Japanese Animation and New Media
Week Six: Chapter Ten: Structures of Depth
Such superflat techniques are not limited to the relation between background and figure but enter into the figuration of the figure itself. The character DOB thus undergoes a series of transformations in which the elements of the character can be multiplied and divided, stretched and pulled, swarming across the surface of the image, and leaping into radically different formats, appearing not only on canvases but on Edo-style screens and a variety of commercial goods.
