Naohito Takahashi drew another storyboard for Kusuriya this week. He officially retired last year, so it's nice to see what's likely the last few contributions of an excellent director - especially since this time his ideas were in capable hands and led to a very solid episode
I wrote about Makeine and how its curiously atmospheric side felt like the legacy of Naohito Takahashi, who'd quietly mentored rookie director Shotaro Kitamura. More recently, Kitamura confirmed as much while celebrating Takahashi's masterpiece To Heart https://x.com/Yuyucow/status/1...
This week's Kusuriya is yet again animated by C-Station, who are by all means co-producing the anime. The emotional range they can convey at their best is shown by the crying in this ep: delicate episode in spots, but so intense in others https://x.com/Yuyucow/status/1...
These thicker lines & contorted expressions are recurring traits by the C-Station animation directors. It's a type of intensity you'll only find in their episodes of Kusuriya S2
