Present Situation of CGI Animation in the Japanese Market: A Case Study of Rakuen Tsuiho: Expelled from Paradise

Abstract

Japanese CGI animation has only recently become popular in its domestic market. In 2014, topical movies such as Rakuen Tsuiho: Expelled from Paradise and Stand by Me, Doraemon were released, and TV series such as Knights of Sidonia and Ronia the Robberʼs Daughter were broadcast. The second decade of the 21st century sees more CGI animation films produced and released with an increasing number of their audience than the beginning of the century. Furthermore, CGI animators have improved their skills, which has led to high-quality CGI animation, appealing to the Japanese market. In this paper, I analyze the trends of CGI animation in the Japanese market, focusing on Rakuen Tsuiho: Expelled from Paradise.