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An 8mm animated short that was produced by Hiroshi Harada in his early college years.

A short movie about a guy living in his own world.

Harada's current project based on true stories, including events the director went through himself.

The story will depict Joe Shimamura and the other cyborgs' struggle with the Bresudo, a group of people who possess superhuman powers and intellect, and have manipulated human history since ancient times. Their goals are unknown, and they cast a dark shadow over the world. Though few people believe in the Bresdo's existence, one American journalist named Lucie Davenport heads to Texas to contact a certain family, and she meets the cyborgs. The cyborgs themselves have been freed from their duty of protecting humanity ever since the establishment of the UN Guardian troops, and they now live quiet lives of peace.

A short anime directed by Mizuho Nishikubo and produced by Production I.G, which was shown at the V Jump Festival '98. The special is based on the Slime Boukenki manga by Osamu Kaneko.

Fluffy turtles, fluffy monkeys, fluffy lizards. Discover the world populated by these mysteriously charming imaginary creatures. They have adorably fluffy bodies and are becoming an ever more common sight in daily life.

Based on the popular 80's baseball manga by Koseki Kouji. Tarou Yamashita loves baseball, but he was always the worst player. However, through effort and dedication he begins to shine in the Umisora High team.

A man tries to escape a chaotic hotel.

Yumi Shima's animated short film is an experiment with geometric objects.

A short film by Kuri Youji. A man plants a flower and waits for it to bear fruit...

An event that happens to a man based on growth, psychology, egoism, and shamanism. Short animation by Ryoji Yamada at Tama Art University

Life on a conveyor belt seems great for Sushi and his Topping friends. But as he begins to contemplate his existence, Sushi wonders if there’s more to life than pimping himself out to savage consumers.

The 365 days animation consists of sequence of 8760 pictures, all different shape and color, hand-drawn by the director every day in 365 days. This is the ultimate analog approach by the abstract animated film creator in digital era.

Two brothers are drawing pictures in art class, but they see completely different things. The younger one is confused by the behavior of his brother, who is lost in his own world. But then, his big brother shares his beautiful world of gentle sea creatures.

A young man named Hans inherits a cat who turns out to be quite an ingenious character. The cat's name is Kusto and when he puts on a pair of boots, magically he has the ability to talk.

A young boy finds a robot dog in a forest under a pile of garbage. The two become close and spend time playing, fishing, and biking together as the seasons change. As the boy matures and, during a fireworks display, his city starts getting bombed.

An adaptation of Yotsuya Kaidan, a classic Japanese horror story about a ghost getting revenge.

Every single day as always. The way to home as always. The thing waiting ahead is…?

A 3D movie that was aired first on 03.October 2009. The DVD became available on 21.02.2010 titled “CG Toei Anime Matsuri” and it contained 3 other CG anime works by Toei (Gegege no Kitarou: Kitarou’s Ghost Train, Digimon Savers 3D: Digital World Kiki Ippatsu! and Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!).

Paulette plays in the back yard, in the shade of a tall tree, with her doll, somewhere out in the countryside. Secretly watching other children have fun without her makes her sad. Then suddenly the wooden chair she is sitting on begins to move, and throws her off. She bravely gets on the chair again, which starts to buck like a wild horse, making her very happy. Racing through the countryside, the chair then throws her off, right into the middle of the group of playing children, helping her overcome her shyness.

In the 21st century Mankind will have pushed back the frontiers of science in a way we can scarcely conceive of today. Space exploration, energy development and biological as well as environmental sciences will enable the earth to progress beyond our wildest dreams. Alongside such far-reaching changes will come new and unsuspected hazards. One organization will be ready, International Rescue with its fleet of Thunderbirds. Join the crew of these fantastic crafts on ARCOLOGY, a vast city complex in the Pacific, where they are ready to face any danger, no matter how desperate.

Adder, the Fairy of Darkness, schemes to invade a peaceful paradise that the beetles, Popo and the other Fairies of the Forest call their home.

Marie has lost the precious memories of her mother and her magic spell. One day she meets a mysterious nutcracker in her dream and strays off into an extraordinary world.

The elementary school student Rieko lives with her parents who are deaf and mute, and her younger sister. Rieko wishes to draw cartoons and comics that make people happy, and doodles comics of Bomberman and friends in her notebooks. An earthquake strikes during the night and ravages the city, leaving their neighbourhood a shambles. They travel to a shelter, but their parents' inability to hear and speak causes misunderstandings and conflict among the workers; Rieko helps resolve the situation while also keeping an eye on her younger sister. With support from volunteer worker Kyoko, an older girl from Tokyo, the community within the shelter begin to grow and understand one another. Rieko helps keep the younger ones amused with her drawings of Bomberman characters, including a comic of the heroes and villains putting their differences aside to help each other when the battle arena comes down on top of them.

The third compilation OVA of Initial D. This time it features every race from Fifth Stage and Final Stage. Although it follows the same format as the two previous Battle Stages, this OVA doesn't include any conversation nor any new races.

The rise of man has been filled with toils and adventures, from learning to build fire to turning to religion, from going into space to inventing feature films and beyond. Though each space flight seems to result in a sharp jab in the eye for the moon, there's still plenty to explore in the path of human history. Whether it’s roasting pigs or cooking ramen on the stove, experience the journey of a man in a high speed society. Short film chronicling human progress, or lack of it.

The story is set in the paradise Neverland, and depicts a fierce battle between humans and demons called the Neverland War.

One morning in the rainy season.A woman with curly hair wakes up.Phantasmagorical images of self-hatred come to her one after another.

Hirayama Jirou has lost his mother in the Great Kanto Earthquake and now runs a soba stall with his father. He decides to join the crew of the famous ocean liner Hikawa Maru and finds work cooking in the ship's galley. Through his eyes, the film explores the ship's 85-year history.

A child is watching a music video on his television screen.

Animated film.

A mix of life tales in modern Japan where fate is predicted by your name and a fingerplay song. Are the members of this society playing into the hands of some higher being or are they living the life of impermanence?

A short animation. Winner of the 1998 Noburou Oofuji award.

One day is presented by shiritori, a word game of last and first. A chain of images in one line evolves the story of this game.

New OVA bundled with the release of the new version of the manga, City Hunter XYZ Edition.

A sailor is desperate for fresh water to drink while adrift on a raft in the sea.

A short film by Furukawa Taku.

Short animation by Masanobu Hiraoka.

A dreamy boy in a distant country saves a fish beached on the shore. When he lets it loose in a pool of water, the fish turns into a beautiful mermaid.

Even though I feel like I'm living in the now, here, I think I just end up being in nowhere all the time. And in the nowhere, I find the now and the here.

Experimental short film by Michio Mihara.

Short animated film by Tomoyasu Murata.

Evil scientist Dr. Mashirito appears! In order to achieve his ambitions of world domination, he assaults Penguin Village with Mechankotsuoi Robo Caramelman No. 1. In the second half, the annual big race is held. The winning prize is 9000 yen. Influential players such as Arale, Senbei, and Mashirito arrive at the starting line for the prize money.

I tried to “move” various “non-moving things” that I see in my daily life.

A woman is masturbating when a swarm of fish bursts out from all over her house to disturb her.

Abandoned in a wooden box, Bun-Bun is an innocent new born puppy. Picked up by a stray dog called Uncle Tyke, Bun-Bun is taught how to look for food, heal sickness, fight off other stray dogs and, in general, how to live on the edge of society.

Angels watch over an old farmer as he works to bring a tsunami-ravaged land back to life.

A short animated film by Tadanaro Okamoto.

The Acorns and the Wildcat is a unique short film in picture-book format from the creator of Night on the Galactic Railroad and Gauche the Cellist. Unusually for an anime, a narrator reads Kenji's story aloud while the action is played out on the screen by a succession of warm and evocative illustrations brought to life by subtle touches of animation. If the film feels somehow familiar yet you can't put your finger on the reason why, it's probably the sumptuously minimalist animation by Yasuhiro Nagura, who was the animation director of Mamoru Oshii's artsy 1986 feature Angel's Egg. That, and Kenji's wildcat is said to have been the inspiration for Miyazaki's Panda/Totoro creature. The idea of reading Kenji's story aloud instead of playing it out as a drama is quite refreshing, and Kenji's magical language and narrative style are entirely sufficient to sustain interest. Combined with the spacey music and breathtaking art, the result is a pleasantly unassuming little gem of a film.

This is the first letter addressed to you. A voyage to trace the vague images of memories.

Based on the Manga by Masahiko Kikuni. This movie is a comedy based on romance consisting of a compilation of 13 live-action segments along with 18 animated. Love and courage give rise to guess, fear and impatience laugh at dwellings, and the anger of poverty invites melancholy and laughter. Heartbreak Angels is a video that contains all of human emotions.

When Gon, a playful orphaned fox, finds that young Hyoju has lost his mother, he tries to comfort him and make amends for his own earlier mischiefs by secretly bringing small gifts to the boy every day. But Hyoju doesn't realize who is behind the anonymous gifts, and the two are headed for a heartbreaking climax. Original Story by Niimi Nankichi

Misaki, a 25-year-old woman who is soon to be married, finds an old photo taken at Tokyo Station and an old, broken pocket watch from her late father. Her father worked at Tokyo Station during his life and was a very strict man in her memory, but she saw his smile from the old photo that she’s never seen before. Misaki, in attempt to have the old pocket watch repaired, discovers that a watch store existed in Tokyo Station in the past.

The Saigo no Kotoba book follows Kawashima's life after her mother's death, and her pursuit of her singing dreams by performing free concerts on the streets of Tokyo's Shibuya district.

Part of the Wakate Animator Ikusei Project.

Psychedelic CG animation by Yoichiro Kawaguchi.