The first thing you will need is the software, the second is the character. But to make your own anime does not have to be expensive.

Why?

Because you can get the 3d animation software for free, and the basis 3d figure too.

The program you need is DAZ Studio 4. It is a professional 3d animation and illustration software that has many professional high end features, and it is 100% free.

It comes with the award winning Genesis 3d Figure that is one of the most dynamic and powerful 3d models around. With this one 3d figure you can make just about any character of your dreams. You can create a whole army of individual anime characters for example. I'll tell you how, but first DAZ Studio can create any kind of 3d animation you want. It can do super realistic HDR rendering for movies, all the way to that anime Toon look.

It uses keyframe posing tecnology, and the ability to easily add and work with motion capture files in order to create complex animations with the click or a button.

You can animate by hand by simply posing your character in different positions, and adding keyframes between them to quickly create fluid animations. Or you can use the AniMe plugin that uses motion capture files, which will give you the most accurate human movements.

As for the characters, when you want to create an anime figure all you have to do is apply the necessary morphs.

Now morphs are what makes these characters so dynamic. Morphs can be applied simply with a dial. When you move the dial, the shape of the base 3d character changes to become an anime character.

The amazing thing about this is the fact that you can combine morphs, or adjust the amount of morph applied, to create perfectly individual characters. With the base Genesis character you can create close to an infinite amount of different figures using this morph technology.

This is huge, because if you wanted to create many different characters, or even make your own anime character from scratch, it would take you months to do this in a 3d program, and you probably don't have the skill anyway.

Taking into account these two powerful technology to make your own anime would be super easy. There are plenty of free tutorials, and an online 3d University at DAZ, which will get you up and going in no time flat.

Like I say the first step is to make your own anime character, do not be afraid to delve into the amazing world of 3d animation. Its a whole lot of fun!