This is the initial storyboard of Episode 3 drawn by Mr. Atsushi Makino, the director and character designer whom we engaged for NSK STUDIO.

Despite the tough challenge of integrating the themes of environmental problems and NSK's environmental efforts with a dental setting, Director Makino has definitely created an amazing story far beyond our imagination!

This is the initial draft of character designs drawn by Director Atsushi Makino himself.

With the help of 3D CG, the characters were able to come to life in the animation.

Here is a snippet of the video during the final checks where we were determining the angle and motion for the crucial scene of the main character talking to the teeth.

We took on the challenge of adopting the perspective of the teeth looking up at the human. Please check out the "Declaration Version" movie to see how this scene turned out.

Here is a cut from the final checks where we were determining the angle and motion for the scene that the angry shark barges into the dental clinic.
Please do check out the end product to see how the quality turned out. As for what the shark was angry about? That will be revealed in the episodes to come, so be sure to stay tuned!

This is the initial sketch that Director Makino drew of the salesperson's teeth before treatment.
It captures the atmosphere of a dilapidated bar and features the salesperson's favourite things like ice cream and alcohol.
How will the look of the inside of his mouth change after treatment?

Here is the 3D CG data through which we check the characters' movements.
The salesperson's teeth were worried about being scaled too much and refused to be treated unless a high precision contra-angle was used.
"Leave it to me!" said Dr. Sakura. After discussion amongst themselves, the teeth decided to trust her.

When designing Dr. Sakura's clinic, the CG team were most particular about striking the right balance between the scenery outside the window and the reflection of the clinic's interior on the window.

Please check out the fine details that the team has put their heart and soul into.

This is a shot from the 3D CG data when production was still underway.
At this point, modelling and rigging has been completed and the next step would be to apply texturing to obtain the right colour and texture, as well as lighting to achieve a realistic 3D appearance.
Such detailed work continues as we build up to the end product.

This is a comparison shot of the 3D CG data when production was still underway vs the final product.
Modeling and rigging has been completed in the former shot, while in the latter, we applied texturing to obtain the right colour and texture, as well as lighting to achieve a realistic 3D appearance.
Check out the differences between the before and after!

This is the initial storyboard of Episode 3 drawn by Mr. Atsushi Makino, the director and character designer whom we engaged for NSK STUDIO.

Despite the tough challenge of integrating the themes of environmental problems and NSK's environmental efforts with a dental setting, Director Makino has definitely created an amazing story far beyond our imagination!

This is the initial draft of character designs drawn by Director Atsushi Makino himself.

With the help of 3D CG, the characters were able to come to life in the animation.

Here is a snippet of the video during the final checks where we were determining the angle and motion for the crucial scene of the main character talking to the teeth.

We took on the challenge of adopting the perspective of the teeth looking up at the human. Please check out the "Declaration Version" movie to see how this scene turned out.

Here is a cut from the final checks where we were determining the angle and motion for the scene that the angry shark barges into the dental clinic.
Please do check out the end product to see how the quality turned out. As for what the shark was angry about? That will be revealed in the episodes to come, so be sure to stay tuned!

This is the initial sketch that Director Makino drew of the salesperson's teeth before treatment.
It captures the atmosphere of a dilapidated bar and features the salesperson's favourite things like ice cream and alcohol.
How will the look of the inside of his mouth change after treatment?

Here is the 3D CG data through which we check the characters' movements.
The salesperson's teeth were worried about being scaled too much and refused to be treated unless a high precision contra-angle was used.
"Leave it to me!" said Dr. Sakura. After discussion amongst themselves, the teeth decided to trust her.

When designing Dr. Sakura's clinic, the CG team were most particular about striking the right balance between the scenery outside the window and the reflection of the clinic's interior on the window.

Please check out the fine details that the team has put their heart and soul into.

This is a shot from the 3D CG data when production was still underway.
At this point, modelling and rigging has been completed and the next step would be to apply texturing to obtain the right colour and texture, as well as lighting to achieve a realistic 3D appearance.
Such detailed work continues as we build up to the end product.

This is a comparison shot of the 3D CG data when production was still underway vs the final product.
Modeling and rigging has been completed in the former shot, while in the latter, we applied texturing to obtain the right colour and texture, as well as lighting to achieve a realistic 3D appearance.
Check out the differences between the before and after!

At NSK's headquarters and factory in Kanuma, Japan, we source 100% green energy and increased our rate of recycling factory waste to as high as 99.3%.

On top of that, we have carps swimming in a pond filled with water cleansed throughout our manufacturing processes by water purification systems.

These systems purify waste water to a level clean enough for nature to thrive in, before distributing it back into the river.

Here's a shot of the energetic carps jumping merrily in the animation.

In NSK's factory in Kanuma, Japan, we have water purification systems that clean factory waste water to a level clean enough for carps to swim in before the water is distributed back into the river.

The factory featured in Episode 3 is NSK's A1 factory in Kanuma City at Tochigi, Japan.

This cutting-edge factory plays a key role in NSK's mid to long-term strategy, and helps produce 90% of the precision parts required for NSK's products.

At the A1 factory, we source 100% green energy and aim to minimize our impact on the environment in all of our processes, while taking care of the environment surrounding our factory as well.

Here are the characters who appear in NSK STUDIO.

For this animation, we engaged award-winning director Atsushi Makino to help us with the development, from designing the 3D CG animation characters all the way to directing the film.

Please check out the movie to see how these characters move around happily in the film!

This is a shot of the large-sized Mr. Q when we were checking his 3D appearance.

The real Mr. Q is actually rather small, but the bats that wrap themselves around him make him look much larger than he is.

When he has bats wrapped around him, Mr. Q can walk around in the daytime without having to fear the sunlight.

The large-sized Mr. Q actually appears in the opening scene of Episode 1.

If you watch carefully, a shark character that is due to appear in Episode 3 appears in that same scene too.

Appearing in Episode 2 are Mr. Q's teeth.

They look really uncomfortable being covered by tartar and biofilm.

The atmosphere here feels like Halloween…

Mr. Q is in the midst of having the stubborn tartar removed from his teeth with the ultrasonic scaler here.

His teeth look elated getting a good cleanup!

Mr. Q is in the midst of having the stubborn tartar removed from his teeth with the ultrasonic scaler here.

His teeth look elated getting a good cleanup!

At NSK's headquarters and factory in Kanuma, Japan, we source 100% green energy and increased our rate of recycling factory waste to as high as 99.3%.

On top of that, we have carps swimming in a pond filled with water cleansed throughout our manufacturing processes by water purification systems.

These systems purify waste water to a level clean enough for nature to thrive in, before distributing it back into the river.

Here's a shot of the energetic carps jumping merrily in the animation.

In NSK's factory in Kanuma, Japan, we have water purification systems that clean factory waste water to a level clean enough for carps to swim in before the water is distributed back into the river.

The factory featured in Episode 3 is NSK's A1 factory in Kanuma City at Tochigi, Japan.

This cutting-edge factory plays a key role in NSK's mid to long-term strategy, and helps produce 90% of the precision parts required for NSK's products.

At the A1 factory, we source 100% green energy and aim to minimize our impact on the environment in all of our processes, while taking care of the environment surrounding our factory as well.

Here are the characters who appear in NSK STUDIO.

For this animation, we engaged award-winning director Atsushi Makino to help us with the development, from designing the 3D CG animation characters all the way to directing the film.

Please check out the movie to see how these characters move around happily in the film!

This is a shot of the large-sized Mr. Q when we were checking his 3D appearance.

The real Mr. Q is actually rather small, but the bats that wrap themselves around him make him look much larger than he is.

When he has bats wrapped around him, Mr. Q can walk around in the daytime without having to fear the sunlight.

The large-sized Mr. Q actually appears in the opening scene of Episode 1.

If you watch carefully, a shark character that is due to appear in Episode 3 appears in that same scene too.

Appearing in Episode 2 are Mr. Q's teeth.

They look really uncomfortable being covered by tartar and biofilm.

The atmosphere here feels like Halloween…

Mr. Q is in the midst of having the stubborn tartar removed from his teeth with the ultrasonic scaler here.

His teeth look elated getting a good cleanup!

Mr. Q is in the midst of having the stubborn tartar removed from his teeth with the ultrasonic scaler here.

His teeth look elated getting a good cleanup!