Useful poses get trapped.
They live in a preference folder, a single scene, or yet another file to manage. Context disappears as the production grows.
Project pose library for Blender
Pose once.
Animate everywhere.
Capture the bones that matter, organize them in a production library, and use the same poses across every linked .blend file.
Project-wide librariesSelected-bone controlNative .blend links
Built forBlender 4.2+
Latest releaseKagura 3.3.6
In developmentKagura 3.3.6
KAGURA IN BLENDER
See Kagura in action.
Choose a saved facial pose. See it on your character immediately.
01 — WHY KAGURA
A pose library should follow the production.
A film is rarely one Blender file. Kagura keeps reusable poses in a named project library, while each scene remembers which project it belongs to.
The library becomes part of the workflow.
Create a project once, connect each scene, and every new pose becomes available to the whole production on that workstation.
02 — FEATURES
Fast enough to stay out of the shot.
Kagura keeps the common loop short—capture, find, apply—while giving production libraries the safeguards they need.
Libraries built around projects
Name a production—such as Memories of Loana—and connect as many scenes as it needs. The .blend remembers the link.
Selected-bone capture
Save only the controls that define the pose. Apply them later without disturbing the rest of the rig.
Apply and key
Restore a complete stored pose and insert LocRotScale keys in one deliberate action.
Collections and search
Group poses by character, sequence, or intent. Search the library when naming is faster than browsing.
Portable when you need it
Import and export JSON libraries, and migrate poses from Kagura's original global library without losing the source.
Destructive actions feel destructive
Project deletion requires its exact name. Backups and recovery files protect the library, while conflict detection catches edits made from another Blender window.
Clear guardrails, not silent surprises.
03 — PROJECT SYSTEM
One library. Every scene.
The pose data stays in the Kagura project on your computer. Each .blend stores a lightweight reference to that project.
KAGURA PROJECT
Memories of Loana
Loana · Listening14 BONES
Loana · Turn19 BONES
Hands · Resting12 BONES
shot_010.blendConnected to project
shot_035.blendConnected to project
shot_080.blendConnected to project
04 — WORKFLOW
Three moves. Then back to animation.
The project layer adds continuity without turning pose capture into asset management.
Create or connect
Create the production project once. In each new scene, select it and save the .blend.
Capture what matters
Select the useful pose bones, open their destination collection, and save the pose there under a clear name.
Apply with intent
Apply to selected bones, restore the complete pose, select its controls, or apply and key it immediately.
05 — HONEST SCOPE
Small tool. Clear contract.
Kagura is deliberately focused on reusable pose transforms. Knowing its boundaries makes it dependable.
Stores pose-bone transforms by name.
It captures the selected bones' basis transforms, makes them reusable, and can insert Blender LocRotScale keys.
It does not replace a rigging or asset system.
Constraints, custom properties, thumbnails, cloud sync, and automatic rig remapping are outside the current scope.
Kagura
Your poses belong to the production.
Learn the complete workflow, from creating a project to moving its library safely.
Open the documentationStore release coming soon.