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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

OK folks, thanks for all the messages! I think I'm good for now as far as animator-options go! Unless you're an established super-animator on anime or the Castlevania series or something😅... I don't need anymore people reaching out. If that changes I'll let you know. 👍

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'll be looking for animators soon to help on something I'm directing. I'm open to giving a chance even to artists who haven't participated in Japanese productions before, so if you're interested (and have a VERY good portfolio!) send me a message or post a link to your work!

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New Patreon video! I talk about all the animation work I've done on the Pokémon franchise... and specifically break-down some key animation I did for the "Pokémon Journeys" series. Check it out here: www.patreon.com/HenryThurlow...

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EP022: Breaking down animation work I've done on the Pokémon franchise | Henry Thurlow

EP022: Breaking down animation work I've done on the Pokémon franchise by Henry Thurlow on Patreon. Join Henry Thurlow's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another Patreon video coming tomorrow. I’m gonna talk about, and breakdown some of the various animation work I’ve done on a *certain* big franchise.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

New Patreon video is up! I talk about how to problem solve when you find yourself totally stuck on an animation sequence. (When no matter what you do, the animation isn't coming out right!) Check it out here: www.patreon.com/HenryThurlow/posts/ep021-how-to-out-170049773

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EP021: How to problem solve when an animation sequence isn't coming out right | Henry Thurlow

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New Patreon post coming very soon! Sorry about the lack of updates. Once I get a new computer set-up at home I'm gonna try doing actual live-drawing/animating... until then, please bear with me!

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Finally *Finally* finished with all my back work. 😭😭 I tell people all the time not to take on too many projects at once but I didn’t follow my own advice this last year. Finally done though and can now focus on *one job* like a normal person. 😮‍💨

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Working in the anime industry would be so much more fun if the deadlines weren't as brutal. I often look down at what I'm drawing & think "Damn, this is like living the dream" only to look at the calendar & realize I have to get it all done in an agonizingly short amount of time.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Over 30 million views already on the Naruto x PUBG promotional video I directed & drew animation for… making it one of PUBG’s most popular videos ever. 😁 Thanks to everyone for sharing it around, and please check it out if you haven’t yet: youtu.be/eMuJVaOY6nw?...

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The Official NARUTO x PUBG MOBILE Collab Anime is LIVE NOW | OFFICIAL NARUTO PRODUCTION

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

New (free!) Patreon video is up. I made this just to catch everyone up with where I'm at and what I think the future of the Patreon might be. Check it out here and let me know if you have any requests for future videos! www.patreon.com/HenryThurlow...

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EP019: My newest project and updates on future plans for the Patreon account | Henry Thurlow

Hi Everyone, I'm sorry it's been so long since an update. Thank you to everyone who's stuck around this whole time. This is a short, free vi

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Been going through Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth on Hard mode as a way to replay it & complete stuff I didn’t during my first playthrough. I just finally… after *hours*… beat hard mode Rufus. Mother of god. That was not fun at all. I was a hair’s breadth away from rage quitting.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Forgot to post this last week, but the Pokemon Go 10th anniversary event was hands down the best event the game has ever had. I was able to level up, as well as get and evolve so many Pokemon I haven’t been able to so far… including *every* Unown. Good stuff! #pokemon #pokemongo #shinypokemon

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

New Patreon video coming soon! I was going to talk about the recent project I directed, but seeing how strict they are about me mentioning anything, I'm gonna opt to talk about my Key Frame animation on "The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife" anime series instead! Stay tuned!

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hey all, Just wanna mention I had to take down all the PUBG x Naruto Shippuden posts I made which included screenshots. The rights holders on this one are strict it seems so no screenshots from me until/unless I get special permission. The link to the video is OK though so please check that one out!

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I get very little interaction here on Bluesky 😞 My latest Naruto posts have hundreds of “likes” and lots of comments on the other platforms… but here, almost nothing. If Bluesky wants to be the next “big” SNS, people gotta interact more 😅

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

「PUBG×ナルト疾風伝」ゲームコラボのCM、私は絵コンテ・演出を担当しました。作画も少しやりました。よろしくお願いします！ I storyboarded & directed this animation celebrating the PUBG x Naruto Shippuden game collaboration. Check it out here & enjoy!—> youtu.be/eMuJVaOY6nw?...

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The Official NARUTO x PUBG MOBILE Collab Anime is LIVE NOW | OFFICIAL NARUTO PRODUCTION

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This’ll be out within the next few days. While it’s just a short animation for a game collaboration, the team did a great job and Naruto fans should be very happy with the result. Look forward to it! 😁 youtu.be/VHpCNq19DIs?...

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The Official NARUTO x PUBG MOBILE Anime Teaser is OUT NOW!

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New video is up on Patreon! This time I talk about the importance of, and the process of "compositing" AKA 撮影 (satsuei) in Japanese anime. I just finished a new project as an enshutsu (episode director), so a lot of this is fresh on my mind: www.patreon.com/HenryThurlow...

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EP018: Compositing (撮影) in Japanese anime... | Henry Thurlow

EP018: Compositing (撮影) in Japanese anime... by Henry Thurlow on Patreon. Join Henry Thurlow's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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EP018: Compositing (撮影) in Japanese anime... | Henry Thurlow

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Saw the new Keroro Gunso movie this weekend. It was kinda long and I wish the finale had crazier sakuga, but otherwise it was funny and cool to see the whole cast again after so many years. The character designs were reworked to be closer to the manga which was neat.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A short anime project I storyboarded & directed (for a major franchise you'll all know) will be released sometime within the next couple weeks. This *isn't* any of the big projects I've hinted at before. This is an extra something that suddenly came up. BUT, it's pretty cool.😁

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

For the first time EVER this week I felt my vote in an American election actually meant something. Every candidate Zohran Mamdani endorsed won resoundingly. The word “socialism” & being Anti-Israel-genocide are apparently not the death knells they once were, at least in New York.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

「透明男と人間女～そのうち夫婦になるふたり〜」の打ち上げは楽しかった😁 I went to the anime completion party for “The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife” series. Met the voice actors, the Mangaka herself, and of course hung out with the ep11 director himself, Chafik.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

My One Piece episode 1066 storyboards were 153 pages. The current -series-name-redacted- boards I'm working on are well over 300 pages 😭😭 FML That's why it's taking so long.😵‍💫

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I don’t follow sports much but I love to see New York win. Congrats to the Knicks! I know it’s wholly unrelated but this somehow also feels like a win for Mamdani’s socialism. 😂 New York’s just crushing it. It’s been a while since I’ve been proud of the USA in any way.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

(Spoiler free!) I’ve seen people going nuts about the new Berserk chapter being the BEST EVER and also a few people complaining it’s terrible. I think YouTube reaction videos have made it impossible now for people to say something is just “fine” and not freak out. 😅 For me…

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

New Berserk chapter at long last! The “To Be Continued” page says another chapter is coming in a couple weeks! (We’ll see if that ends up being true or not 😅)

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I've come into work everyday the last 3 days saying "OK today's the day I finish this one thing I'm working on"... and 3 times now I'm leaving going "WOW some of that took longer than I expected. Tomorrow for sure though!" *Sigh* The struggle never ends w/ some of these projects.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Dragon Quest flavored ice cream and cakes at Baskin Robbin’s in Japan right now. 😂

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Gonna make another Patreon video soon... maybe even later today, about my time working as a Douga artist in the anime industry and what I learned during that time. (Most foreign animators now-a-days skip this position... and don't learn the lessons that come with it.)

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

New Patreon episode is up! I vent… and talk about aspects of the anime industry I actually *don’t* like and wish would change. (Terrible schedules where you never know when 2-Genga is coming back to you, etc) www.patreon.com/posts/159373...

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EP016: Problems & Issues I still have with the Anime industry (schedules! etc) | Henry Thurlow

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Gonna make a new Patreon video soon. I think this time I might vent & actually talk about aspects of the industry that I really *don’t* like & think need fixing. (Like schedules. Never knowing when 2-genga will come back & just sitting in Limbo for months is really problematic)

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

さぁ、誰がこの2カットを描いたでしょうか🧐 Now I wonder who could’ve drawn these 2 cuts from the new Made In Abyss movie trailer…

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

2原画地獄 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

A new Patreon video is up! I give tips on how to save time drawing 2-genga (secondary key animation) for anime. Check it out here: www.patreon.com/posts/ep015-...

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EP015: Suggestions for drawing 2-genga | Henry Thurlow

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

New Patreon video is up! (Sorry it took so long. I'm working on a ton of projects right now & am super busy) This time, I talk about storyboarding in the anime industry, and some tricks I've learned recently. Check it out here: www.patreon.com/posts/ep014-...

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Ep014: Storyboarding for anime | Henry Thurlow

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Just watched the trailer for the new Keroro Gunsō movie and it looks like mama-san’s back in her bathing suit… which means I guess I’ll be going to watch the new Keroro Gunsō movie this June.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Sorry about the lack of Patreon updates. I’ll make a couple new episodes soon. Right now I’m working on like 4 projects at once and am pretty overwhelmed. … I’ll get around to it soon though!

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The non-Disney American animated films are nearly (or literally) impossible to find in Japan and it really frustrates me I can't show them to people out here. I'm talking about the Don Bluth films like The Land Before Time... and even Top-Craft films like The Last Unicorn. ☹️☹️☹️

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again. Most artists don’t work for the money (which is usually pretty low anyway) they work for the moment when their project is released & enjoy & celebrate in that moment. To *steal* that from them is the height of hate and disrespect for them.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I’m storyboarding multiple things at the moment and having to deal with totally different challenges depending on the project. So I think that’s what my next Patreon video will be about. “Storyboarding and the various problems I’ve encountered.”

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Please check out my Patreon account where I talk about my animation career, breakdown sequences I've animated, and answer questions people have about how I approach animating. If you're interested in working in anime, this is basically a 1 on 1 lesson. www.patreon.com/cw/HenryThur...

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Learn about making anime from an artist working in the industry!

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

New Patreon video is up! I talk about my experience working the new Lupin III film "Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline" and I break down my animation sequences from the movie and talk about what I learned. Check it out here: www.patreon.com/posts/ep013-...

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Ep013: Animation breakdown of my work on the "Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline" film | Henry Thurlow

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My plan was to do a Patreon video about the "Toumei Otoko" animation I drew a couple weeks ago, but now I'm thinking I might make one about the Lupin the IIIrd animation first. (Either way, a new episode will be coming soon. Sorry for he delay!)

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Today it was announced a new anime studio “Electric Circus” is taking over production of the “Blue Box” anime series. As written on their website, Electric Circus is the heart & soul of the -now gone- Telecom Animation studio. This is where I’m working & BIG things are coming.

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Henry Thurlow @henry-thurlow.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

So the studio I’ve been working at has finally been announced… but not for the project/s I’ve been working on. I’ll announce what I can for now (which is limited to basically the information available on the website)… but be on the lookout for way more news in the future!

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