Pour les fans de Koji Morimoto, sachez qu'il ne fait désormais plus partie des piliers et artistes réguliers du Studio 4°C, puisqu'il a quitté cette fameuse maison de production nippone il y a quelques mois pour monter sa propre structure, baptisée phy (Φ), dont il est directeur artistique. L'occasion également de pointer un site de vente qui vient d'ouvrir à l'adresse www.phy-shop.com, et qui propose pour l'instant seulement des coques iPhone designées par Morimoto lui même, ainsi que sa femme Atsuko Fukushima.

L'information est confirmée sur son site officiel où sa bio a récemment été mise à jour (et désormais aussi proposée en version anglaise) :

In 2011, after having been involved many years earlier in its founding, and having guided the company’s works with his creative direction from the beginning, Morimoto decided to leave Studio 4°C to embrace new challenges. Currently, Morimoto presides over a new creative team called Φphy. There he serves as Executive Art Director and is focusing not only on animation production, but also on many new ventures outside of the realm of anime. As a creative visionary, Morimoto actively participates in international art projects involving art direction and commercials for corporations, interior design, product design, and much more.



English audience : Since few months, Koji Morimoto is no longer at Studio 4°C. He founded a new little studio called "phy" (Φ), where he's artistic director. And now Phy has a webshop.