Artificial Kreativity announces a Kreative Talk with CGI artist and Japanese animation director Masaya Inaba, exploring how traditional hand-drawn animation, background art, and CGI come together to create some of Japanese animation’s most memorable films.

From Manga inspirations in Brazil to the prestigious Studio 4°C in Tokyo, Masaya Inaba will share the journey that led him into Japanese animation and his pursuit of it becoming a traditional craft in Japan. Through production examples and personal reflections from his work on ChaO, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 3, All You Need is Kill, and MUTAFUKAZ he will offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the making of complex animated sequences. This includes working with traditional anime painters, and the relationship between hand drawn animation, background art, and CGI—showing how digital tools can extend, rather than replace, the traditions of Japanese animation.

Masaya Mentions:

“For me, working in anime production as a CGI artist is not simply about creating 3D assets or using technology. It is about understanding how different people work, connecting their skills, and helping their work shine—it’s a way of expressing stories and emotions through moving images.”

This talk forms part of Artificial Kreativity’s Kreative Talks, a platform sharing the stories behind the creatives shaping the world. It is designed for animators, illustrators, filmmakers, designers, students, and anyone interested in anime, Manga or Japanese visual culture and the craft of moving images.

The afternoon will feature

· Exclusive talk with Masaya Inaba including a question and answer session

· Informal networking reception to meet the creatives in the gallery after the talk

You can find Tickets here

Event details

Event Title: Kreative Talk with Masaya Inaba + Japanese Animation

Date: Nov 07, 2026

Time: 12pm

Venue: art’otel London Hoxton. 1-3 Rivington St. London, EC2A 3DT

Tickets: £15 (General) £12 (Concessions)

About Mayasa Inaba

Born in Shizuoka, Japan, Masaya Inaba is a CGI artist, compositor, and animation director whose work combines hand drawn animation, background art, and computer graphics. Inaba previously worked at Studio 4°C in Tokyo, where he contributed to a range of films and animation projects. Credits include films by director Toshiyuki Kubooka and Takashi Nakamura as well as animation films, Children of the sea, Pouelle of Chimney Town, ChaO, Berserk: the Golden Age Arc III, All You Need Is Kill. He currently lives in London and is a member of the collective Sankaku, which produce art direction for short and long films focusing on visual expression through animation.

This is going to be an amazing opportunity for uk anime fans to hear the inner workings of anime production from a professional.