作画(さくが)

さくが
noun
drawing; artwork; animation
technicalart
1. drawing; artwork; illustration
The act of drawing or creating visual art, or the resulting artwork itself. Used broadly for paintings, illustrations, and artistic creation.
作画(さくが)に三年(さんねん)かかった。
The artwork took three years to complete.
この画家(がか)の作画(さくが)スタイルは独特(どくとく)だ。
This painter's artistic style is unique.
細部(さいぶ)まで丁寧(ていねい)に描(えが)かれた作画(さくが)が高(たか)く評価(ひょうか)されている。
The carefully detailed artwork has been highly praised.
2. animation quality; animation work
In the context of anime and manga, refers specifically to the quality of the animation or the process of creating animation frames. A key term in anime discussion and criticism.
このアニメは作画(さくが)がすごい。
The animation in this anime is amazing.
最終回(さいしゅうかい)の作画(さくが)が崩(くず)れていた。
The animation quality dropped in the final episode.
戦闘(せんとう)シーンの作画(さくが)を担当(たんとう)したアニメーターが話題(わだい)になった。
The animator who handled the battle scene's animation became a hot topic.

In online anime discussion, 作画(さくが) almost always refers to animation quality (sense 2). Fans use terms like 作画(さくが)崩壊(ほうかい) (animation collapse) to describe episodes with noticeably poor drawing quality, and 神(かみ)作画(さくが) (god-tier animation) to praise outstanding animation.

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Related: 漫画家(まんがか) (manga artist)
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Added 2026.2.17 23:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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