AC-bu, animation out of the box

toco toco - AC-bu, Animators
GUEST
AC-bu, Animators
PLACES WE WENT TO
Royal Host Baji Koen, Yoga Area
Futako-Tamagawa River Banks, Futako-Tamagawa Area
ゲスト
AC部、アニメーターユニット
訪れた場所
ロイヤルホスト馬事公苑店、用賀周辺
二子玉川・川沿い、二子玉川周辺
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AC-bu is an animator unit formed by Toru Adachi and Shunsuke Itakura, celebrating their 20th career anniversary in 2019. Their work spans over psychedelic music videos, commercials and animations that all share the unit’s concept of providing an unexpected, strange feeling to its audience.
The pair will take us to a Royal Host in the Yoga Area, which served as a location in one of their segments for Bobunemimimi, derived for the manga Pop Team Epic and one of the unit’s most acclaimed works. They will tell us how they incorporate locations into their work as we follow them to the Futako-Tamagawa river banks, which appeared in the animated music video they produced for the band group_inou for their song HEART.
The unit will explain the philosophy behind their unique work, far from the traditional concepts of animation.
#AC部 #ACbu #animation
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AC-bu on Twitter: / acbu_official

[@Dappis]

The most underrated youtube channel making a video about underrated animators. Fitting.

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you, it means a lot to us!

[@olodesu]

It's so sad that the channel is basically closed now.

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

@@olodesu We're still here... and recently uploaded some new portraits.

[@olodesu]

@@ArchipelDocumentaries That's good news, I'll definitely check the new videos. I've seen a lot of your videos and I really appreciate your work - not only it's really well made (composed, edited, etc) but it also opens an unique opportunity to know a little more about many talented Japanese artists. I don't know any other channel and people who does it so I'm really glad that you're back.

[@Ratchie_ZSYY]

絵と内容はカオスなのに 中の人くっそ真面目で笑う

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

それも一つのギャップだということでしょうかね。

[@kazuyamaruhashi]

Oh, excuse me. I’m thinking about “Hell shake YANO”

[@user-dg8dt2md6c]

独特なアニメーションだけでなくお二人のCVも大きな特徴だと思う 二人の内どちらかが欠けてもAC部はあり得ないだろうなあ

[@45vash]

ホンマに奇才やと思うAC部

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

同感です！

[@BinaryDood]

In my opinion some of the most creative people on the planet. Videos by AC-Bu look like nothing else, and to think they learned everything on their own, rebuilding their standards each attempt, in a country where animation is so massive and industrialized. Their videos are incredibly silly but the artistry beyond it is incredibly unique

[@ohwell2088]

Such a huge inspiration. They are a great example of dismissing the rules and making your own and as someone who struggles with comparing his work constantly to others, that's such an important lesson.

[@nanasiro07]

この2人にしか切り開けないし、作れない世界だと思う。 日本のアニメ業界を盛り上げる代表グループになってほしい…いや、もうなってるかな？応援してます。

[@user-ky1dt5zt5o]

AC部の作品って「高熱を出した時に見る夢」で片付けられない狂気があって凄い好き

[@pomuog162]

徹底に本気でふざけて消化するとここまでの人を惹きつける作品がてきるんだな。素直に格好いい。

[@nrnfaf3285]

おしゃれな仕事場が映ったかと思ったら奥に邪神が二体鎮座してて草

[@user-vf3fx5tf8m]

group_inouのMV好きです。 1度見たら忘れられない作品ばかり…

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

English and French subtitles are available under the “CC” menu. Chinese (Traditional), Portuguese and Spanish subtitles have also been made available through Community Contributions, which are also open for additional language submissions. Thank you for following Archipel!

[@Skypiks]

As always thank you so much for your great documentary! It'd be awesome if you could include Japanese subtitles on the next videos as well

[@gonzalosanmartin4598]

Thanks for the Spanish subtitles

[@quailbert2680]

Thank you so much.

[@subtube4748]

Sorry for the delay with the Portuguese subtitles, guys. Rough month and no time and patience to help you out until now. Hope you like it!

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

@@subtube4748 No worries! Thank you so much for your contribution as always!

[@____-fv1lt]

こういう、男性の二人組で上手くいってるペア好きだな 他人なんだけど、兄弟みたいな感じ ヘルシェイクとか、制作してて本当に楽しかったんだろうなあって

[@user-ot3rw3if5r]

AC部さんの作品は本当に大好きのでこれからもお身体に気をつけて無理しないでくださいね。いつ見ても大好きな世界観です。応援してます！

[@sebp9882]

Watching this again in the age of AI 'art'- they give a certain hope to a humble chaotic style

[@user-yg1ek5tj6m]

何気に真面目なAC部を初めて見た笑 でも、真面目に考える部分は考えて、その考えでちゃんとふざけるっていうのがAC部が最高のアーティストって呼ばれているワケなんでしょうね〜

[@user-kh2pl2nl4b]

紙芝居がほんと世界一の見せ方

[@jiggy247bp8]

Came here after watching the Hellshake Yano episode from Pop Team Epic S2. They did an amazing job on it and they’re segments are one of my favorite parts of the show as a whole.

[@poto7828]

しりあがり寿好きとしてはアニメでこういう完成されたものを見ると 感動するものがある。

[@menchan1900]

見てるだけでこんなに楽しいんだから 作る方はもっと楽しいんだろうなあ

[@Wladislav]

*_HELLSHAKE! HELLSHAKE! HELLSHAKE! HELLSHAKE!_* Yeah, Galo Sengen.

[@jrh388]

I'm still thinking about Hellshake Yano.

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Hellshake! Hellshake!

[@Shnishnugar]

Oh my god, this is great. I've been a fan of AC-bu since I discovered them way back in 2010!

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed!

[@skmymd24083]

AC部の作品どれも最高です。過去作品つめあわせたLINEスタンプがあったら絶対買うのに！！ 今出てるLINEスタンプ愛用してます。イルカくんめっちゃ使いやすい…。 映像オシャレだし観てよかったです！

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

コメントありがとうございます！

[@flmalegre]

AC-BU 4 EVER Galo Sengan changed my entire life.

[@user-xm6qm8yv8o]

すごいうまく生き延びてる感がある

[@user-cw2ph2vd7y]

ノスタルジックで良い映像ですね あえてのスタイルを本域で勝負する姿勢にシビれます

[@kondouyou]

海外のコメント多くてビビる。 やはりAC部は世界進出したほうがええな。

[@ssk5798]

そもそも海外向けのチャンネルだし

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

日本からの視聴者もとてもウェルカムですよ〜！

[@omgcandy16Kimicari0]

really like that idea of the "gap" they reference for making their work appealing.

[@igucciable]

こうした真面目な思考を経て、作品が生まれるんですね。 この良い違和感は、彼らにしか出せない！

[@5blackcat12]

I love these guys! This is the way animation should be transformed, I mean in a way to stretch the posibilities if animation as art. Without the rigidity tho, absolute genius.

[@eli.se_]

I love their parts in Pop Team Epic so much

[@reymiyamoto5717]

Thank you very much for interviewing them! I am a fan of their work!

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you for watching!

[@satasato6010]

inouとの作品がAC部にとっても大きな作品になったのかな...

[@klk2937]

本当に上手いからこそわざとズラして描ける 日本のピカソと言っても過言ではない

[@nbon-]

日本のピカソしっくりきた

[@1994HORY]

いや、それは流石にそれは過言

[@pinguvapr.8109]

@@1994HORY そうかい？私は悪くないと思うで（本家ネタ）

[@TotallyRadicalShow]

Loved their work on Pop Team Epic so it's cool to see some insight into their creative process.

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Great, hope you liked it!

[@yieldingtides]

Ahh!! Thank you so much for interviewing them! I've enjoyed their works the moment I stumbled upon a Music PV of their own devising.

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thanks for watching!

[@26kei73]

奇才と奇才が合わさり最強に見える これからもそのぶっ飛んだアニメで俺らを楽しませてくれ

[@inkocus]

Great video! These guys are really interesting, and I love how they started to talk about breaking out of the status quo style, breaking from constraints of trad animation by not learning the basics, using alternative tools. I enjoyed how they alluded to also drawing on previous manga traditions (Garo magazine for example, heta-Uma style, king terry etc). Very interesting work!

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@tomo48480222]

神風動画に好き勝手やって欲しいって言われる程この手の仕事で信頼されているなんて本当にすげぇ。

[@nok6676]

制作側に色々な思惑があって一つ一つの作品が作られているのに、全体のシュールさに持っていかれて見てる側にはその思惑がほとんど伝わっていない感じが良い。

[@mokutami1219]

AC部ほんとすき

[@user-nf4py3cv7d]

Omg you finally did it and edit is beautiful as always

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you!

[@dantescanline]

Love these guys! the music video for Gal-O Sengen by Policeman is iconic that this point, and the new one for Powder - New Tribe has such great vibes.

[@peacebone420]

U should watch the video they did for BATTLES song sugargoot it's AMAZING!!!! prob my favorite of there animations

[@user-wo7ri8ur3u]

はみ出た違和感を説明する時の参考映像がすごい適切

[@lablabfrafra]

Du petit lait ... Le sujet, l'image, le son, le montage. Un délice. Bravo Anne, bravo à ton acolyte. Nolife me manque mais quelle joie de vous voir si productif !

[@user-yb6wf2kg6x]

ライブ会場w大人の真剣な悪ふざけのポテンシャルの高さよ。元気が出る。

[@____-fv1lt]

ずっと観てられるこれ

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

ありがとうございます！

[@haymuchosjoeles]

Amo a este duo y su estilo único!

[@slovaPL]

Thank you for another good piece of work. Keep going.

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you!

[@AlexDimLight]

I was looking the team to see more hilarious animations but instead found this... I'm so glad I did Power to you

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed!

[@dorian-nielsleclair1399]

I am impressed and full of question on the fact they are animating on After effect. They are making such a great job with this software.. Damn

[@himono_chiko]

なんかこの良い意味でぶっ飛んでるところ好き

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

良いとんがり方していますよねー

[@br3akstuff]

Thank u for interviewing these legends

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you for watching!

[@kinomi0809]

ビットワールドと、ポプテピピック の印象強めですなーAC部さんは

[@CapCaffeine]

Great interview, I love their work!

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you!

[@munchie_gov]

pound-for-pound the most talented animators around

[@pelukior]

Great stuff, I love these guys animation

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you.

[@dazeriru]

AC部最高！！

[@MegaAmir46]

You uploaded this just in time ! I was just on IG and found out their name. Thank you !

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thanks for watching!

[@easyduster]

Absolute legends

[@Alice-tb5iv]

Thank you for the upload and the french translation.

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Merci de nous suivre!

[@farewelltome.]

omg great video as alwayss

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you.

[@MrYuyann]

おぉー！そこに行くか！ 本当にこのチャンネルいい！

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

嬉しいコメントありがとうございます！

[@MrYuyann]

@@ArchipelDocumentaries こちらこそ、いつも楽しませて頂いてます！ ありがとう御座います

[@tjiiik]

Oh sweet! I love these guys :))

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Great, hope you enjoyed!

[@peacebone420]

Was introduced to these guys from BATTLES video for sugarfoot. Loves the animation so much I had to look into the creators.

[@elsevillaart]

Always wondered how this creative team worked, thank you for the upload, was really well made.

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed!

[@NihonBazar]

j'ai envie de faire un épisode sur AC部 et paf, vous sortez cette superbe vidéo :D Comme d'habitude, c'est super intéressant et correspond vraiment à l'image que je me faisais de ces créateur ! J'espère avoir une bonne surprise lors du festival du film d'animation de Annecy, vu qu'il font partie de la sélection des films de commande pour le clip "new tribe" de Powder. Bref merci !

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Merci, ils meritent le maximum d'attention, bon courage pour ta video. Aussi merci pour ton soutien sur Patreon.

[@Utsuhoagie]

The madlads did it again. They did literally an entire episode of Hellshake Yano flipbooks this time around

[@TMTLive]

Two things I love so much come together. What the hell are the chances? Thanks for this.

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thanks for watching!

[@areyousure4398]

Aw heck yeah!

[@kingstonwong8444]

If these guys keep going with their work like the black vegeta, I 100% support them

[@risuzu3769]

面白かった。すごい集中して見てしまった。

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

ありがとうございます〜！

[@DavidLopes99]

monstros, são muito criativos e merecem todo o reconhecimento

[@aamaagii]

8:45 ok now this is *EPIC*

[@user-zt6wz3jl9w]

行動力の化身

[@makoto6111]

いい番組だあ～

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

ありがとうございます〜

[@internetmemesoo2025]

Thank you

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Thanks for watching!

[@HAMMER_MAN]

i would love to see more footage of that live performance of the story of hellshake yano

[@pichass9337]

Looks amazing, I love their style

[@daikaizen1231]

awesome!

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Not sure if it's aimed at us or at the creators, but thank you!

[@hide19XX]

AC部の人、ユーロボーイズ作ったひとだったのか！気づかんかった・・・

[@user-hn8nt7wj6i]

この二人が作る作品はポプテピピックのやんちゃなところにぴったりだと思ったわ

[@Uomodargilla]

Vous êtes vraiment la chaîne la plus incroyable et motivante de KZbin, je ne sais pas si vous arriveriez à attraper Kim Jung Gi un jour, mais ça serait transcendant !

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Merci beaucoup!

[@user-hp5uw6cq8e]

好きです大好きです

[@hardwork8519]

Amazing

[@chargemankenia]

Mi maestro y mi hermano, AC, Te amo

[@user-dz6do9nv1b]

group-inouのPVで知りました、クセになる

[@6untr01]

POP TEAM EPIC in da buildin'!!!! ㅅㅇㅋ

[@TheComiKen]

やっぱGAL男宣言のアニメーターだ。懐かしい〜〜！:D

[@dorobo81]

I dig it.

[@no-fj9po]

FINALLY.

[@boboutelama5748]

I discoverd AC-bu through videoclips of music bands. It is insane, and in the same time exactly hitting the spot. I always thought about asking him for a collab with our band, because his work is greatly unknown in Europe.

[@Adriano_Maia]

Dei muita risada com a primeira animação apresentada: pomba da paz + empresário de elite = exterminador de pombas Kkkk... muito bem pensado!

[@RudiGallon]

that pigeon part hit me so hard

[@omnibot5848]

Been a fan of these guys and Group_Inou ever since I stumbled across the music video for Heart.

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

Great, hope you liked the episode!

[@omnibot5848]

I loved it! The combination of the slow, quiet, contemplative tone of toco toco with the wacky content of AC-bu made for a very enjoyable video with a lot of gap appeal. Honestly, you have one of the best channels on youtube. Keep up the good work!

[@murdahshewrote9251]

GO GO GO GO GO GO

[@wakuwaku213]

嘘やろ…？あんなカオスなアニメ作ってた人がこんな普通の人…どうなってんの

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

そうなんです、普通の人なんです。笑

[@user-sv3gr4bz5u]

うつ病が酷くて療養中だけど、AC部の動画にいつも元気貰ってます(´д⊂)お二人のインタビューを見れて嬉しいです(^^)ありがとうございます(^^)

[@ArchipelDocumentaries]

こちらこそ見ていただきありがとうございます！

[@victorlau3488]

Popunemimimimi~!