RETRO ANIME: R-TYPE - Behind the scenes

A reward from over a year ago! Also doing fan art polls and sending physical art over at / otaking77077
This is a look into how I go about animating my short films, specifically the R-Type short. People in the $10 tier over on Patreon got a digital copy of this as well as the film and the script a year ago. Feel free to check out the Patreon for lots of secret stuff, access to the Discord, folders worth of downloads and more.

[@OtaKing77077]

Otaking is a man's name and I'm a man!

[@prozacboy7598]

Fear, that's what makes him a man. I know a place where a man's worth is measured by the ears hanging off his dog tags.

[@samh659]

Wait a year ago, how?

[@angelguerra5956]

Hello greetings..

[@duncanbijl6274]

@@samh659 listed as hidden for patreons then released to public today

[@unicron8244]

WU TANG❗️

[@stuartd155]

R-type Final 2 got announced literally a week ago and now this. It hasn't felt like is since R-type Tactics got announced 13 years ago now.

[@saitolai]

Huh wot? Any source on your news?

[@stuartd155]

@@saitolai kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6fZe2h8iciZbJo get hype

[@saitolai]

MY DREAMS CAME TRUE, THAT'S IT I'M GETTING A PS4

[@CooperCarr]

I love your style so much. So fluid but old school!

[@takitogr]

i played the master system version to bits when i was a kid. i remember dying on the first boss until little by little i ended up beating the game. great memory

[@staudinga]

Thanks for this insight into your work. I especially like the part where you say that you're not a 3D guy and then show off your amazing 3D creations.

[@ZephrusPrime]

You got those Robotech missiles down! Love the 2D and 3D combo!

[@animationcycles7109]

I honestly thought ALL of this was animated by CG, and converted to look hand drawn, and 2D. I didn't realize, it was hand drawn, animation, till you shown the rough sketches to clean up, final, and post. Damn! Your style brings back a lot of the 80s nostalgia :) thank you works, and effort!

[@crosstalkclub]

Really late to the party on this. Absolutely amazing looking. I got really nostalgic as every (R-)type of enemy appeared onscreen, and the combat is fantastic.

[@TheKiman2]

Thanks for this. The actual film was super intriguing but maybe this behind the scenes is even more interesting... so much work went into your project. Thanks! Thoroughly enjoyed watching these.

[@Lance-Urbanian-MNB]

coloring and shading . . . . got it! this was very interesting. you are a great all around artistic talent with the ability to voice as well keep up the awesome work!

[@FactsNReason]

So good !! Mate ur a legend!!

[@Shippoyasha]

I really enjoy seeing how much this game has in common with Gradius as a competing series

[@ikagura]

Yep, those 2 games and Darius are major horizontal scrolling shmups

[@marscaleb]

My first encounter with R-Type was playing Super R-Type on the SNES. Looking back, I never felt like it had a lasting impact at the time. But for years later, the boss-battle music was stuck in my head and played in my mind as the default music for any boss battle encounter. It left a lasting impression with me without me realizing it, and I get honestly surprised when I talk to people who never played it before. I guess everyone was playing Gradius or something.

[@Mountainmonths]

yes! r-type has been one of my favorites for years now

[@JacobLovett]

Your skills and knowledge are evident as I bless my eyes and mind with this awesome making of!

[@djthingsmaker]

hot damn , man this is some AMAZING quality stuff!! blown away each time i see/revisit something of yours. I hope some great company notices your work and gets you more stuff like this, hand drawn type old school animation is beautiful. all the best man.

[@Asobitech]

Wonderful work as always. Great to be able to peek behind the curtain.

[@claydonkey2181]

I just want to say thanks sooo much for making this amazing animation. You have made an old man very happy

[@adriannicholasart]

favorite artist now. I'm very inspired, thank you!

[@kongfeet81]

THE MAKING OF BEHIND THE SCENES DIRECTORS CUT UNCUT DELETED LOST FOOTAGE SPECIAL EDITION 3D IMAX ENGLISH DUBBED SUBTITLES

[@invaderoz]

IN COLOR!!!!

[@kongfeet81]

Johannes IN TECHNICOLOR

[@LukSter18998]

IN MARINETTOVISION!

[@kongfeet81]

Luke Johnson IN SMELLOVISION

[@kongfeet81]

Shaman X brah

[@peachflavored]

Your work is truly outstanding! Thanks for sharing that gift with the world. :)

[@CMgraffix]

well done, very inspirational, love the style in colors used.

[@AcroRay]

This is all so wonderful. We need a "This is Animation" volume for your work!

[@diagoraz]

For those who love shmups and this style of animation, this making off video is hypnotic. Very good work, beautiful tribute.

[@JazLyte]

Great stuff man, I really need to try that Cinema 4D trick.

[@jimnip265]

Absolutely love your work man

[@OscarCavazos]

Awesome video. Thank you!

[@Kenshiro3rd]

Did you hear? They're making an R-Type Final 2!

[@davidepalombo2141]

As Amiga user and player (and also c64 user and player), thanks for this Amazing job! You used two Great software born on the Amiga, Cinema 4D and Personal Paint

[@randomdude5558]

very interesting video! can we have a making of of TIE Fighter? Also is that the beginning of an “arcade animatic universe“ ? :D

[@guy_incognito]

Thank you! Inspiring and intimidating! :-) I know you're busy animating, but these BTS and tutorial episodes are really appreciated!

[@blakejones409]

Well done! I love the treatment. Must have taken ages to do. It's an inspiration to new animators starting up especially since space battles, fights and shootouts are considered taboo for beginners to tackle. Think it's because you're over confident in your first years n dont know your limits lol.

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Dude, your material is so sick as always! Thumbs up.

[@tokyobassist]

They need to get you on board Final 2 to do the intro at least. Your work is amazing dude and it's been 20 years since Final came out. You deserve to be part of R-Type history.

[@MikManc]

Hey Paul your work and techniques have been a huge inspiration for me in my cleanup animation process. Keep up the great work dude, can't wait to see what else you have in store!

[@mightybackflip1104]

really loved this, especialy the brief series history and how you gathered the references..makes me wonder if you had played final 2 by now.

[@longdongsilver3267]

Nothing really to say, but I enjoyed this video. Thanks for making and sharing it.

[@unicron8soundwave724]

That R-Type Final Battleship Raid (close proximity)stage & soundtrack Otaking😃

[@ArvexYT]

Of course the C64 version had amazing music. The 6581, its synthesizer, is an amazing chip.

[@Spyderist]

Great explanation and history lesson.

[@defvent]

I love this and would love to see more!

[@aguijon6]

gorgeous informal making of! 😍

[@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593]

Too be honest almost ALL aliens from 16-bit games have a nasty design thank god the graphic is in 16-bit cuz if they were made with the best modern day graphic some of them would looks like pure nightmare fuel and would put the thing from the horror movie of the same name and the creatures from the cthulhu mythos too shame

[@thewindthatblows]

The xenomorph looking thing with those blocky PS1 graphics in R Type Delta already looks creepy

[@kitokoArt]

Really nice video, I have never played the game but now I want to play it!!

[@BrianJoyce]

Wow! I really miss 80's anime. Wish there was a way for you to do the Sentinels series.

[@nitinkadk]

Amazing work. Very well done! You know, R-Type II has a classic level 1 as well *wink!* wink!* ;)

[@vazak11]

Very informative and cool!

[@JayRizzleOhDizzle]

You did the first level perfectly.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

Also, thanks for the heads up on the Salamander OVA. I had no idea Gradius' Sequel had an OVA adaptation. I HAVE to check this out!

[@duncanbijl6274]

*remembers r-type dimensions EX is on steam * oh I suppose I could buy it one more time

[@Carkoon]

That was really really interesting.

[@wakawaka8736]

Welcome back

[@hanniffydinn6019]

Love this game. Blew my mind as a kid.

[@deuronius]

Beyond amazing. Big fan☆

[@arkham666]

You are really inspiring.

[@UVtec]

This is insane!

[@redtsar]

R Type Command got me into the R Type games

[@yezzzsir]

Brilliant!

[@altcoin_security]

thanks for the video!

[@zevfeitelson]

New R-Type KZbin series please?

[@animatorFan74]

Awesome job with this.... the end result looks fantastic. :) I absolutely love the carpet design you made... I'm guessing you used reference for that because it's exactly the same design of carpet I've seen in older arcades. All those squiggles and lightning bolts and swirls.... awesome detail there. :) You definitely did the R-Type franchise justice with your animation. Did you reach out to get permission to make this, or you just went ahead and made it? Do you know if the creators of R-Type have seen your homage?

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Maxon CINEMA 4D Studio (i.e. what Otaking is using), Houdini, Autodesk Maya, Blender etc. All such programs like these are at our disposal but i take it, its the artist and the ability behind their vision i.e. *Passion* that yields results like yours on any animation project right?! Cheers man, always can seriously learn alot from your endeavors!

[@klausbdl]

this game is like a ghost to me. I had a ps2 with this game but it always crashed at some point of the game. For many years I forgot the name, but only last year I found it. It's so nostalgic, a weird part of my childhood of I game I could never finish.

[@inceptional]

I want more modern video games that look basically like this 3D cartoon style done right. Dragon Ball FighterZ is one of the few games that basically gets that look largely right, but so many games would look stunning using the same approach, especially modern VR games where the simple clean look of traditional animation done in this pseudo 3D style would just be a perfect fit.

[@jbalien20]

You should write a book. Show us how to draw spaceships in a book format.

[@takitogr]

that was a great video!

[@nielsac5372]

Good job boy ;)

[@Quadrolithium]

Rejoice: R-Type Final 2 by Granzella!

[@02fe06dd0cf]

Please do Gundam RIsing.

[@scottpickering2382]

The Brain boss battle from Salamander reminds of Andross Brain from Star Fox 64, did the latter take inspiration from the former?

[@ikagura]

Or maybe a big brain is a cliche final boss

[@David-uk3nv]

I aslo remember Blazing Star on the SNK

[@themadminuteman]

Impressive... Most Impressive

[@Akasacarafilm]

Ah, Do You Remember Love... the pinnacle of human civilization.

[@osakanone]

Thankyou based Otaking

[@MattyFez]

Pretty good

[@billnguyen7353]

When I saw those dead pilots I though of G Gundam dark army

[@sainrub]

I instantly thought of B-17 from Heavy Metal (1981). If you haven't seen that I totally recommend it.

[@flangelouder]

The New Zealand Story :D

[@brenomoura8067]

R.type is back R. Type final 2

[@B0ldtaar]

Played a lot of Salamander and Nemesis 2 on the MSX in 1987 (R-Type clone or is it the other way around?). Don't think I played R-type until I had a SNES

[@sidearmsalpha]

I wish they would do a MACROSS reboot of the original series in your animation style. Or maybe you can do a video of the Super Famicom game SDF MACROSS in your style. That game had unique Valkyrie and enemy designs that only appear in that game.

[@skycomer3346]

Man, it's amazing! Where can i get those awesome remaster music themes from R-Type, that playing on the background?

[@Quarther]

Truly an epic work! Bravo! How long did it took you to do this?

[@kumrogames]

Awesome stuff! Did you ever work on video games before?

[@creativapetv4318]

Awesome work dude! Do you Toon shade your models in Cinema or only line work?

[@MaceWindow1589]

Hi otaking will you finish your street fighter animation? It looked really awesome!

[@ikagura]

Long live R-Type!

[@kirgan1000]

Have seen many arcade game during my uppbringing, but I have no memory of seen R-TYPE game.... gess you are never to old to lern somthing new.

[@nirvanawar999]

sos grosso chabon!

[@swiftstreak98]

I love Metal Slug

[@Zentron]

Ever played Power Strike on the Master System II?

[@bradmorales4002]

Are you making another animation short??

[@kortaffel]

cool

[@sethleoric2598]

What about Go Go balls that one arcade game where you use plastic balls and throw it at the screen of the game to kill enemies and defeat bosses

[@imreplyingtothiscomment2378]

Hows the SF animation

[@metalfest02]

Boss Coffee. heeehehehehee :)

[@Alte.Kameraden]

Irem also made Steambot Chronicles.... *cries* Why Tsunami why!!!? They canceled almost all their video game production not that long after that.

[@CaptainSnackbar]

i wonder how his workflow will be if he try out grease pencil on blender 2.8?

[@motarhedd]

just missing a Vestman cameo. F

[@ThePhoenixWylde]

Why do I recognise so much of the music in this video, do you have a songlist OtaKing?

[@matty4z]

I know it says not to as but... why is there a hot boss coffee' homing missile?? lol