Miraculous Ladybug PV
Synopsis
Pilot video for Miraculous Ladybug, used as a pitch for a potential direction for the animated series to go in.
It has been cited by the original creator of the franchise that the director is Kohei Chioka, of Toei: https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/645610315883933696
While denied because Astruc wasn't positively sure, it is noted according to the database rules that:
1. The following entries are allowed in the anime database:
Professionally produced, animated works created:
in Japan for the Japanese market;
in Korea/China for the Korean/Chinese market;
as a joint production between Japan/Korea/China and another country.
Note: This does not include productions where only the animation is outsourced.
It is not just the animation that is outsourced. It is clear that the director and concept elements are from the Japanese side.
http://miraculousladybug.wikia.com/wiki/Ladybug_PV
"The trailer was created by Toei Animation in an attempt to convince the other developers of the show that it should be done in a Japanese anime art style.[4] They had previously done an OVA for Precure that was set in Paris, and they tested out Ladybug as an anime with two minutes of 2D animations to see if it worked. While Toei was proud of how it turned out, the Japanese art style made it less easy to sell, and there were technical reasons for not using it, like with animating Ladybug's spots. Instead of making the show in an anime style, the crew went with it being a CGI series, which offered less technical problems and felt more natural."
An OVA series from Toei has also been noted to be in production, and they are credited creatively on the Western cartoon.
© MyAnimeList
It has been cited by the original creator of the franchise that the director is Kohei Chioka, of Toei: https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/645610315883933696
While denied because Astruc wasn't positively sure, it is noted according to the database rules that:
1. The following entries are allowed in the anime database:
Professionally produced, animated works created:
in Japan for the Japanese market;
in Korea/China for the Korean/Chinese market;
as a joint production between Japan/Korea/China and another country.
Note: This does not include productions where only the animation is outsourced.
It is not just the animation that is outsourced. It is clear that the director and concept elements are from the Japanese side.
http://miraculousladybug.wikia.com/wiki/Ladybug_PV
"The trailer was created by Toei Animation in an attempt to convince the other developers of the show that it should be done in a Japanese anime art style.[4] They had previously done an OVA for Precure that was set in Paris, and they tested out Ladybug as an anime with two minutes of 2D animations to see if it worked. While Toei was proud of how it turned out, the Japanese art style made it less easy to sell, and there were technical reasons for not using it, like with animating Ladybug's spots. Instead of making the show in an anime style, the crew went with it being a CGI series, which offered less technical problems and felt more natural."
An OVA series from Toei has also been noted to be in production, and they are credited creatively on the Western cartoon.
© MyAnimeList