Fast, consistent, all-in-one Anime (アニメ) toon shading & outline detection rendering solution for next generation, ultra high quality, 4K NPR and PSR content in Autodesk® Maya®. Version 3.0 powered by 3Delight NSI/OSL.
The Dragon Prince — © 2019 Wonderstorm
The Dragon Prince — © 2019 Wonderstorm
The Dragon Prince — © 2019 Wonderstorm
The Dragon Prince — © 2019 Wonderstorm
The Dragon Prince — © 2019 Wonderstorm
The Dragon Prince — © 2019 Wonderstorm
The Dragon Prince — © 2019 Wonderstorm
The Dragon Prince — © 2019 Wonderstorm
The Dragon Prince — © 2019 Wonderstorm
The Dragon Prince — © 2019 Wonderstorm
Yakari — © 2019 Bac Films Distribution
Yakari — © 2019 Bac Films Distribution
Yakari — © 2019 Bac Films Distribution
ULTRAMAN製作委員会 — © 2019 TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS, Eiichi Shimizu,Tomohiro Shimoguchi
ULTRAMAN製作委員会 — © 2019 TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS, Eiichi Shimizu,Tomohiro Shimoguchi
ULTRAMAN製作委員会 — © 2019 TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS, Eiichi Shimizu,Tomohiro Shimoguchi
ULTRAMAN製作委員会 — © 2019 TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS, Eiichi Shimizu,Tomohiro Shimoguchi
ULTRAMAN製作委員会 — © 2019 TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS, Eiichi Shimizu,Tomohiro Shimoguchi
BLAME! — © 2017 Tsutomu Nihei, Kodansha Prod.
BLAME! — © 2017 Tsutomu Nihei, Kodansha Prod.
BLAME! — © 2017 Tsutomu Nihei, Kodansha Prod.
BLAME! — © 2017 Tsutomu Nihei, Kodansha Prod.
BLAME! — © 2017 Tsutomu Nihei, Kodansha Prod.
BLAME! — © 2017 Tsutomu Nihei, Kodansha Prod.
BLAME! — © 2017 Tsutomu Nihei, Kodansha Prod.
Maya plug-in
| Maya | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| O/S | Win, Linux, macOS |
Supported Renderers
| 3Delight RI/RSL | 12.0+, 13.0+ |
| 3Delight NSI/OSL (beta) |
2.0+, Cloud |
Maneki® introduces Photo-Surreal Rendering (PSR) — a neologism for the stylistic intersection of physically-based (PBR) and non-photoreal (NPR). Maneki combines modern lighting, shading and path tracing techniques with the traditional design elements of Japanese Anime, featuring unique, production-proven, features.
Maneki has been and is being used on a growing number of high-profile Feature Films and Netflix Original TV Series:
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Maneki is named after our mascot “Maneki Neko” (招き猫), literally translated as the beckoning cat. He typically resides by the windowsill of homes, shops & offices, and has become a pop icon not only in Japan, its original birthplace, but also in China and worldwide. With his welcoming pose, intriguing character and unmatched cuteness (kawaii / かわいい) we invite you to try our rendering technology. If you'd like to communicate with him, he's a regular on Twitter.
Maneki is tightly integrated in Autodesk® Maya® with a set of materials, lights, procedural patterns and geometry processing tools. While designed to produce beauty imagery straight out of the renderer and minimize the work done in compositing, Maneki provides convenient output AOVs along with introducing a novel re-coloring workflow for directors via the additional Maneki Composer for Nuke.
Re-architectured from the ground up, Maneki 3.0 is powered by the new 3Delight NSI renderer, which uses the new Nodal Scene Interface API (NSI) and Open Shading Language (OSL). This new version has been developed to completely replace our pre-existing software stack which was built around aging technologies such as the glorious, but anachronistic, RenderMan Interface (RI) and RenderMan Shading Language (RSL). Maneki 3.0 is currently in private beta for selected partners.
Maneki 2.0 is powered under the hood by the legacy 3Delight renderer (RI / RSL). Featuring a tight integration with Autodesk Maya, Maneki offers unique rendering capabilities developed with particular attention for the stylistic needs of content productions that aim at reproducing Anime-style looks.
Maneki 2.0 Composer for Nuke efficiently re-color shots (including both shading and outlines) in Nuke and sync-back color changes with Maya to reproduce final imagery. This allows for quick interaction and parallel team work with the color director without the need for legacy texture-based "color palettes".
