Flashbacks: Isayama Hajime Appears in Kyoto Animation‘s 2016 Behind-the-Scenes Video for Koe no Katachi / A Silent Voice
In light of the recent tragedy that has struck beloved animation studio Kyoto Animation, we wanted to share the above video that happens to be relevant to both this site and the current circumstances.
Originally uploaded in September 22nd, 2016 to the official Kyoto Animation Youtube channel, this is the behind-the-scenes featurette highlighting KyoAni’s work on the Koe no Katachi / A Silent Voice film, which was released on September 17th, 2016 in Japan (And later globally).
Isayama appears around 2:34 in the video to discuss the manga’s story. The connection he has with the series is that Koe no Katachi originally debuted as a one-shot story in Bessatsu Shonen, the same magazine that publishes SnK, and was later serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine. Isayama does appear to be friendly with KnK’s mangaka, Yoshitoki Oima, who actually drew the Eren ending card for SnK Season 1 Episode 9:
Warning: The Kyoto Animation portions of the above video does feature the very same building in Uji that was burned down on July 19th, 2019, as well as some KyoAni staff members whose fates remain unknown as of this post. Please be mindful of these details if you decide to watch the entire short.
With that said, it is important to put faces and voices to the names that worked at Kyoto Animation, and even more important to honor their incredible impact on all of us. Videos like this are not only educational, but also reveal just how connected the anime/manga industry really is. In fact, when Production I.G, WIT Studio’s parent studio, originally started in 1987, Kyoto Animation provided immense support and was even a shareholder.
Without Kyoto Animation, there might’ve never been WIT Studio’s version of Shingeki no Kyojin.
You can support Kyoto Animation by donating to Sentai Filmworks’ GoFundMe or purchasing digital goods on their webshop (English guide here).
We send our condolences and love to all who were affected by this tragedy.
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