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Catsuka turns 24

(French below)

Today, Catsuka turns 24.

Although I haven't prepared something big for the occasion (apart from a new splash page, just for the old ...

Catsuka Picks : Autumn/Winter 2023-2024 (52-min Video)

As you know, I like to make short video edits/recuts on my social networks, to give a taste and incite people to discover Catsuka picks and full videos from official channels.
And as you also know, for you my dear patrons, I like to make some "...

Toriyama Tributes (new sub-site)

As you probably know, Akira Toriyama recently passed away.

And the tributes from artists around the world have touched me deeply.

So I made a new Catsuka sub-site bringing together some of these fanarts and animations (currently more t...

Catsuka : Search & Updates

(french below)

Hi!

This isn't the sexiest update in Catsuka history, but it's still about Catsuka history: I finally developed an advanced search engine for Catsuka ;-]

Indeed, for more than 20 years, the "search" function of C...

Mars Express - Making Of

A few days ago I started sharing a few episodes of "Mars Express" movie making-of, with English, Japanese and Chinese subtitles.

It follows the production of Jérémie...

Catsuka Picks : Spring/Summer 2023 (Video)

Thanks again for supporting Catsuka on Patreon without expecting something in return. This means a lot to me, especially since I have already spent more than half of my life doing Catsuka alone and for free.

As you know, I like to make sho...

Catsuka Theater : Update (700 trailers + Shuffle mode)

Dear patrons.

I made an update of the Catsuka Theater sub-site, with more than 100 new trailers of worldwide animated feature films.

https://www.catsuka.com/theater<...

New subsite : Catsuka Mascots Tributes (& Catsuka 23th anniversary)

Dear patrons,

Today (May 30th) is the 23th anniversary of Catsuka :-]

And 3 animation students surprised me by remembering this birthday, and offering me a 2023-05-29 22:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Catsuka Picks : Autumn/Winter 2022 (Video)

I would like to thank again all the people who support me on Patreon, and who therefore support what I do with Catsuka without necessarily expecting anything in return. This means a lot to me, as I have been running Catsuka alone and in my free ti...

Catsuka Special : Masaaki Yuasa & Inu-Oh (Angoulême 2022) Video Report

Here's an early access to a new "Catsuka Special" video report !

Back in march 2022 with my friend Alex Pilot we went to Angoulême comic book festival for the french premiere of "Inu-Oh", ...

Happy International Animation Day !

Today is the International Animation Day ! (even if medias usually don't talk about it)

So I decided to translate and make an english subbed version of a very short film called "2022-10-28 15:40:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Catsuka Picks : Spring/Summer 2022 (Video)

Here's above a selection of short video recuts I made past few months to promote Catsuka picks on my social networks :-]

Thanks for your support to Catsuka on Patreon !

Catsuka Picks - Spring/Summer 2022 :

- 2022-10-01 01:39:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Ghost In The Shell - Opening (Playstation / Upscale)

And here's a new upscale I made & with the video file for my Patrons :-]

This is the opening of "Ghost In The Shell" Playstation game (1997). Directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Blood, Robot Carnival) with <...

Time Gal (Upscale)

I made a new upscale, and here's the video file for my Patrons :-]

This time I wanted to make an HD version of a longer video : all the cutscenes from classic "Time Gal" video game (Taito / Toei Animation, 1985).

Legendary animators ...

Catsuka Player : 16 000 animated episodes for free (and legally)

Dear Patrons,

I am pleased to launch a new Binge! section today on the 2022-07-11 16:23:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Free Catsuka hand fans for my patrons !

Hi ! I made Catsuka hand fans for this summer !

And I would love to send one hand fan to each patron of Catsuka.

If you're interested, please send me an email on tsuka@catsuka.com (using your email address used on Patreon) with your ...

CatsuKuts

Dear Patrons

Just to let you know that I added a small new feature on Catsuka website : "CatsuKuts".

These are the short video recuts I make since few years to push Catsuka's picks on my social networks.

More than 250 videos a...

Catsuka's Best of Autumn/Winter 2021 (Video)

Thanks for your support to Catsuka on Patreon !

Here's above a 30-min compilation of video recuts I made past few months to promote my animations picks on Catsuka social networks (some of these video edits are also featured in the header of...

Happy new year + Fluximation upscale

I wish you a happy new year !

This month I started to look at the world of AI / machine learning in terms of upscaling, because I want to try to *restore* some old animations only available in crappy resolutions.

I started with the c...

Catsuka Theater : Update (November 2021)

Dear patrons,

I just made an update of the "Catsuka Theater" today, with 150 new trailers !

https://www.catsuka.com/theater 

Catsuka Theater is one of m...

Hideaki Anno Exhibition - Gallery & Video (early access)

Hi !

For Catsuka's patrons only :-) : here's an exclusive preview of "Hideaki Anno Exhibition" that opened in Tokyo at the beginning of October.

I made a special gallery with more than 300 pictures :

2021-10-13 11:57:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Catsuka's Best of Summer 2021 (Video)

Some of the video montages I made for Catsuka's summer 2021 picks :-] (see video above)

2021-10-02 12:31:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Tribute to Satoshi Kon : souvenir video + website updated

(french below)

10 years ago I curated an exhibition dedicated to Satoshi Kon for Japan Expo festival (which took place 3 times in 2011, in Marseille, Paris and Orleans).

I asked to french artists that I knew to make tribute illustratio...

Catsuka Mascots Party (42min video)

Today Catsuka turned 21 !

During one year, more than 200 artists paid tribute to Catsuka for its 20th anniversary.

This was the "Mascots Party", with animations and illustrations featuring Catsuka's mascots.

And today I publi...

Catsuka's Best of April 2021 (Video)

Some of the video montages I made for Catsuka's picks last month :-] (see video above)

Osama Ranking 2021-05-01 09:24:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Catsuka's Best of February-March 2021 (Video)

First of all, an update after the fire which destroyed Catsuka's server in march, and my move on a temporary hosting provider : I managed to reinstall Catsuka (again) last week on a brand new server, and to set up again my *emergency plan* (consis...

Catsuka : Death & Rebirth

Last Wednesday (March 10), Catsuka burned down. A huge fire 2021-03-13 11:23:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Catsuka's Best of January 2021 (Video)

Some of the video montages I made for Catsuka's picks this month :-]

(see video above / links to films below)


- ZutoMayo "Darken" MV (Hanabush...

Happy New Year !

I wish you an Happy New Year !

I hope that 2021 will be better than 2020 for all people in the world.

Thank you again for supporting...

Catsuka Player - Video headers

Dear patrons,

Just to let you know that I added a new page on Catsuka Player, where you can find all the video headers I make since the huge update of Catsuka Player in May 2020 (only 6 video headers are usually displaying randomly on the h...