Giyaman Polka

Rie Koga / Director & Storyboard artist / Currently at Warner Bros. Animation

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Tales of the TMNT is now streaming! So many awesome, talented people worked on this show. It’s sadly the final season, but I’m really grateful to have been part of it.

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I just love this movie so much.

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They are roommates.

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Maya and the Three is now streaming on Netflix! It was such a great experience working on this show with a lot of talented people!! 

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My new year card 2021

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The apartment I lived in Tokyo long time ago. It brings back a lot of great memories.

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Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus on Netflix!!! I was lucky enough to work on this ridiculously awesome movie as a storyboard artist. I only did a tiny scene but had so much fun! Everyone, watch it now!!

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Space Age Girl

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Tea-serving battle doll robot. haha.

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Check out Steve Ahn’s brilliant animation project, Blossom Detective Holmes!!

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Some of the designs I did for “Super Robo Mecha Force Five!” From TMNT Season2 in 2013. I enjoyed a lot working on this made-up fictional 1970~80s anime series! These designs are inspired by Voltes V, Mazinger Z, GoLion (Voltron) and more. Also, by my fellow storyboard artists who worked on the sequences. Big thanks to Ciro Nieli, who gave me this great opportunity!!

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My piece will be there, too. Check out the sneak peeks on their instagram !

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did you do the one zim art with the dolphins?

Yup!  This one at the bottom,right? I love The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and wanted to do a small crossover. http://giyamanpolka.tumblr.com/post/68252753848/more-old-zim-drawings-i-was-just-surprised-some

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YAY! Zim is coming back to the earth! Here is my fan art from hundreds years ago.

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The final season of TMNT starts on March 19. Awesome adventures await Turtles!! Here are some storyboard panels I did for season 5 opening title.

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TMNT Season 4 finale “Owari” finally aired today in the U.S.!! It was the most intense episode I’ve ever worked on, and I am so grateful to be a part of this amazing Turtles crew!

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Woo! TMNT s4 finale “Owari” aired this morning!  Everyone was firing on all cylinders for this one. Rie boarded that heartbreaking opening scene on TOP of her directing duties. Mira killed it with that beautiful scene at the river. I love Sarah’s somber hospital scene and her kick-ass forest assault on Shredder’s complex. CT’s Baxter scene was both hilarious and weird. And damn, Adam’s final battle on the burning rooftop was just breathtaking; so raw and intense, it felt like a brawl 4 years in the making! And overseeing it all were Ciro and Brandon, who guided us with a hardcore and specific vision of what this finale needed to be.  Episodes like this remind you that you’re working with some of the best damn talent in the industry. It’s humbling to work alongside them.