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The first key frames on pixiv, a pilot on YouTube, a fan club on FANBOX, a crowdfunded series on Makuake — paste its page. We read the title, author, art and website straight from the source: that's what the animator later proves ownership against, so nobody can redirect the money.
Human-made, independent work only. No AI-generated animation, no major studios or corporate IP — reports are reviewed and flagged projects close.
31 places where animation starts ↓
01Where the drawings start
Sketches, key frames, character sheets, first animaticspixivIllustrators and animators in Japanpixiv.net/users/… · /artworks/…
XKey frames, sakuga, pilot announcementsx.com/<handle>
InstagramProcess reels and sketchbooksinstagram.com/<artist>
BlueskyThe artist themselvesbsky.app/profile/<handle>
CaraThe artist network with no AI imagescara.app/<artist>
ArtStationAnimator & storyboard portfoliosartstation.com/<artist>
DeviantArtFan animators and comic artistsdeviantart.com/<artist>
TumblrAnimated loops and art blogs<blog>.tumblr.com
BehanceMotion and animation portfoliosbehance.net/<artist>
WEBTOONWebcomics on their way to an animewebtoons.com/…/list?title_no=…
02Where the animation airs
Shorts, pilots, web series, process streamsYouTubeA short, a series playlist or a channelyoutube.com/watch?v=… · /@channel
VimeoFestival shorts and filmsvimeo.com/123456789
TikTokShort loops and animation teststiktok.com/@<artist>
NiconicoJapanese indie animation and MADsnicovideo.jp/watch/sm…
BilibiliIndependent donghuabilibili.com/video/BV… · space.bilibili.com/…
NewgroundsMovies, art and artist pagesnewgrounds.com/portal/view/…
TwitchAnimators drawing livetwitch.tv/<artist>
03Where fans already chip in
Tips, fan clubs, commissions and crowdfundingPatreonAnimators funded by fanspatreon.com/<artist>
Ko-fiAn artist's tip jarko-fi.com/<artist>
FANBOXJapanese creators' fan plans<creator>.fanbox.cc
FantiaFan clubs of Japanese creatorsfantia.jp/fanclubs/…
SkebCommissions from an artistskeb.jp/@<artist>
BOOTHArtbooks, rigs and doujin works<shop>.booth.pm
GumroadCourses, brushes and rigs<artist>.gumroad.com
KickstarterPilots and films being crowdfundedkickstarter.com/projects/…
IndiegogoCrowdfunded shorts and seriesindiegogo.com/projects/…
MakuakeJapanese anime crowdfundingmakuake.com/project/…
CAMPFIREJapanese crowdfunding for pilotscamp-fire.jp/projects/…/view
04Games, tools & studio sites
What the community builds with — and the studio's own dooritch.ioHand-animated indie games, asset packs<dev>.itch.io/<game>
GitHubOpen-source animation toolsgithub.com/<owner>/<repo>
Studio siteA small studio or a film's own siteyourstudio.com