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Animation continues to influence our work.
Celeina : This program is ACG Tuesday every Tuesday, where we talk about anime, comics, and games, and it seems that you are also an anime lover, Kanazawa-san.
Kanazawa: Yes, I do. I would like to do just this.
Celeina: Have you been a fan since you were a child?
Kanazawa: I am the type of person who has been watching special effects since childhood and grew up not knowing when to stop.
Celeina：What was the first work that got you hooked?
Kanazawa: At first, I really liked anime with combined robots and that kind of thing. From there, I started to derive more and more.
Takano: Like shounen mono?
Kanazawa: Yes, that’s right. I started out in the royal road type, where the main character deepens communication, and then I went into clay animation, but after I came back, I started to watch only moe anime.
Celeina: So you have seen a variety of works.
Kanazawa: I think I have seen quite a few works.
Takano: What is your current top pick?
Kanazawa: I’m sorry. That question is really tough. If you say “right now,” then we’re talking about this season.
Takano: How would you say this term?
Kanazawa: This season is “Unemployed Tensei” and “Jujutsu Kaisen”. I’ve watched more than a dozen films in a single season.
Celeina: That’s amazing. Do you spend almost all of your private time on anime?
Kanazawa: My routine is to wake up in the morning and watch three or four anime before going to work.
Takano: In the morning!
Kanazawa: Since I have always been a freelancer, my routine is to watch anime in the morning instead of putting on a suit and tie and turning it on. On days when there is no anime, I have to watch one old anime before I can concentrate on my work.
Takano: Wow. Does anime have an impact on your work as an input?
Kanazawa: It has influenced me a lot. The opening of the anime and the cuts of scenes in the play have a tremendous influence on the composition of my photographs.
Takano: It is interesting that you get hints for composition from anime. It is something unique to you, isn’t it?
Kanazawa: I am glad I am an otaku.
Takano: I would love to hear more, but let’s interrupt for a song here. I asked Mr. Kanazawa to choose a song he would like everyone to listen to together on the radio at this time. What song would it be?
Kanazawa: I was in charge of shooting the music video, “river relief feat. Sakiyama Aoshi” by PAS TASTA.
Takano: You mean shooting music videos. What other artists have you worked on music videos for?
Kanazawa: PC Music Club, Yabai T-shirt shop, and Tetsu Okazaki. I have been involved in a variety of ways, some as a shooter and some as a producer.
