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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.

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 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 episode s work is headed by several Animation Directors.

(Sakkan Up)
A.D. Up
Either the deadline for an Animation Director s work, or the director s finished work itself.

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

(Sakkan Sagyou)
A.D. Work
Corrections made by the Animation 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 cut s 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.

Voice Over
Taking translated audio and placing them over video.
-NewBoard Check
The art materials that serve as guidelines for each cuts background work is called the Art Board.
This is the check for that board.


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.

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