I'll look into the animation next!
I know what you are saying about artists having problems with the next crew coming up... Though I have to say; I hope that 3D isn't replacing 2D (Passing on the analogy silent film/talkies)...
I'm in the Kanto region, in Ibaraki prefecture, about 40 Km due North of Tokyo proper. Deep in the Japanese "Breadbasket" so to speak (Farming country). The veggies are fresh, the people are friendly and the bugs are HUGE...