The acclaimed studio's current work takes place in gritty, steam-covered Kyoto. We talked to Minoru Ōta and Satori Senami about KyoAni's new, original work.
'A New Era' for Kyoto Animation: An Interview with Sparks of Tomorrow Director and Producer
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July 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The acclaimed studio's current work takes place in gritty, steam-covered Kyoto. We talked to Minoru Ōta and Satori Senami about KyoAni's new, original work.
Looking forward to #CHI2026 coming up soon in Barcelona! Extremely proud of my PhD advisees Denny Starks and Senami Kojah whose first-authored papers were accepted 🤩
Here are our group's four papers this year:
Here are our group's four papers this year:
March 25, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Looking forward to #CHI2026 coming up soon in Barcelona! Extremely proud of my PhD advisees Denny Starks and Senami Kojah whose first-authored papers were accepted 🤩
Here are our group's four papers this year:
Here are our group's four papers this year:
Producer Senami said she was looking to this extra Eupho story the most: Kaori reminiscing about her one regret from back in highschool. Asuka had questioned whether, if Kaori loved her and only her because she was special, would that love stop if she no longer was? Kaori couldn't answer at the time
October 31, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Producer Senami said she was looking to this extra Eupho story the most: Kaori reminiscing about her one regret from back in highschool. Asuka had questioned whether, if Kaori loved her and only her because she was special, would that love stop if she no longer was? Kaori couldn't answer at the time
The AnimeFesta anime "Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android?" reveals its main promotional video, cast for the uncensored version, theme song artist, an original video anime followup, and January 9 premiere!
Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android? Anime's Reveals New Video, More Cast & Staff, OVA Plans, January 9 Debut
Ao Senami, Yū Shiraki star in anime's Deregula version
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December 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The AnimeFesta anime "Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android?" reveals its main promotional video, cast for the uncensored version, theme song artist, an original video anime followup, and January 9 premiere!
This is a post of appreciation for my PhD advisees, some of my favorite collaborators! Here's a photo from our recent lab retreat.
From left to right: Denny Starks, Senami Kojah, me @mayworms.info, @hibbythach.com, Mel Monier, @lameiro.bsky.social
From left to right: Denny Starks, Senami Kojah, me @mayworms.info, @hibbythach.com, Mel Monier, @lameiro.bsky.social
September 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This is a post of appreciation for my PhD advisees, some of my favorite collaborators! Here's a photo from our recent lab retreat.
From left to right: Denny Starks, Senami Kojah, me @mayworms.info, @hibbythach.com, Mel Monier, @lameiro.bsky.social
From left to right: Denny Starks, Senami Kojah, me @mayworms.info, @hibbythach.com, Mel Monier, @lameiro.bsky.social
The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts (with Senami Kojah, @haimson.bsky.social, and @michaelannephd.bsky.social) [Second Author]
January 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts (with Senami Kojah, @haimson.bsky.social, and @michaelannephd.bsky.social) [Second Author]
So glad to see this paper out, congrats Senami and @bzfzhang.bsky.social!
Congrats to Senami Kojah for publishing her 1st 1st-authored paper! "Dialing it Back: Shadowbanning, Invisible Digital Labor, & how Marginalized Content Creators Attempt to Mitigate Impacts of Opaque Platform Governance" w/ @bzfzhang.bsky.social @bloggeronpole.bsky.social dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
"Dialing it Back:" Shadowbanning, Invisible Digital Labor, and how Marginalized Content Creators Attempt to Mitigate the Impacts of Opaque Platform Governance | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Compute...
Content creators with marginalized identities are disproportionately affected by shadowbanning
on social media platforms, which impacts their economic prospects online. Through
a diary study and inter...
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January 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
So glad to see this paper out, congrats Senami and @bzfzhang.bsky.social!
The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts by Senami Kojah, @hibbythach.com, @michaelannephd.bsky.social #CHI2026
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March 25, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts by Senami Kojah, @hibbythach.com, @michaelannephd.bsky.social #CHI2026
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Bored and tipsy name two people in any anime that if real they could get it. BUT you must name the anime as well
I’ll go first.
Piccolo and Senami shinazugawa
I’ll go first.
Piccolo and Senami shinazugawa
August 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Bored and tipsy name two people in any anime that if real they could get it. BUT you must name the anime as well
I’ll go first.
Piccolo and Senami shinazugawa
I’ll go first.
Piccolo and Senami shinazugawa
Some past commissioned artworks
October 20, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Some past commissioned artworks
Weapon Refute Characters - Part 6
Name: "Larissa Senami"
Title: "Ult Gamer"
Pronouns: She/ Her
Ofthen in her own world, but surprisingly adapt at socializing. She always knows what to say.
#WR #WeaponRefute #OC #CharacterDesign #Refsheet #ArtistsonBSKY #Fangan #Conceptart
Name: "Larissa Senami"
Title: "Ult Gamer"
Pronouns: She/ Her
Ofthen in her own world, but surprisingly adapt at socializing. She always knows what to say.
#WR #WeaponRefute #OC #CharacterDesign #Refsheet #ArtistsonBSKY #Fangan #Conceptart
February 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Weapon Refute Characters - Part 6
Name: "Larissa Senami"
Title: "Ult Gamer"
Pronouns: She/ Her
Ofthen in her own world, but surprisingly adapt at socializing. She always knows what to say.
#WR #WeaponRefute #OC #CharacterDesign #Refsheet #ArtistsonBSKY #Fangan #Conceptart
Name: "Larissa Senami"
Title: "Ult Gamer"
Pronouns: She/ Her
Ofthen in her own world, but surprisingly adapt at socializing. She always knows what to say.
#WR #WeaponRefute #OC #CharacterDesign #Refsheet #ArtistsonBSKY #Fangan #Conceptart
Excited for my PhD advisee Senami Kojah, whose paper "Silencing the Voiceless: Social Media Content Moderation for At Risk Marginalized Populations in High-Stakes Violence and Human Rights Contexts in Nigeria" is the 1st paper presentation at #CSCW2025! Online program starts tomorrow at 7am CET.
October 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Excited for my PhD advisee Senami Kojah, whose paper "Silencing the Voiceless: Social Media Content Moderation for At Risk Marginalized Populations in High-Stakes Violence and Human Rights Contexts in Nigeria" is the 1st paper presentation at #CSCW2025! Online program starts tomorrow at 7am CET.
This morning at #CHI2026, @hibbythach.com will be presenting our paper "The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts," led by Senami Kojah and co-authored with @michaelannephd.bsky.social.
paper link: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
paper link: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts | Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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April 16, 2026 at 7:23 AM
This morning at #CHI2026, @hibbythach.com will be presenting our paper "The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts," led by Senami Kojah and co-authored with @michaelannephd.bsky.social.
paper link: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
paper link: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Les lauréats 2024 du Prix pour la photographie du musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac sont Priyadarshini Ravichandran, Felipe Romero Beltrán et Julie Gough. Les jurés ont également décerné une mention spéciale à Senami Donoumassou.
Par Stéphane Renault.
Par Stéphane Renault.
Le Prix pour la photographie du musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac décerné
Les lauréats 2024 sont Priyadarshini Ravichandran, Felipe Romero Beltrán et Julie Gough. Les jurés ont également décerné une mention spéciale à Senami Donoumassou.
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June 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Les lauréats 2024 du Prix pour la photographie du musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac sont Priyadarshini Ravichandran, Felipe Romero Beltrán et Julie Gough. Les jurés ont également décerné une mention spéciale à Senami Donoumassou.
Par Stéphane Renault.
Par Stéphane Renault.
Kyoto Animation's Minoru Ota and Satori Senami Discuss Sparks of Tomorrow at Anime Expo
Kyoto Animation's Minoru Ota and Satori Senami discuss the making of Sparks of Tomorrow at Anime Expo. Ota on informal mentorship, Senami on producer duties.
Kyoto Animation's Minoru Ota and Satori Senami discuss the making of Sparks of Tomorrow at Anime Expo. Ota on informal mentorship, Senami on producer duties.
July 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Kyoto Animation's Minoru Ota and Satori Senami Discuss Sparks of Tomorrow at Anime Expo
Kyoto Animation's Minoru Ota and Satori Senami discuss the making of Sparks of Tomorrow at Anime Expo. Ota on informal mentorship, Senami on producer duties.
Kyoto Animation's Minoru Ota and Satori Senami discuss the making of Sparks of Tomorrow at Anime Expo. Ota on informal mentorship, Senami on producer duties.
Congrats to Senami Kojah for publishing her 1st 1st-authored paper! "Dialing it Back: Shadowbanning, Invisible Digital Labor, & how Marginalized Content Creators Attempt to Mitigate Impacts of Opaque Platform Governance" w/ @bzfzhang.bsky.social @bloggeronpole.bsky.social dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
"Dialing it Back:" Shadowbanning, Invisible Digital Labor, and how Marginalized Content Creators Attempt to Mitigate the Impacts of Opaque Platform Governance | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Compute...
Content creators with marginalized identities are disproportionately affected by shadowbanning
on social media platforms, which impacts their economic prospects online. Through
a diary study and inter...
dl.acm.org
January 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Congrats to Senami Kojah for publishing her 1st 1st-authored paper! "Dialing it Back: Shadowbanning, Invisible Digital Labor, & how Marginalized Content Creators Attempt to Mitigate Impacts of Opaque Platform Governance" w/ @bzfzhang.bsky.social @bloggeronpole.bsky.social dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Weapon Refute Characters - Part 6
Name: "Larissa Senami"
Title: "Ult Gamer"
Pronouns: She/ Her
Ofthen in her own world, but surprisingly adapt at socializing. She always knows what to say.
#WR #WeaponRefute #OC #CharacterDesign #Refsheet #ArtistsonBSKY #Fangan #Conceptart
Name: "Larissa Senami"
Title: "Ult Gamer"
Pronouns: She/ Her
Ofthen in her own world, but surprisingly adapt at socializing. She always knows what to say.
#WR #WeaponRefute #OC #CharacterDesign #Refsheet #ArtistsonBSKY #Fangan #Conceptart
February 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Weapon Refute Characters - Part 6
Name: "Larissa Senami"
Title: "Ult Gamer"
Pronouns: She/ Her
Ofthen in her own world, but surprisingly adapt at socializing. She always knows what to say.
#WR #WeaponRefute #OC #CharacterDesign #Refsheet #ArtistsonBSKY #Fangan #Conceptart
Name: "Larissa Senami"
Title: "Ult Gamer"
Pronouns: She/ Her
Ofthen in her own world, but surprisingly adapt at socializing. She always knows what to say.
#WR #WeaponRefute #OC #CharacterDesign #Refsheet #ArtistsonBSKY #Fangan #Conceptart
Sparks of Tomorrow Makes U.S. Premiere at Anime Expo 🇺🇸
Minoru Ota, Satori Senami & Ginger Root premiere first two episodes
Kyoto Animation's painterly new look unpacked
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Minoru Ota, Satori Senami & Ginger Root premiere first two episodes
Kyoto Animation's painterly new look unpacked
hoshika.app/blog/sparks-of-tomor…
September 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Sparks of Tomorrow Makes U.S. Premiere at Anime Expo 🇺🇸
Minoru Ota, Satori Senami & Ginger Root premiere first two episodes
Kyoto Animation's painterly new look unpacked
hoshika.app/blog/sparks-of-tomor…
Minoru Ota, Satori Senami & Ginger Root premiere first two episodes
Kyoto Animation's painterly new look unpacked
hoshika.app/blog/sparks-of-tomor…
Update! They have Body's now.
#pixelart
LLove how I made them look so good!
#fangan #WR #WeaponRefute #OC
#pixelart
LLove how I made them look so good!
#fangan #WR #WeaponRefute #OC
January 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Update! They have Body's now.
#pixelart
LLove how I made them look so good!
#fangan #WR #WeaponRefute #OC
#pixelart
LLove how I made them look so good!
#fangan #WR #WeaponRefute #OC
Espera aí — passaportes na FACIM? Sim, ouviste bem. O SENAMI decidiu sair das quatro paredes e montar balcão onde o povo está, na Feira.
Carmen Mazenga, porta-voz em Maputo, veio com conversa de sensibilização contra corrupção. Será que desta vez pega, o…
#Moçambique #SENAMI #Passaportes
Carmen Mazenga, porta-voz em Maputo, veio com conversa de sensibilização contra corrupção. Será que desta vez pega, o…
#Moçambique #SENAMI #Passaportes
September 7, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Espera aí — passaportes na FACIM? Sim, ouviste bem. O SENAMI decidiu sair das quatro paredes e montar balcão onde o povo está, na Feira.
Carmen Mazenga, porta-voz em Maputo, veio com conversa de sensibilização contra corrupção. Será que desta vez pega, o…
#Moçambique #SENAMI #Passaportes
Carmen Mazenga, porta-voz em Maputo, veio com conversa de sensibilização contra corrupção. Será que desta vez pega, o…
#Moçambique #SENAMI #Passaportes
Sparks of Tomorrow se estrena en EE. UU. en Anime Expo 🇺🇸
Minoru Ota, Satori Senami & Ginger Root presentan los dos primeros episodios
Analizamos el nuevo estilo artístico de Kyoto Animation
hoshika.app/blog/sparks-of-tomor…
Minoru Ota, Satori Senami & Ginger Root presentan los dos primeros episodios
Analizamos el nuevo estilo artístico de Kyoto Animation
hoshika.app/blog/sparks-of-tomor…
September 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Sparks of Tomorrow se estrena en EE. UU. en Anime Expo 🇺🇸
Minoru Ota, Satori Senami & Ginger Root presentan los dos primeros episodios
Analizamos el nuevo estilo artístico de Kyoto Animation
hoshika.app/blog/sparks-of-tomor…
Minoru Ota, Satori Senami & Ginger Root presentan los dos primeros episodios
Analizamos el nuevo estilo artístico de Kyoto Animation
hoshika.app/blog/sparks-of-tomor…
Quem estava a facilitar a entrada dos raptores? Três funcionárias do SENAMI acabam de ser detidas em Ressano Garcia com um esquema que arrepia: 150 passaportes carimbados em segredo, sem os titulares lá estarem. O SERNIC já confirmou – o caso está ligado às…
#Moçambique #Corrupção #SENAMI
#Moçambique #Corrupção #SENAMI
August 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM