Coming out of Autodesk 3December 2013 in Tokyo was a panel hosted by RGG Studio animator Kudo Yuichi. 

The panel discussed using the latest Autodesk 3D animating software could be used to create realistic fabrics and how his team of 3 achieved this for the Kimono’s in Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!

The above video shows the tech in action putting Sakumoto in a a test sand box to show off his sword dance.

There is a lot more to the article that’s a wall of Japanese text to wade through but if you can read it and have an interest in the industry the full article can be found here.