"Children of the Sea" from Key to Final Animation

Dive into the process behind STUDIO4°C and Ayumu Watanabe’s visual masterwork Children of the Sea

Children of the Sea is the latest feature from Japan’s cutting-edge STUDIO4°C, known for their cutting edge work on previous films such a Tekkonkinkreet, MFKZ, and Mind Game. Helmed by director Ayumu Watanabe, and featuring a score from legendary composer Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro), Children of the Sea is a stunningly beautiful adaptation of Daisuke Igarashi’s prize-winning manga of the same name.

Take a peek at some key animations from the film side by side with the final animation, and see how Watanabe and the creatives at STUDIO4°C carefully maintained great attention to detail in bringing Igarashi’s original work to the screen.