" for full definition.


(Kan-Pake)
"Complete Package"
Data with all work finished and is in a state ready to be broadcasted.


"Camerawork"
Term for technique of postulating a movie camera filming a character, and moving that
camera.


(Kyakuhon)
Script
Who is doing what, when and where. Character
actions and dialogue written out as text. Made up of paragraphs, dialogue, and stage
directions.


(Kiroku)
Records
During Rush Check for retake, sometimes work is broken up into check movie controls
and record-keeping. Records on retake and cut numbers are kept.

-New-
Cue Lamp
Lamp inside the (voice) recording booth. Also used at times when staff from the
adjustment room wants to give cues to the cast.








(Genga)
Key Animation
Illustrations of key movement points (beginning, critical junctures, end). Those in
charge of this section are called Genga-man.


(Genga Youshi)
"Key Animation Paper"
The paper that a Genga-man uses to draw on.


(Gensatsu)
"Key Filming"
Movie data filmed in its Key Animation stage.


(Koubanhyou)
"Cast List"
List that shows which characters show up at which scenes. The list used by Audio and
Animation are different. What you see in episode 2 is the audio list.


(Kouka)
"Effects"
Section that prepares ambient and emotional sounds, and adds sound effects when
needed. Sound Effects = SE.




Sa


(Sakuga)
Animation
Collective term for Key, Inbetween, A.D. Correction.


(Sakuga Retake)
Animation Retake
During Rush Check, retakes on animation that needs to be fixed. Missing character
parts, corrections on actions and facial expressions, etc.


(Sakuga Houkai)
"Animation Deterioration"
When the quality of the product drops drastically. A tragedy due to a collapse in
scheduling.


(Sakuga Plan)
"Animation Plan"
Plan of action for a character, and the planning for the final make-up of what is on
the screen of a particular cut.


(Saku-Uchi)
"Animation Meeting"
Meeting for animation staff. E.D. and Genga-men come together to discuss acting plans
based on storyboard.

*Uchi is short for Uchi-Awase, which means meeting.


(Satsuei)
Filming
Digital software now allows production to composite character on backgrounds, add
effects, and export in movie data. Before digitalization, process consisted of placing
Cels on top of illustrated backgrounds and actually taking pictures with a camera.


(Satsuei-Uchi)
"Film Meeting"
Episodic Director and Filming Director's meeting before their work.


(Satsu-Ire)
"Film Insert"
The act of handing over work to the film section.




(Satsuei Ire-Kiri)
"Film Full Insert"
Fully handing over all materials to the film section.


(Sakkan)
A.D.
Abbreviation for Art (or Animation) Director.
In charge of certain episodes and their animation quality. Checks coherency among
animations drawn by several key animators, and adds corrections. Has very high
technique. If schedule is tight, one episodes work is headed by several art
directors.


(Sakkan Up)
A.D. Up
Either the deadline for an Art Directors work, or the directors finished work
itself.


(Sakkan Ire)
A.D. Insert
The act of giving materials (Layout checks or Key Animation) to the Art Director so
that he/she can work on it. Or the materials themselves.


(Sakkan Sagyou)
A.D. Work
Corrections made by the Art Director.


(Sakkan-Ho)
"A.D. Assist"
Assist the A.D. and lessen the load of their work.


(Shiage)
Finish
Process of coloring in characters and objects. Now, colors can be digitally added on
with a computer, but during the Cel days, colors were painted on transparent acetate
sheets.


(Shiage Kensa)
Finish Check


Finish is coloring picture data from video. Finish Check is review of
Finished product, so that there are no errors and everything is colored as
directed.





(Shinkouhyou)
Progress Sheet
One episode is made up of roughly 280~340 cuts. The table that compiles each cuts
progress is the Progress Sheet. Sheet management is most important in
understanding and managing a schedule. Although rudimentary, rookie producers often
forget to update the sheet, after which they get yelled at by the Desk.


(Shinjin Genga)
Rookie Key
A Genga-man with little experience.


3D Check
Check 3DCG modeling data and motions.


(Seisaku Shinkou)
(Animation) Production Progress
Person responsible for managing production from storyboard to delivery for specific
episodes. From scheduling and material management to staff arrangement, distribution,
and transportation, there is endless work. Since they have a hand in basically all
sections, they often go on to become directors or producers.


(Settei Seisaku)
"Setting Production"
Supervise settings of characters, art, objects, and collect references and materials
of these settings.


(Sou-Sakkan)
"General A.D."
Gather the work from several A.D. over several episodes, and unify the small changes
in character art.




Ta


"Time Sheet"
Paper with timing for animation and directions written during filming.


"Tap"
Tool that holds animation paper, which has holes in it, in place so they don't go out
of alignment. During animation, it becomes the position of standard.


Dubbing
Matching sound data, BGM, and sound effects with video.


Desk
Person for schedule management and progress coordination for the entire anime. Main
work: adjust workload of the main staff, follow up progress, solve problems that occur
over time. The stuff he/she hears over the phone are almost never good news.


(Doushi)
Inbetween Finish
Douga (animation)+Shiage (finish).
Also can be used for Doushi-Maki, which is the shipping of animation and finish.


(Douga Kensa)
"Video Inspection"
Section that checks whether the exported video has any errors and if it was made as
instructed.


(Douga)
"Video"
Clean up Key Animation, add in-between movements, make into animation. Or the actual
materials themselves. People in this section are called "Douga-man."


"Talkback"
Machine that communicates between control room and recording room. Audio Director
instructs cast inside the recording room while pressing the Talkback Switch.

*In episode 2, the button the director (chubby in blue) presses when theyre talking about how
the voice actor should be saying her lines.




Na


(Ni-Gen)
2nd Key
Abbreviation for Secondary Key Animation.
Animation is broken up into two parts: Key Animation and Layout. Furthermore, Key is
at times split into 1st and 2nd Key. 2nd Key are like assistants.


(Nouhin)
"Final Product"
Finalizing the completed movie. Beyond this stage are sponsors, distributors, and
broadcast companies.




Ha


(Bara)
"Scatter"
Data by cut. Checking this data and fixing retakes for it is called "Bara-Check."


(Bara-Check)
Scatter Check
Check each cut to see if it was filmed properly or if data is correct. Points out cuts
that need corrections for quality upgrade. Since the cuts are scattered, this is
called Scatter Check or Retake Order.


(BG Uchi)
BG Meet
BG = Background. Meeting with art companies if/when they are employed to draw
backgrounds. Also called Bi-Uchi or Fuukei-Uchi.

*Bi is short of Art, and Fuukei means backgrounds.


(V-Hen)
"V-Edit"
Abbreviation for Video Edit. Insert telop (captions/subtitles), perform final checks,
and make product into satisfactory form.


(Henshuu)
Edit
The Edit process. Also called Cutting. Following the storyboard, the editor
connects the cuts of all filmed data, adjusts length of each cut so that it shows the
intended meaning, changes the order of cuts, etc. In a TV series, there is a specific
broadcast format, and so the editor must adjust length for TV.

-New-
Voice Over
Taking translated audio and placing them over video.



Ma


(Maki)
Disperse
The process of shipping out animation and finishing work. For times when work is
outsourced to different studios, which is how the process got its name.


(Maki Modosu)
Re-Disperse
The process of re-outsourcing to another person/organization, if for some reason a
studio is no longer available for assistance.


(Mawari Komi)
"Wrap-Around"
Expression of putting character on an axis and wrap the camera around. Requires
precise calculations and time-consuming animation technique.


"Maker P"
Often means Producer of package production company. FYI, it is common to separate
animation production () and merchandise production ().

*Both and are read as Seisaku, which means production.


(Moto-Uke)
Base Company
An animation company that a sponsor company directly contracts for production. In a TV
series, it is rare for one company to produce all episodes. Often, another company
will be employed for production on a per-episode basis. This secondary company is
called Gloss-Uke. Even when production is outsourced (called Gloss-Dashi),
however, pre- and post-production is often managed by the Moto-Uke company.

*Uke means receive or redeem. Literally, Moto-Uke means receive the original. Dashi
() means to export.




Ra


RushRush Check
Rush (film) is a term from the days when film was used. It is film developed for post-
production work so that the original film will stay undamaged. This term is now means
the movie data made for checking.
Rush Check is the process of checking the movie data to see if there are any problems.
There are two types: Bara-Check and All Rush.

- Bara-Check (Scatter Check)
Check each cut to see if it was filmed properly or if data is correct. Points out
cuts that need corrections for quality upgrade.
Since the cuts are scattered, this is called Scatter Check or Retake Order.

- All-Rush
Put all cuts in numerical order and check.
During this process, person in charge can pick up mistakes in continuity and check
coherence within a scene.


(Rough-Gen)
Rough Key
As previously mentioned, the Key Animation work, up to Layout+First Key Animation
(Ichi-Gen), AKA the deliverables. The product before the Finish Work of the Key
Animation.


"Line P"
Abbreviation for Line Producer. Responsible for production site. Mainly performs
staffing, scheduling, budget management duties.


Retake
Cut in need of correction.


(Retake Shuusei)
Retake Revision
Correction of Retake content that was ordered during check.


"Layout"
Screen composition drawn from storyboard. Has character positions and backgrounds.
After going through layout presentation and A.D. checks, this layout is sent to the
background section for background art work.