That sculpting book is back after 9 years! A special one-night lecture. Seminar to celebrate the release of 'Animal Modeling: Animal Sculpting Anatomy, Revised and Enlarged Edition' on Saturday, April 25, 2026

Too Corporation (Headquarters: 3-4-7 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Gota Ishii), a comprehensive trading company for the creative market, will hold a seminar to commemorate the publication of 'Animal Modeling: Animal Sculpting Anatomy, Revised and Enlarged Edition,' written by Mr. Yuji Katagiri, a character creator, sculptor, and film director active in Hollywood.

For 30 years, Mr. Katagiri has been active on the front lines of Hollywood while also holding sculpture seminars throughout Japan to train creators. His students come from a wide range of fields, not only from the modeling industry but also CG artists, illustrators, architects, writers, and medical professionals. His classes in Tokyo are so popular that there is always a waiting list.

In this seminar, he will provide commentary from a practical perspective, focusing on sculpting concepts applicable to both digital and analog domains, building reality in animal and character modeling, observational skills and anatomical understanding in 3D expression, and the Hollywood film industry and digital tools.

Additionally, an advance sale will be held exclusively at the event venue. Please join us for this valuable opportunity to directly experience the thoughts and techniques of a top creator and enhance your digital sculpting expressive power.

■Title

Seminar to commemorate the release of 'Animal Modeling: Animal Sculpting Anatomy, Revised and Enlarged Edition'

■Seminar Application and Details

https://www.too.com/event/2026/katagiri_animalmodeling/

■Program

・"ZBrush" product introduction corner
・Lecture on animal and character creation
・The Hollywood film industry and digital tools
・Q&A session
・Autograph session

■Recommended for:

・Those in the game, video, and anime industries who want to experience top-class sculpting and expressive power and apply it to their work
・Product designers who want to get hints for digital modeling that achieves both realism and sculptural beauty
・Students and young creators who want to take the quality of their digital sculpting to the next level
・Those who are struggling with how to present their work in 3D and express details in ZBrush
・Those who want to learn the production process and thought process of a talented artist

■Lecturer

Mr. Yuji Katagiri

Born in Tokyo. A character designer/sculptor/film director active in Hollywood. He moved to the United States at 18 and began working on Hollywood films at 19. He has been involved in works by Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, and Guillermo del Toro, and has been in charge of character creation for numerous blockbusters such as 'Pacific Rim,' 'Jurassic Park III,' 'Avatar: The Way of Water,' 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' 'The Mandalorian,' and 'Man of Steel.' He won an Emmy Award in 1996 for 'The X-Files.' His books include 'Yuji Katagiri's Anatomy Sculpting Complete Edition' and 'Animal Modeling...'