Genga is divided in to two steps
第一原画(1st KA) aka LO
第二原画(2nd KA) aka Genga/Nigen
Most of my peers are confused with the 2nd one.
Because in studios we always refer 1stKA as LO
But for 2ndKA, we always use Genga, when it's a 原画戻し(returned LO to work on 2nd step] ,
and refer 2ndKA as Nigen(cuts u didn't work on 1st step)
Most studio uses LO to refer to 1stKA but on their receipts it is written as 一原画.
For 2ndKA, regardless if you are the original LO artist of the cut or a different artist working on the Genga, it is written as 二原画 on the receipts.
But (mostly) in the credits,
If u worked only on 1st or both 1st and 2nd, you are only credited as Genga (because LO is still part of Genga in its entirety)
But If you only worked on 2nd step, you are credited as Nigen 2ndKA (coz u didn't do the LO(1st step) of the cuts u worked on)
In few studios, they will actually divide the genga into 3 credits;
ラフ画 (roughs/LO), 原画(genga) , and ニ原画(nigen)
This is my Progression story
5 years ago i decided to pursue art / animation but couldn't due to college and graduation
3 years ago I was 23Yo once i graduated and started working as a teacher, i started grinding and dedicated all of my after work time
tysm for all the support