Vincent Chansard has slowly gained the trust of anime fans with his epic skills. Luffy’s battle scenes in One Piece seem incomplete without Chansard’s contributions, and the animator loves discussing his works in detail, making otakus fall in love with him even more.
After graduating from the most prestigious animation school in France, Gobelins l’école de l’image, he came into contact with Japanese anime studios. This was the decision that changed the lives of every One Piece anime fan.
Vincent Chansard Animated the Zoro, Luffy Vs. Seraphim Battle in One Piece Episode 1109
In episode 1109 of One Piece, Luffy and Lucci pair up against S-Bear while Zoro and Kaku hold off S-Hawk. The pirates and Cipher Pol agents had to reluctantly work together to resist the Seraphims, and the animation by Vincent Chansard has brought the scene to life. Chansard is an animator and storyboard artist who has worked on several famous series like Back Clover, Boruto, Jujutsu Kaisen, Mob Psycho III, One Piece and more.
In an X thread, the animator explained the thought process that went into creating episode 1109. According to the animator, the limit to this episode that that Zoro could not fight back.
This very real fear that no matter how strong zorro is, at any moment a single mistake can be dangerous, despite the strength gap, it creates tension in the fight.
There was also a lot of focus on the eyes of the characters, and it was a way to perceive the fight. Zoro needed to be attentive and dodge everything while protecting Kaku. Chansard admitted that while he was adding the fight choreography, he was given a lot of freedom.
Next, the animator directly talks about Zorro, who has had years of training but having to defend Kaku slowed down his capabilities. He was also going against S-Hawk who is a newborn almost, which made him create a distance between them.
Vincent Chansard’s Other Magnificent Impact Frames
Vincent Chansard is well known for his key animation scenes and impact scenes. He is an expert in animating scenes where a heavy blow needs to be depicted. He has worked on several such scenes in One Piece and all of them have been extremely well-received. In fact, his impact frames are so popular that they birthed a new meme.
Chansard has done key animation for episodes 957, 1004, 1017, 1028, 1033, 1038, 1045, 1048, 1062, 1066-1067, 1069, 1071, 1074, 1076, 1093, 1100-1101, and 1109 of One Piece. Many of these episodes contain the most dynamic battles ever. They include the Luffy Vs Kaido battle, Luffy attaining Gear 5, Zoro Vs. King, and many more.
Vincent Chansard is extremely well-known in the anime community. Not only have fans learned to recognize his works, famed studios are also in awe of his skills. In an interview, the animator admitted that his nights were quite short since he was working on his graduation project and as a freelance animator under his idol director all at the same time.
His key animations have also made their way to huge MAPPA projects like Jujutsu Kaisen season 2. Fans of One Piece love putting together impact frames created by Chansard and they are bound to surprise you with their oomph factor.
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