Oshi No Ko Saves Rent-a-Girlfriend Director

[@Yiman]

Thank you for watching this vid!! If you can, please like and RT this tweet so Kappe could see the vid🫡 twitter.com/YimanStyle/status/1653240929715666947

[@PonPon-il7eb]

Bro you said spoiler alert but then showed her dead body. I already watched it but that was an enormous twist I would have hated to be spoiled

[@lokksiders__2151]

Change the thumbnail dude. 👎

[@HengAhOngAhHuat]

Can i get a link to the suzume cover?

[@freakcan]

@@PonPon-il7eb I wasn't fast enough to react to the spoiler text warning and got spoiled :(

[@mateen_1714]

Whats the outro song?

[@Saprana]

Never knew about Kappe but I became a Instant Fan

[@Yiman]

yup, def follow her on twitter! she's always posting great art over there😊

[@youssefgt2841]

Same here bro

[@umbreotheomega442]

fr

[@elisabethsun7059]

Same

[@DbzDirectioner]

Same here, I would be looking forward to her next Projects.

[@shadoko785]

I'm so glad Kappe is getting the recognition she deserves. I first found about her through Rent-a-Girlfriend and have been studying her work for my art since. I don't know if I can truly describe how much of an inspiration her work and her work ethic is. She's a master at her craft, but humble to allow others to show their talents. Seeing her work again in Oshi No Ko, a series I am absolutely loving right now, only proves these notions. All this to say, she's easily has become one of my favorite and well respected artist in the entire entertainment industry.

[@Yiman]

same ive been following her since 2020 when I first found out about her work on rent a girlfriend. she seems to be a very chill person and is always interacting with fans on twitter which i could appreciate😊

[@toxicalyss]

The director did nothing wrong. Rent a girlfriend protag was thrash in th3 fiest place.

[@saiyanfang1047]

​@@toxicalyss No the whole story

[@praisesui-tyan]

Holy, imagine if Kappe and and Yusuke Murata joined together in a project, also knowing that Murata nowadays has been learning animation.

[@randomgamer9015]

I've been studying her works for a while now and I have tried to copy her style but I can't seem to get it down. I really hope someone makes a video studying her art style because no matter how I search the internet I can't find any videos related to her at all. Maybe its all in Japanese? lol

[@wagnar]

Oshi no Ko has one of the most gorgeous character designs I ever watched. The eyes and hair of every character are super detailed

[@niphanif]

Except lips is so simple just a line lol

[@randompotato7932]

@@niphanif that’s universal in most anime’s, it’s called artstyle but you already knew that.

[@kirikurotatsu]

Danny Cho went HARD with those eyes during the death scene. It gave me the same spectrum of emotions, ranging from despair and sadness to horror and uneasiness, that I felt during Yuri's death in the game Doki Doki Literature Club. The contrast of her star eyes fading into a void was felt deep in my soul

[@Yiman]

it was a gripping scene forsure! hopefully kappe could properly mentor him so he gets even better🔥

[@esotericeccentricities]

Gave me Vietnam flashbacks to metamorphosis

[@zaryaka3661]

bro u doing to much 🤣

[@bradwhite5884]

It's like life has been drained out of her, so good animation wise there

[@youraverageguy1270]

@@bradwhite5884yeah the animation along with the entire premise of the scene makes it utterly gut wrenching

[@dabi_]

Dude I’ve never heard of Kappe before now, but she sounds like a freaking boss 🤯 thank you #1-man for yet another mega insightful video! Based

[@Yiman]

the crazy thing is that she's still so young and will only get better☄️ thanks for the love like always!!

[@justamoogle5268]

That's a weird take cause Kappe was never in a dire moment that might ruin her career, her work is amazing on Rent a Girlfriend and no amount of shitty storytelling could deny that, hence why she's such a powerhouse in the Anime industry

[@lilmao4482]

Shes probably the only reason why people actually watch(ed) RaG

[@Halofreakanoid]

@@lilmao4482 Besides it being a masterpiece of storytelling?

[@takanara7]

@@Halofreakanoid People hating on RaG are people who decided to read it week to week and got annoyed at the cliffhangers, lol. If you binge read it, it's fine. But you have to understand it as a manga about horrible people making themselves miserable, lmao. Both Kazuya and Chizuru

[@Halofreakanoid]

@@takanara7 Yeah, characters doing bad things doesn't mean the writing/story is bad. It's about observing human condition, even the really shitty, sad parts. What I mainly care about is characters that act like real people, and having consistent themes/lessons that the reader can take away.

[@arkekkers]

Yeah, even as somebody who hate reads it (I usually finish series I start, I hate dropping stuff), the art is great.

[@nyannyan443]

this gave me newfound respect for the animation staff. it's only been quite recently that I've started to pay attention to studios and the work behind the scenes, but this just took the cake and made me appreciate the work that gets put before anime actually hits the screens

[@Manganimemer]

I don’t really think that Hirayama needed a “redemption arc.” Even people who positively despise Rent-a-Girlfriend almost unanimously agree that the character designs for the anime are absolutely astounding. Regardless of thoughts on the story, ever since the airing of that anime people have been saying that Hirayama is one of the absolute best in the business for character design. Oshi no Ko wasn’t really a “redemption,” just a further solidification of something that most people already knew to be true: that Kanna Hirayama is insanely talented.

[@merrymonkey5172]

I really like the vibe of her animation. Poses and motion, she nails that fun/cool idol energy with her style.

[@drrpy7712]

damn man some people don't realize or think about how hard and how much passion these individuals put into these projects.

[@pendaco]

Hope she doesn't burn out in a couple of years.. Jeez the amount of work she puts in is staggering and does remind a lot of Naoko Yamada's work on f.e. Violet Evergarden.

[@Yiman]

yeahh if i ever get the chance to interview her, thats one of the first questions i would ask haha

[@rizs4021]

Those are indeed crazy feats wow, thanks for letting me know about another absolutely skilled person out there.

[@yabs9642]

im so glad shes in the industry, i never thought i would like an idol anime until i saw this anime.

[@TheDudlydude]

This is more a murder mystery drama than an idol show though.

[@yabs9642]

@@TheDudlydude yeah but you dont get that vibe for the first hour of the first episode.

[@gamalielbontilao3679]

>Idol anime

[@rockydeleon5746]

I love how the creative industry is showing how AI would never replaced them no matter how fast it can catch up. If AI does catch up, the subtleties and individuality of artists' works is something that AI will have difficulty to perfect. Knowing that more and more monsters are coming out in the field makes me feel so excited for their future works and the masterpieces of the next generation.

[@takanara7]

You're delusional, lol. First of all very few artists can work at this speed - and of course AI will improve over time as well. Go back and look at was "AI image generation" was doing in 2019. Of course, hopefully people will just reject commercial AI art and only pay for stuff made by real human artists, the same way Anime fans currently hate on CGI art. Plus the fact that, for example, AI art can't be copyrighted in the US so you can't make money off it.

[@PrograError]

tho you'd really have be Really Really Really good to get the attention as a creative industry grunt... but AI is just really really really good... at Copying

[@ChibiKeruchan]

no, you just doesn't understand the word "Replace" at all. lol how would it replace something that it doesn't exist? you should exist first before being replaced. example of that is kappe. AI is really good at learning. (you may call it copying if you are biased towards it). but it won't learn if there is nobody to learn with. so if you don't exist. it won't learn from you. in short, in the future if you did something really really fucking great. you only have a very short window of capitalizing your talent before an AI learn it.

[@trollface9903]

AI will replace mediocre artists, not talented ones.

[@yuzmanito]

Don't be silly guys, AI is dead. She can't do anything

[@f11bot]

Kappe is the GOAT. Every anime she worked in feels so alive!!

[@zeddbalszredd4740]

As a fan art addict I knew something was up when I see Rent-a-Girlfriend promotional art etc. Thank you for sharing this information

[@PrograError]

I wonder did she supervised the body pillow ones...

[@pauloazuela8488]

Doing some investigative kinda like work long enough and sooner or later you'll notice there's so many talented people and a lot of them are one of the most quite and humble people around . I remember a fellow countrymen of mine work as a freelancer and was assigned as the animation director for Love is War s3 special ed and he's fucking 18 years old. Like wtf hell he had full control of the direction for that special ed

[@kurasakikenji]

Even tho she got work so hard and force to do it.. atleast she is happy with what she doing... And yeah she deserve to be called The Animator legends of this decade

[@AlledThundes]

I started following her just after I finished the first season of Kanojo Okarishimasu bc despite being cringe It left me impressed with the beautiful design of the girls and the style of the shots, aswel as the color direction, that's literally the only reason why I could finish that anime. I'm totally in love with Kappe and her work.

[@redmustangredmustang]

Now when you get an Aka Akasaka series like this or Love is War. This will either make or break your job. Do well and opportunities will open up. That's why you get the best when it comes to these two series. The best animation, voice acting, plot, character development, and especially music.

[@jovanekiii]

I love how this is about the staff of an anime rather than the anime itself, damn Kappe and this video is awesome!

[@schubertafonso8392]

Really appreciate the amount of time you spent researching and helping us love the anime even more

[@randomthings8732]

TLDR: Kappe is probably the child of the god of animation. Jesus christ that's talent!

[@erseshe]

I've heard of 10x developers and full stack developers but this is the first Time I've heard of a full stack 10x animator.

[@Thoughtspresso]

Thanks for talking about the very very important people behind animated works. I didn't know much about their previous work and now I'm on my way to go watch them!

[@israeldelarosa5461]

I always found it kinda fucked how the blood spilling out of Ai’s mouth mirrored her normal tongue stickout in that exact same spot.

[@starnoir4757]

so thats why every shot of kana looks so highly detailed like if you see her twitter she is such a fangirl lol

[@CianaCorto]

She's a year younger than me and already a legend. Damn.

[@braker128]

Firstly, awesome video, I've love Kappe's artwork and been really drawn to it for a while now, also the lofi anime songs were hella vibey :)

[@kentstark3104]

yoh thanks for bringing this to light, i didn't know about Kappe until this point... but this Woman is super awesome!!! :D

[@brianlynch4801]

Thank you. It's good to highlight people that need recognition in this business.

[@DeprivedPerson]

This is one of the reasons why i love drawing, im really inspired and i want to have my own anime adaptation of a manga wish me luck!

[@MaskedxRonin]

God bless this woman❤

[@angelsambition2179]

When you just found out you’ve been a fan of a bunch of Kappe’s work 🔥

[@nazrinbrubaker]

Kappe never needed a redemption arc in the first place. Their work in RaG is great.

[@kingdavidbeast_8220]

NGL ⭐️KAPPA TRUELY the GOAT ANIMATOR⭐️ 😱OVER 40K DRAWINGS 😱

[@fiber2848]

To be fair no director can fix RAG. It is broken to its core

[@PingooProducts]

I love this anime, and hearing about the legend behind it makes this anime all the better!

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

Ohh Woah this video got me hooked of Oshi ni ko content affect irl

[@KarolOfGutovo]

Having read a bit of the manga.... the level of watchability kanokari retained is a great achievment by itself.

[@ChiPsOloGy]

tbh a much as it was sad Ai's death was one of the biggest masterpieces I have ever seen

[@PaulitoK]

Great video! very interesting to hear about Kappe and directors behind the scenes, But the title is very clickbait in my opinion. Not only is it never explained how her oshi no ko job "saved her", It seems like she wasn't even in a bad spot before it as she was already very well esteemed I think it's fine to create titles that give half the story and could drive someone to want to know more, but here it seems like the viewer is meant to assume Rent-a-Girlfriends director was in a hot spot, probably based on the notoriety the show has. once again though I'll repeat, the video itself both what's said and the editing/ clips used in the background are all very good, but I thought I should point this out.

[@definitelynotshanque]

Your knowledge is very impressive, good video explaining it to ppl who don't know

[@ericlimjc]

Now I can sleep peacefully (after watching episode 1), knowing that I watched a literally movie-length episode 1 animated by a god. Thank you Yiman and Kappe

[@TatsuyaKGJSensei]

I Thank you Kappe for being a legend ,

[@somasaasaa4850]

I’ve done some (amateur) animation and the animation I see in this show hurts me. Not because it’s bad but because it’s unbelievably good

[@reed3274]

to think, that the person in the thumbnail is the same person. genius work

[@GrillerGT]

Nice. I wasn't aware of any of this as a filthy casual :) thanks, this should enhance my enjoyment for this series...

[@ShinzoShi]

rent a girlfriend is one of my fav animes cant wait for the new season to come out

[@Eveviwhere]

All I can say is shes a monster you can’t hate

[@geraalcht]

I didn't know how they were going to adapt the obsession in "getting into character" and profiling panels in chapter 28 and just didn't have faith that they could, but Kappe just might make me believe. Either way damn good adaptation to the prologue of the series.

[@Philson]

He didn't need saving tbh.

[@megumi_0]

i sure hope she enjoys her work, regardless of being talented or not. she is no doubt working insane (here in the west we might call it inhumane) hours every day of the week to maintain such an output.

[@Thefallenhero]

I will say that kappe really has a gifted talent for drawing. I hope she continues doing this in the future.

[@jiffyb333]

That is absolutely wild! She is a super human

[@oskarbergene1733]

I remember being nervous about the adaptation when i heard Doga kobo were in charge. I dont dislike the studio, but most of their output hasnt really impressed me. Then I looked up the main stafflist and was blessed by Kanna Hirayamas name. This adaptation has been evrything i could ask for and more❤

[@Yiman]

the knocked it out of the park forsure! i cannot wait for the new ep to drop tomorrow😊

[@PrograError]

almost thought it was by A1 like Kaguya-Sama : Love is war

[@oskarbergene1733]

@@PrograError Funnily enough I had similar reservations about Kaguya-sama when the anime was announced, cuz A-1 is definitely not my favorite. Kaguya-sama was lucky enough to get Shinichi Omata as director. He is a former Shaft employee and his vision and expertise really made Kaguya a special adaptation.

[@PrograError]

@@oskarbergene1733 i think A1 is def one of the tops, there might be miss but the quality is always there... plus IIRC they are creator for psycho-pass...

[@theanimelad416]

Great video man, never knew someone this important

[@user-wo1gb1ko3d]

i thank kappe for bringing oshi no ko to my attention

[@cheezypancake-wn4rs]

Kanna hiriyamma thanks for hecking saying oshi no ko!!!!!!

[@strawb4983]

The snoop dogg moment killed me 😂

[@AvgCuber]

Im surprised she havent burnt out. amazing

[@novulus5470]

your music taste is fire

[@abcrx32j]

I went to not knowing about Kappe's life to wondering how is she still alive. That woman is a tank

[@everydaycommentator6036]

I just want to point out, as beautiful as the thumbnail is, it spoils Oshi no Ko for those who've never seen it before. You are free to keep the thumbnail as it is, as long as you are aware.

[@Stray0]

I was thinking the same thing, also: too soon man, too soon T_T

[@edm1896]

so the number 1 idol is made by number 1 animator.

[@strata2k]

watching her draw is so insane

[@Moon17128]

What Masaaki Iwane would’ve done if he was younger and Pokémon was a seasonal anime.

[@SlickEvan]

She's so goated.

[@Accelerator.1729]

Man i never knew about such an influential person.

[@ovenaroundhead2881]

"this is a cut from my favorite anime of all time, toradora" i somehow intuitively knew he was going to say toradora, i am know a newtype

[@CyberMonkey03]

the MUSIC also carried rent a girlfriend

[@emonhasan9051]

Before this video: Who is Kappe? After this video: Kappe sama I freaking love you

[@halcyon.x]

I guess you could say Kappe is your…idol. She’s mine now

[@otakueve117]

1:36 shit what!? NEW GAME!!!? THATS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SERIES IN BOTH THE WRITING AND THE BEAUTIFUL ANIMATION AND CHARACTER DESIGNs!!!!!! THAT WAS HER?! IM AM SO GKIBG TO LOOK AT MORE OF HER WORK ITS ALWAYS SOOOO SMOOTH!!!!!!

[@nicklytle5113]

Fantastic video bro subbed 👏

[@bored-bt4nn]

One big listen why i hype oshi no ko is her death screen It so gorgeous that i have to watch twice. Personally i don't watch anime twice but oshi no ko death screen is too perfect

[@Setantaandcheeseboi]

idol in the backroud slowed sounds sounds amazing

[@monkedegenerate3401]

shiet man thanks for lettin us know this actual goldenGoose that keeps on laying.

[@john80944]

If you want to see how manga was made, the mangaka of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken stream his working process on YT. Even though creating manga isn't as straightforward as making animations, but Kappe's speed is really insane considering how normal mangakas draw.

[@daionerr3845]

hi, anime in-between animator here, i've just joined the industry for nearly a year, but i felt a need to correct your math at 5:00, the number you were pointing at wasnt the number of pages, but the number of frames, so it doesnt mean there's 133 pages of drawings, but 133 frames of animation. Additionally, In normal animation, we dont actually draw on every frames, we draw one page for about every 3 frames Which means according to your math, within 133 frames of animation, there'd be only about 44 pages of drawings. But we also have to take into account of pacing and the number of cells, so the number 133 does not necessarily relate to how many pages were actually drawn in that cut. Also, a key animator does not draw EVERY pages in a cut, they only draw well....the key frames, so your math was also incorrect there. Well, if you want a specific number, take me for example, for an in-between animator, our daily quota is normally only about 20 pages per 8 hours, so....yea, normally that's how many pages a cut would average, there're small cuts that only have 3 or 4 pages and big cuts that have 50+ pages.

[@Mareganski]

This reminds of "The Canipa Effect" highlight studio videos, very interesting

[@Yiman]

i will take that as a compliment! i love that channel!!

[@paper_salt]

The tora dora original cut is the biggest flex ever

[@scanialover]

the footage in 1:44 looks like it's been twixtored (they used frame interpolation [see frame interpolation]), like how tf can a human being make it that smooth?

[@billbob3464]

Ayo the Yoasobi Idol in the background, i see you

[@YESHTOFU]

Always pumping out banger content. I'll never watch Oshi No Ko because I'm scared to get sad lololol

[@Yiman]

thanks for the love!! haha i feel you - oshi no ko only has a couple of sad scenes but other than that its a great show!

[@Candy-8448]

@@Yiman def not as sad as most people make it out to be. Sure it does get pretty sad at some points but a lot of it is just goofy wholsomness (at least up to chapter 45 in the manga where i am)

[@PrograError]

other than the 1st ep (which is more movie than episode...) the rest more SoL... but at this moment, it's a lot more light hearted (manga reader here, tho the later is more psychological(?) )

[@scanialover]

people are exagerrating fr, there're no sad scenes tbh; i just sat with a blank expression on my face for the entire watchtimr

[@feaw7389]

Not very sad especially when u already know what's in ep 1 (since it sells the shock value), the equally sad scenes like that are after like 100ch in manga and very rare, don't missing out cuz of that lol. It's more a drama/mystery to me

[@orochimaruevilbad9989]

Kanna Hirayama has the great potential to go far in life with her great talents. I do solely heavily agree on one thing that is carrying the series to “Rent A Girlfriend” is the beautiful design that’s drawn out beautifully, but plot wise & story progression? Not much, the series should of ended long time ago, shits been dragged out for awhile & still no progression at all. I entirely blame the author “Reiji Miyajima” on this though. He’s the one who is overseeing this series after all. End of story, the end.

[@nekimi__]

she is goated

[@phillyjones3028]

KAPPE WILL BE A HOUSEHOLD NAME FOR ALL ANIME FAMILIES, BRUH

[@guilhermemadureira9083]

"You're hit in the gut" Oh, you-

[@mtgamer6432]

Never knew who this person was but after hearing these feats I might as well sell my tablet and pen because I’m not making it to this level 💀 the amount of skill it takes to work on 40,000 frames is absolutely insane

[@renzo5285]

BROOO THE SUZUME SONG I was watching the vid and I was like... wait why is this bgm banging tho??

[@Yohruu]

I wish some producer also did this for Act-Age. Like, what a phenomenal story but also I get not wanting to animate/be affiliated with that story cause of the writer 💀

[@ronaldperez9606]

Man I am trully impressed how you transmited the power of Kappe thru this video. You are 100% right when you highlite to level of detail her work is. When there is passion like this, the result is almost always something great. I trully believe that Rent a Girlfriend success lies just in character design and direction. This is a strange case that media elevates a not so good story. And the reason that this is going to have a 3rd season (my God I just can believe this) is purely that people love the way it is drawn and animated.

[@ShermanWilliamsVideo]

I Hope she's getting her checks.

[@genshin_info86]

Literally followed already

[@gensischosen251]

Kappe and Rian Johnson are sort of similar, both of them made one bad work ( Star Wars Last Jedi And Rent a Girlfriend) but all of their works are masterpieces

[@fukun5773]

God bless the anime industry

[@YoloxSage]

Appreciated for Kappe

[@pyjamaprince]

Holy fucking shit Kappy is sick.