Favorites

This is a collection of some of my favorite things, possibly of all time.

People

• 4096 (youtube): Amazing motion graphics, crazy good transitions
• Ado (youtube): Very well known japanese singer, stupidly good voice
• Akira Toriyama
• Akira Yasuda
• Andrew Loomis: The 20th century illustrator
• Average Pixel (youtube): Stupidly well edited, high quality, & high effort video game essays. Clearly puts a lot of effort and passion into his work
• BUDO (twitter): Japanese artist with clearly very well honed skills. Anime style but with a subtle yet very nice painterly touch
• Bassetfilms (twitter, youtube)
• Bill Waterson: Known for Calvin & Hobbes and a great draftsman
• Brian W. Kernighan: Bell Labs legend and an amazing yet humble teacher, writer, and programmer
• Captain Sinbad (youtube): Very motivated and hard-working youtuber/actor, mostly about how to live a great fucking life
• Dondrrr (twitter)
• Dorian Iten (website, youtube): Great art teacher with "Crystal-clear drawing tips"
• Galneryus: Awesome j-metal band who know how to make some kick-ass music
• George Bridgman: Masterful sketches, not for the novice
• J.C. Leyendecker
• James Baxter
• Kirby Ferguson (youtube): Most known for his Everything is a Remix documentary series, great editing & writing
• Kouji Wada: Singer for early Digimon and a childhood legend (RIP)
• Mamoru Hosoda
• Mark Manson (youtube): No-bullshit life advice, most known for his book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
• Meychan (youtube): Awesome japanese singer, found them through their cover of buriki no dance
• Nishio Tetsuya
• Noah Bradley (twitter, youtube): Fantastic landscapes in particular
• Richard Williams
• Robert Beverly Hale: One of the greatest art teachers to have lived
• Ruan Jia (twitter): Inhuman
• Rudolf Flesch
• Shigenori Soejima: Main artist for the Persona series
• Shiniciro Watanabe
• Studio GAINAX: Personal favorite studio
• Taran Van Hemert (twitter, youtube)
• Toshihiro Kawamoto: Extremely appealing yet realistic character designs
• Wolpis Kater (youtube): Japanese singer, stupidly high notes
• Yoji Shinkawa
• You Yoshinari: A personal favorite
• Yuusuke Murata: Inhuman
• nujabes
• the pillows

Works

• Children's/Our War Game
• Eureka Seven
• FLCL
• Golden Boy (OVA): Hilarious and insanely well animated
• Gurren Lagann
• Redline
• Summer Wars