Veteran animator and character designer Kunihiko Hamada revealed on X that he left Madhouse on the finish of March, ending a 35-year affiliation with the studio that included greater than 20 years as an worker.
In a put up shared on his birthday, Hamada wrote, “I’ve gotten one other yr older,” earlier than disclosing that he had departed Madhouse on the finish of March. He described the top of his tenure as abrupt, stating, “There wasn’t even an try to preserve me on.”
Hamada additional revealed that regardless of spending 35 years working solely at Madhouse and greater than twenty years as an organization worker, he obtained no severance pay upon leaving the studio.
He, nevertheless, didn’t present additional particulars relating to the circumstances of his departure.
The animator additionally confirmed that he has already joined one other firm. He mentioned he’s approaching the brand new place with the mindset of a newcomer and is constant to hone his expertise by learning works of veteran animator and character designer Tsutomu Shibayama.
Hamada has contributed to quite a few anime productions all through his profession at Madhouse. His credit embrace work on Monster, NANA, Kaiji: Final Survivor, Chihayafuru, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Ore Monogatari!!, and Cardcaptor Sakura, amongst different titles.
Madhouse, based in 1972, is understood for producing and contributing to a variety of influential anime collection and movies. The studio’s catalog contains works comparable to Loss of life Observe, One-Punch Man, Overlord, Frieren: Past Journey’s Finish, The Lady Who Leapt By means of Time and Wolf Youngsters.
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