One Piece Animators Start Toro Animation Studio, Reveal Epic Trailer for First Project

This week, French One Piece animators Dorian Coulon and Julien Cortey announced the founding of Toro Animation Studio (TōRō), releasing its first project on X (formerly Twitter). The project was an animated promo trailer for the upcoming French manga Instinct written by the popular One Piece fan and YouTuber, Inoxtag.

It quickly went viral and was praised for its fluid animation and high-octane fight scenes. Below, readers can check out the staff information and promo video for Instinct, starring voice actor Donald Reignoux as the main character, Haki.

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Instinct promotional trailer staff:

• Director, Lead Animator: Julien Cortey
• Assistant Director: Dorian Coulon
• Character Design: Cécile de Gantes, Charline Sanchez
• Art Director: Adrien Pires
• Storyboard, Character Supervisor: Charline Sanchez
• Studio: TōRō Animation Studio
• FX Supervisor: Maxime Neaud
• 3D Supervisor: Maxime Jouniot
• Animators: Louaï Benadda, Julien Cortey, Dorian Coulon, Léa Justum, Jordan Rear, Lison Sabiols, Charline Sanchez, Ines Schieber
• 2DFX: Gabriel Allouch, Naoki Araiza Tokumasu, Paul Bouchart, Aliénor Bouteloup de Vilers, Oscar Cotte, Jérome Dupré, Rachid Guendouze, Maxime Neaud, Ines Schieber, Kerim Tumer
• Background Artist, Compositing Artist: Adrien Pires
• Assist: Rémi Demoulin, Axel Lecourtois, Toni Maillot, Othman Selmi, Amélie Zorilla
• Special Thanks: Yanis Bouhjoura, Philippe Herin, Louka Sanchez
• Producer: Inoxtag
• Original Character Design: Charles Compain
• Music: MIM
• Sound Design: Kitchenette
• Creative Intent: Basile Monnot

Coulon and Cortey are well-regarded in the anime community for their work on high-profile titles, which include Attack on Titan, Black Clover, Jujutsu Kaisen, Boruto, and notably, One Piece. Coulon was involved in One Piece‘s iconic Episode 1015, credited for the layout and key animation on the scene where Luffy walks past Kaido and Big Mom bearing down on him (link). He was also spotlighted in our review of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 20 for his work on the episode’s opening scenes. Cortey was involved in One Piece Episode 1017, similarly doing key animation for Law’s attack on Kaido (link).

The Instinct manga was written by Inoxtag, with Charles Compain responsible for the art, Basile Monnot credited for the creative intent, and Michel LAFON handling the publishing. The manga can be purchased here. It debuts in France on November 21 and is described:
Haki, 19, has the gift of seeing the intentions of others. He perceives Taura from those around him and must constantly endure human nature. When Haki learns that he has an incurable virus and only has a few months to live, he meets Luna, an intriguing young girl who gives him a glimpse of a better world. But what will be the price to pay?

Source: ToRo Animation Studio via X (formerly Twitter)
© Inoxtag, Charles Compain, Basile Monnot・Michel LAFON Publishing・Toro Studio
© Eiichiro Oda / Shueisha, Toei Animation