Yōhei Kameyama on Making Milky☆Subway Solo and What Comes Next
The interview provides the first detailed account of how a single creator built one of 2025's standout short-form anime from a college project into a theatrical release.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
In an interview with Anime News Network, creator Yōhei Kameyama discussed the origins of his hit short-form anime Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express, from its roots as a vocational school graduation project to its theatrical run in Japan. He described the challenge of coordinating music and animation as a first-time creator and cited Disney's Steamboat Willie as a key inspiration for fusing music with visuals.
Kameyama studied abroad in California for two and a half years before switching to a Japanese vocational school when he found 3D animation easier than expected. His graduation project, Milky☆Highway, became the basis for the series. He designed the two main female characters with an unconventional look to create a striking first impression rather than overthink the setting. For the music, two people handled composition while Kameyama created all the visuals himself. The biggest risk, he said, was that everything was new and unpredictable-from coordinating voice actors to matching animation with the composers' work.
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- Anime News Network Interview: Yōhei Kameyama on His Breakout Hit, Milky☆Subway