The formidable workload of animation means that animators often have to work odd, long hours. Prominent animator Yutaka Nakamura ( Cowboy Bebop , Wolf's Rain , Soul Eater ) recounted an anecdote on Twitter on November 19 from the time he worked on Fullmetal Alchemist .

This is how it went:

POLICE: Sorry for doing this in the middle of the night. Do you live around here?

NAKAMURA: My company's here.

POLICE: What kind of company?

NAKAMURA: An anime company.

POLICE (obtrusively): What are you working on?

NAKAMURA: Fullmetal and...

POLICE: (◎_◎) Thank you for your hard work! (๑•̀ㅁ•́๑)✧ *bows*

And after that, I wasn't stopped for questioning again. Hurray!