The Israeli in the Anime Credits: Yotam Lieberman's Way Into Japan's Animation Industry

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0300

“Lieberman isn’t exactly a common name in the credits of an anime.” That is roughly how Yotam Lieberman — an Israeli animator and a student at the Japanese Language Centre in Tel Aviv — sums up what he has pulled off: breaking into Japan’s notoriously closed animation industry not from the bottom rung, but straight into the role of key animator.

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The Israeli in the Anime Credits: Yotam Lieberman's Way Into Japan's Animation Industry