One Piece Animator Reveals His Next BIG Anime Project | Ep. 272

Suuuper Anime Podcast welcomes back returning guest Nas for a wide-ranging conversation about anime, animation, and the creative process behind strong storytelling. The episode opens with casual banter about what everyone is watching, then turns to a bigger discussion: why some manga and anime endings land while others miss. Nas also shares major news about a new original film project, including its title, format, funding plan, and the kind of action movie he wants to make.

Discussion Points

• The Apothecary Diaries and Delicious in Dungeon
• One Piece manga and the dub-versus-sub debate
• Why Grave of the Fireflies hits so hard
• How artists put part of themselves into their work
• Yaiba, anime production, and a behind-the-scenes story
• First impressions of Frieren
• The challenge of sticking the landing in anime
• Are modern manga creators as battle-tested as earlier generations?
• Production checklists, trends, and creative choices
• Deadlines, social media, and money shaping modern art
• Why endings are hard across every medium
• One Piece, long-form storytelling, and creative stamina
• Why Oda still seems to be having fun
• Nostalgia, aging, and how tastes change
• What Nas is looking forward to
• Anime production expanding beyond Japan
• Nas’s storyboard and animation work on Pantheon
• Why Pantheon deserved more attention
• Nas reveals his next film project

Episodes Nas has been on

• https://www.suuuperanimepodcast.com/guests/nas-pasha/

Suuuper Anime website

• https://www.suuuperanimepodcast.com/

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