Anime-Style 2D Character Entrance Animation | Amatsuki Mahjong - Late Studio | Hong Kong Animation Studio

Invited by Yabee Creative, Late Studio joined the animation project for the game Amatsuki Mahjong, creating an anime-style 2D character entrance animation. Late Studio was mainly responsible for the 3D CG (the moon) and assisted with compositing.

Melina makes her entrance on a magic carpet, with anime-style 2D moonlight effects setting the mood.

Animation Pre-ProductionStoryboard

The team received storyboard drafts from Yabee Creative, which conveyed the main story beats and action rhythm of the animation and showed where the CG moon would be used.

3D Moon and Anime-Style Compositing

Following the storyboard, the team built a 3D model of the moon in Blender and simulated suitable lighting to capture the dreamy moonlight often seen in Japanese anime.

The team used Sailor Moon as a reference for the moon.

Compositing anime-style effects in After Effects.

In-Game ResultCharacter Gacha Animation

The animation has been integrated into the game: when players pull Melina from the gacha, this entrance animation plays, adding to the fun of the game.