Now i'm making other chibi komato soldier, and this time i decided to let the computer calculate the motion blur on the sequence i already had.
Some cels are unusable as they are but could be used for teleport or very dynamic motions.

I'll see to better this method, but i think this experiment produced a relatively nice sprite, with many options to be used on platformers or scrolling beat 'em ups.
sometimes the blades are a little too long, that can be corrected in a selection of cels.

As usual i'm publishing both the spritesheet and a GIF sequence.