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Work hard, play harder, reset smarter.For a few days, we traded our tablets for mountain air. Took a little break from t...
01/11/2025

Work hard, play harder, reset smarter.

For a few days, we traded our tablets for mountain air. Took a little break from the Saigon heat and headed up to Da Lat.🧣

We played chaotic games, laughed lots and hit the reset button together.

Sometimes, stepping away is how you come back sharper.

The trip was short, but the recharge was real. Such a good quiet pause before diving into our next projects. đź’Ş
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

31/10/2025

Storyboard is the artists’ first pass - rough, unpolished, but already moving. From here, the world of Valeria comes to life.

Produced by Otsu Labs & Valeria Games
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

30/10/2025

Fight choreography in Beyond The Vale isn’t about speed. Every attack has to read in one glance, no matter how the camera moves.

The hard part wasn’t making it look dynamic. It was keeping every motion purposeful - connected, weighted and alive.

Impact isn’t drawn. It’s felt in the timing. ✨
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

Some projects ask you to unlearn what you know.Beyond The Vale was one of them.Twelve characters. Two months.And a team ...
29/10/2025

Some projects ask you to unlearn what you know.
Beyond The Vale was one of them.

Twelve characters. Two months.
And a team that moved as one.

Somewhere between exhaustion and obsession, what stood out wasn't the deadlines. It was the people who went beyond their lane - Not from duty, but from devotion to the final piece.

At Otsu, this is what mastery looks like: born from skill, sustained by curiosity.
Adaptability isn’t a process here - it’s who we are.

Produced by Otsu Labs & Storygrounds
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

A beautiful scene isn’t just colored. It’s characterized.None of the production pipeline is spontaneous. So does the col...
28/10/2025

A beautiful scene isn’t just colored. It’s characterized.

None of the production pipeline is spontaneous. So does the coloring of Beyond The Vale animation.

Before picking a hue, we study who the character is - their backstory, temperament and development.

Each palette is built from those traits, evolving as the story unfolds.

And when the palette grows with the story, every frame feels alive.

Produced by Otsu Labs & Storygrounds
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

27/10/2025

From fantasy to superheroes good stories have no limits. Our anime trailer for Kamen America now comes full circle with its Manga version!

Animated portions by Otsu Labs for KAMEN AMERICA ALPHA: THE MANGA
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

In a multiverse of 12 fighters and endless battles, most scenes lived in shadow, every frame dense with motion and noise...
25/10/2025

In a multiverse of 12 fighters and endless battles, most scenes lived in shadow, every frame dense with motion and noise.

But rhythm matters as much as action.
We needed the pauses which are calm beats among chaos.

To find that tone, we looked back at classic AMVs: quiet palettes, soft light, and those few frames where the character simply exists. That rhythm became our compass.

From there, the bright cuts of Beyond The Vale emerged - moments that glowed within the storm, distinct yet seamlessly woven into its flow.

Produced by Otsu Labs & Storygrounds
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

Today, we proudly mark a major milestone: Otsu Labs turns 2 🎂In animation, there’s no such thing as quick wins - only cr...
24/10/2025

Today, we proudly mark a major milestone: Otsu Labs turns 2 🎂

In animation, there’s no such thing as quick wins - only craft, patience and persistence.
Every frame costs time, energy and a piece of your mind.

That’s where we thrive, at our "labs".

We don’t stop at “good enough.” We push, refine, redo until the emotion hits right, ensuring every rough sketch will be turned into somewhat feels real, dynamic and truly worth-watching.

Two years in, we’re sharper than ever, and just getting started 🎉
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

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Beautiful on paper, but too heavy for motion?That’s what we faced in the making of Beyond The Vale.So we went back to th...
22/10/2025

Beautiful on paper, but too heavy for motion?

That’s what we faced in the making of Beyond The Vale.

So we went back to the sketchboard, clearing clutter, easing lines and shaping each stroke until every movement of the character felt effortless, yet true to its core.

Every adjustment made the animation lighter, faster and more alive.

It’s not about simplifying the art - it’s about letting it breathe.

Let’s spot the changes!

Produced by Otsu Labs & Storygrounds
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

In Beyond The Vale, every fighter carries more than just a weapon.Each piece was designed to reflect their rhythm, emoti...
21/10/2025

In Beyond The Vale, every fighter carries more than just a weapon.
Each piece was designed to reflect their rhythm, emotion and motion style ⚔️

They tell each wielder’s story - through its form, its scars and its detail.

Not just weapons, but extensions of character.

Produced by Otsu Labs & Storygrounds
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

There’s a common myth that only men can handle the pressure and madness of animation. But here at Otsu Labs, our incredi...
20/10/2025

There’s a common myth that only men can handle the pressure and madness of animation. But here at Otsu Labs, our incredible female artists prove that's simply not true.

They’re the true creative madmen behind our projects - fearless experimenters who push boundaries, innovate ideas and pour insane amounts of detail into every frame.
No matter how intense things get, they bring energy, heart, and creativity that lift every project higher.

This Vietnamese Women’s Day, we want to send a huge shout-out to our amazing women at Otsu Labs. Stay beautiful and keep being the powerful, creative forces you are!
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

At Otsu Labs, many of us grew up with anime - those films and stories that shaped our imagination and quietly led us int...
19/10/2025

At Otsu Labs, many of us grew up with anime - those films and stories that shaped our imagination and quietly led us into this industry.

Today, meet Le Thien Khang, our Concept Artist through his fan-made poster of his favorite film Akira, reimagined in the “Erene Mochi” style 💥

Have a great week and maybe take a moment to revisit the anime that once inspired you 🏍️💊
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Otsu Labs - Animation Studio
Website: https://www.otsulabs.com/
Email: [email protected]

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