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Anime Cel Painting Workshop with an Anime Colour Artist in Tokyo

By アニメの歴史を体験!本物のアニメーターと一緒にセル画を書いてみよう
Price is AU$234 per adult
Features
  • 3h
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  • Multiple languages
Overview

Paint your own anime cel in Tokyo’s historic Kami-Igusa!
Learn how classic anime was made before the digital era, then paint two cel layers using real materials and techniques.
Guided by a professional who once worked on hand-painted cels and still active in anime production today.

  • Introduction & Lecture (20–30 min)
    Learn about the history and process of anime cel painting using visual materials. Understanding the background will help you enjoy the hands-on experience even more.
  • Demo & Practice (25 min)
    Watch a professional demonstrate real cel colouring, then try brush control and paint application on a test cel.
  • Main Painting (90–100 min)
    Paint two cel layers to create the illusion of movement, just like how classic anime was made.
  • Photo Time & Reflection (10–15 min)
    Take photos with your work and reflect on what you’ve learned about anime craftsmanship.
Activity location
  • スワズ インド アジアン レストラン&バー
    • 7 32
    • 167-0023, Suginami City, Tokyo, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Kami-Igusa Station
    • 1 32
    • 167-0023, Suginami City, Tokyo, Japan

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Anime Cel Painting Workshop with an Anime Colour Artist in Tokyo
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
AU$234.25 x 1 AdultAU$234.25

Total
Price is AU$234.25

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Apron
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Paints

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Step into the world of classic anime production! Located in Kami-Igusa, a historic anime production district in Tokyo. In this workshop, you’ll experience how animation was made before computers — using real cel sheets, special paints, and traditional tools. You’ll paint two layers of cels, just like how classic anime created movement — for example, a character’s face and mouth, or overlapping waves and boats. By completing both, you’ll feel how animators once brought drawings to life frame by frame. Each session is taught by a professional anime colour artist who used to work with hand-painted cels and is still active in anime production today. You’ll learn directly from someone who truly knows how the craft evolved. You’ll use the same kind of paints and tools that professionals once used in studio production — smooth brush strokes, vibrant colours, and the soft rustle of the cel sheet under your hand. Whether you’re an anime fan or simply curious about Japanese culture, this is a rare chance to create your own hand-painted cel and discover how traditional craftsmanship shaped modern anime. Many participants say, “After this, I’ll never watch anime the same way again.”

Location

Activity location
  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    スワズ インド アジアン レストラン&バー
    • 7 32
    • 167-0023, Suginami City, Tokyo, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Kami-Igusa Station
    • 1 32
    • 167-0023, Suginami City, Tokyo, Japan

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