• You can learn to draw and illustrate in Japanese anime and manga styles.
• The instructor is Japanese and, all conversation in the class is in Japanese

Hideaki Tsuruta

Japanese professional Illustrator and Animator

Biography

Instructor Hideaki Tsuruta was an animator and art director. He drew and produced numerous works of animation that are "Space Battleship Yamato","Astro Boy","Aim for the Ace","Little Nemo"and"DORAEMON".etc.He also designed 2D 3D video games such as SEGA,NINTENDO64 and Game Boy.He currently works as a freelance animator and illustrator.

He was an instructor of Digital Arts TOKYO Academy (April 2002-January 2012),SHOBI professional training college(October 2000-March 2002),YOYOGI ANIMATION Academy Inc.(October 1997-September 2000).His students are engaged in "Demon Slayer:Kimetsu no Yaiba","Jujutsu Kaisen","Neon Genesis Evangalion"and some Studio Gibli movies.