Animation studio Sunrise revealed on June 1 that it will establish an animator training program named “Sunrise Sakuga Juku” (Sunrise Animation School) beginning in April 2018, and running until March 2019.
The program is accepting applicants between 18-25 years old, or high school students who will graduate by March 2018.
The new program is a revival of the company’s “Wakagi Juku” hands-on animation program, which ran from 2005 to 2011.
After the one-year training, the program will prepare trainees to work as animators for Sunrise.