Emma 818 Robot | Blender Toon Shading | 3D Animation

Emma 818 Robot | Blender Toon Shading | 3D Animation

3D Animation / Anime　｜　2024

3D Character ModelingAnimationCompositing

Late Studio was invited by AKAI Animation Studio to help create the entrance scene of the 818 robot in the animation. The large robot was built in 3D with Blender and matched to the 2D animation style, conveying its sense of weight.

Similar to our earlier gacha animation for the SPAL mobile game, this work used Blender 3D for the main character and backgrounds, with 2D hand-drawn elements added to enrich the visuals and deliver a stronger impact.

ClientAKAI Animation StudioDirectorAkai AllenProductionLate StudioCG DirectorKaicho WongCharacter ModelingJanice YuCharacter ShadingTimmy LiaoProject CoordinatorCindy Chow3D AnimatorEdward Chan
The berserk 818 robot appears!
The berserk 818 robot appears!
The rampaging robot tramples everything; for a moment, no one can stop it.
The rampaging robot tramples everything; for a moment, no one can stop it.
A powerful shell destroys 818’s arm.
A powerful shell destroys 818’s arm.
Coming to its senses, 818 sees Emma in danger and rushes to protect her.
Coming to its senses, 818 sees Emma in danger and rushes to protect her.
818 finally protects Emma amid the chaos, but is too badly damaged and shuts down.
818 finally protects Emma amid the chaos, but is too badly damaged and shuts down.

Robot Pre-Production

Director Akai provided the robot design sheets. The robot has two forms in the animation: the small form is drawn in 2D, while the transformed large form is made in Blender 3D.

Emma 818 Robot | Blender Toon Shading | 3D Animation
Emma 818 Robot | Blender Toon Shading | 3D Animation
The team tested both material styles in actual composited shots and chose the more detailed Texture Shade as the look of the large 818 robot.
The team tested both material styles in actual composited shots and chose the more detailed Texture Shade as the look of the large 818 robot.

A Late Studio Production

Emma 818 Robot | Blender Toon Shading | 3D Animation

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