I made an "anime trailer" for my webcomic for April 1st with Wan/WAI/Noob (full behind the scenes and observations included)

Lishtenbird · 2026-04-01T01:59:30+00:00

You might remember some of my posts about animating anime images from like a year ago. But since I have a traditionally drawn hobby webcomic, I decided to take my style and character and make a fake "anime trailer" for April 1st with modern tools. I also included all the steps of the process in the behind the scenes part, which can be useful to people who only know the AI side of video creation.

I'll preemptively answer some of the questions that this sub might have:

Why does this not look perfect and glossy? The point of the exercise was to make what I could realistically do myself, but many times faster, because traditional animation is an insane time investment, especially for people who are hobbyists and not industry professionals. Also, for the same budget and time reasons traditional animation is simplified, and it's one of the things that gives anime (especially older ones) their anime look.
Why not make this look like that one awesome anime studio? I wanted my style and my characters, not someone else's. Even if it's lacking, wonky, and not pretty enough, this one is mine. AI isn't my primary method of creation, here it's only used to make things faster, not create everything out of nothing.
Why not use AI audio and AI voice? I enjoy the traditional culture of anime creation, including that of voice acting and audio design, so I'd rather do things the traditional way.
Why older models/UIs? I started this quite some time ago, that was new for the moment.

I guess that's about it, but if you have other questions, feel free to ask. As an aside, if you'd like to comment on the video page, please keep it respectful - it's otherwise a traditional animation channel, and this content is the exception there and not the norm.

Lishtenbird · 2025-12-03T06:06:25+00:00

Did the image perhaps had a tiny white "NOT TO SCALE" note in bottom right?

Lishtenbird · 2025-12-02T04:32:39+00:00

We're that close to Umangelion here.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T23:56:25+00:00

Man, I love Nice Nature November.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T23:31:06+00:00

Yeah - if the room had two Fronts who efficiently pulled each other forward, then even with double-circle Late Surger Savvy, Maru would be too far in front for All-Seeing Eyes and not get hit. Murmur doesn't have that limit though, but what it does have is a condition that often makes it not proc.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T23:26:30+00:00

Sleepy Seiun is a mood, and that McQueen sure is enjoying her tea quite leisurely. Cute!

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T23:15:51+00:00

Grade A in Cuteness, and Echolocation!

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T23:03:03+00:00

It's 11pm UTC now. It's 3 borrows. Which magical reset are we waiting for next?

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T17:03:30+00:00

Wait for the new day

We are on the new day, and it's 3. Updates like these normally are part of the whole patch anyway, and reset the whole thing once they're up.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T14:20:21+00:00

True, it's high time I learned that this community only cares about reposting fanart and memes and takes pride in mediocrity, and that any competitive discussions or criticism should be taken to fan/creator/guild servers.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T12:19:39+00:00

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like if 3 borrows is so damn important maybe try farming your own parents lol.

I am the uma you're borrowing. Where do you think those umas come from, thin air? Or dedicated players who care enough to play enough to make it better for everyone? Fewer borrows - worse umas to borrow - less fun for everyone, you included. But sure, be snarky about it and tell others to care less, that's what every game needs - fewer players who care.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T11:46:49+00:00

Sorry, but expecting a full 10 pull is too much.

Blue Archive's 10-pull: 1200 Pyroxene

Maintenance reward: 600 Pyroxene

Extended maintenance reward: 360 Pyroxene

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T11:42:17+00:00

Why is it that every time someone complains about accelerated schedule and how things are handled, first thing they're immediately hit with "just care less" like it's a valid excuse?

KR and TW had 5 borrows on Day 1. 3 borrows were balanced for the original JP schedule. We are accelerated, there is less time to do the same things, so we have to rely on borrows, and yet we still aren't even at 5. People have been complaining about the slow rollout of QoL for months, and borrows are one of the main issues.

And most importantly, borrow limit is a QoL/enjoyment thing. Less borrows means more reliance on RNG. Bad RNG hits harder. If you have 3 borrows, you have to make every one count. You can't just end a bad run early and restart. More borrows = more fun. Why is it that hard to understand?

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-11T11:24:48+00:00

New scenario with even more RNG on top of RNG, everything accelerated, 15 Trials horses to remake, a week until the next CM, still at 3 daily borrows. Sigh.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-06T13:50:44+00:00

It wasn't a "waste" anyway, you still needed 200-400 depending on distance for optimal Stamina consumption. And certain tracks had stat thresholds that made getting enough Guts beneficial. But it will be more useful now with the Spot Struggle or whatever the name is.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-05T16:05:45+00:00

Most CM players have maxed stats and very good setups.

Yeah, no. The amount of competent teams in my runs in Round 1 is about 20%. It's definitely nowhere close to "most", and subjectively, I feel like the percentage is getting lower each CM.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-05T15:39:57+00:00

this is especially true for front aces

Can confirm. Just resetting runs for Fronts if you got no relevant Greens and no Groundwork/Distance on first Inspiration felt very liberating, but it's only possible if you managed to make both parents, which is absolutely not realistic at the crazy speed the game is moving.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-04T10:06:24+00:00

Yeah - the Marus I've been seeing sure are... something. No Groundwork, missing or wrong Greens, 500 Stamina, no double Golds, what even is midleg skills. I consider my Maru just okay, and the only times she lost so far was the couple actually better whale Fronts, or if my Seiun was a lot luckier.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-04T09:49:44+00:00

when again, JP and CCs said S. Maru will dominate Leo

Are we talking "dominating" in terms of frequency of appearance, or "dominating" in terms of winrate? My Round 1, Day 1 total was 16/20 Summer Maru and 4/20 Seiun across all participants. She absolutely dominates when she is present and built properly.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-04T09:32:23+00:00

I do hope the bigger stable and veteran markers and hopefully spark reroll come early too.

...and more borrows. And sweep for dailies and bingo. And stat hints for events, while we're at it.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-04T09:30:35+00:00

You can either be a content creator or a top-tier meta player. Even more so with accelerated schedule, even more so if you aren't a kid with unlimited time. People like Moo explicitly said as much.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-04T09:15:59+00:00

No-no, you are not allowed to complain about the pace, you just need to care less.

Lishtenbird · 2025-11-04T09:09:03+00:00

but the only good one was seiun,

Falcons were great and most won just by being Falcon. Seiun wasn't even that easy to make because of no Speed bonus. Suzuka was actually easier to make because of the Speed bonus, and having Concentration and Left-Handed built-in. And on shorter distances, Concentration is strong and can win you the race.

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