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Interview with Naomi Nakayama (in Spanish) – FicZone 2025 Just published on CoolJapan.es: an in-depth interview with Naomi Nakayama (director / storyboard artist of My Hero Academia, Sword Art Online, Orange and more).

We talked about:

🎭 How she chooses the right tone for action vs emotional stories

🧠 Her creative process: how she builds moodboards, draws storyboards and plans sequences

🌍 Her ambition to make anime with global appeal (not just for the Japanese market)

🎬 What genres she still wants to explore — think dark action, vampire hunters, gothic horror

If you’re into anime, storytelling or animation production: you’ll love this. Read it here ➜ https://cooljapan.es/entrevista-a-naomi-nakayama-en-ficzone-2025/

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🎤 Interview with Ai Yokoyama — FICZONE Granada 2025

This year at FICZONE Granada 2025, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ai Yokoyama.

We talked about her inspirations, her creative process, and how she sees the future of digital art evolving — from emotional expression to the role of technology as a creative partner.

👉 Read the full interview on CoolJapan.es (it's in Spanish): 🔗 https://cooljapan.es/entrevista-a-ai-yokoyama-en-ficzone-2025/

Thanks to CoolJapan.es and the FicZone team for making this possible.