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Set in a kitchen in New York, the movie tells the fairy-tale story of the fun games and innocent adventures that cute vegetable fairies have every night.

After graduating from Tama University of Arts, Nakajima made this work with the intention of submitting to the Sogetsu Animation Festival. Without much funding to work with, Nakajima devised the technique “Kaki-mation,” a method of drawing directly on 35mm film. At this time, he frequented Studio Zero—the formative mainstream animation / cartoon production company of the period with members Shinichi Suzuki, Jiro Tsunoda, Fujiko Fujio, and others.

Gauche is in charge of playing cello in the orchestra. He has a few days left before the concert, but he is unable to play it well. One night, while practicing the cello at home, he hears a knock at the door. It is a cat holding a tomato.

A Swablu lives in the forest an discovers a passion for singing after quelling an argument between a Houndour and a Panpour. As it practices singing and makes friends in the forest, it attracts the attention of Rene and her Audino who give it a special ribbon that contained Alatrianite to wear.

Animated short by Keiichiro Kimura about a single samurai that fights for his life against 100 of his vicious enemies.

Scott is furious after being falsely accused of peeping into the bedrooms of Claire, Maki, and Katue, and gets into a small craft to run away from home. In the end, he returns to the Janus, but immediately afterwards the computer indicates phantom images inside the ship, and one by one people start to disappear...

A young boy named Takeshi steals an origami crane from his friend Nobu. To Takeshi's surprise the crane begins talking to him and offers to take him and his friends to an amusement park in space where children from many planets play. While riding an attraction designed to test the children's courage, Akiko is sucked into a black hole, leaving Takeshi and his friends to save her.

A political work in which Ko Nakajima opposes himself to the Vietnam War.

Short animation made by anno in his uni days

Adapted from Shigeru Mizuki's classic manga from the 1960s, 'Kappa no Sanpei', the anime tells a story of a young boy, Sanpei, who lives in the beautiful countryside with his grandfather. One day, he is caught in the muddy streams of the river and wakes up in the land of goblins. Sanpei makes friends with a goblin named Gartaro, who bears striking resemblance to himself. Thus, the adventure begins.

Mankind is managed by AI and birth is forbidden. Although AI’s threatening, illegal birth laws are no end of mankind’s desire. The parents and children would be killed if exposed by government.

A cowboy seeks to rescue, then woo, a damsel in distress. But he is constantly thwarted by the scratches, breaks, and other imperfections present in the film print itself.

Here, everything is The North. This is an account of the people I met in The North. However, my fragmented memory doesn't capture the essence at all.

There is a tiny island floating on the other side of a distant sea. Strange animals, still unknown to humans, live there. One of the island's children, Paroru, comes across a photo of the human world one day, and fascinated by this beautiful wonder, breaks the rules and rushes out of the island. Paroru and others are surprised and excited to see the human world for the first time. However, unforeseen pitfalls await them there... Can they safely reach their journey's destination?

A boxing ring turns into a stage for abstract animation where the punches thrown in the match and the halftone dots in reprographics gradually become indistinguishable. Tanaami shot a boxing match on a Motordrive camera, made two thousand offset prints, and rephotographed each of them. He explains his inspiration for the work being the experience of watching a boxing match on television but finding the newspaper print the next morning better capturing the exhilaration of the sport.

Three reporters from the school paper get transported back to the Edo period.

Animation by Manabu Himeda.

Haruki spends most of his time with friends and fellow classmates Airi and Ayana. All seems well, that is until Airi and Ayana form separate clubs, the Mechanical Science Club and the Chemical Science Club. The two vie for Haruki's attention and hilarious chaos usually follows all attempts to make him join.

Animated film by Tsutomu Shibayama.

In order to win the hand of a princess, a man must defeat an evil dragon and claim its treasured magic stone. Upon his return, Baghdad has been invaded and he must use the stone to defeat his new enemy.

The night of a family birthday party. The mother is tired from work and wants to drink a beer as soon as possible. The father is fidgety and keeps an eye on the clock. A little girl is excited about the sumptuous meal and runs around the house. The intercom rings. There, a "new family member" is standing there...

One rainy day a boy was waiting sulkily at a bus stop. Pitter-patter, raindrops leap and make waves in a puddle. Watching it, he saw something [jump]. When the boy looked into the puddle, there was a red fish swimming. It is a story of a red fish a boy saw on a rainy day

This footage is from Pearl and Marina’s live performance at Tokaigi 2019, a gaming event in Japan. Check out the show!

Sanrio's Keroppi in the classic tale of Gulliver's Travels.

Yurado dreams of being a commentator just like her mom. As her mom works, Yurado makes a diorama with Kangaskhan in the next room—and then something mega occurs!

Uninvolved with the political movements of the time, Ichiro and Sachiko hope for something better, but they’re no revolutionaries; their spare time is spent drinking, smoking, daydreaming, and sleeping—together and at times with others.

A zombie outbreak at the hospital they reside in forces a trio of survivors to venture out into the unknown. This is the first studio movie to utilize Stable Diffusion in a significant capacity.

An omnibus movie consisting of three stories by Miyazawa Kenji.

Quon Kisaragi was surprised when she saw an illusion of herself floating in midair. This other "self" of her claimed that she is a fragment of Quon. Thus an existentialistic dialogue began between the two.

One night a Goblin father came home gave his son a red handball. But the boy was shocked to hear that his father picked it up in front of the house of a girl called Yuki The boy decided to return it to her. Next morning, he ran in the snow to a village and saw many boys and girls singing cheerfully. When he came to a small house, he saw a girl sitting alone on the veranda. She said, "I am Yuki. Who are you?" He handed a ball to her without an answer. She was very glad and said " I was looking for it. My sickly mother made this for me. Thank you very much." That gave him relief and they become friends.

The pejorative word obatalian is a pun between the Japanese word obaasan (old lady) and the English word battalion. Obatalian are known to always enter a train running as fast as they can, bumping others people in order to catch a free seat before the others. They haggle things that aren't normally haggled like grocery store produce. They are fearless and pitiless, just like a battalion of barbarians. This anime is follows 6 stories of one such Obatalian and her wake of destruction.

Eleven naughty cats on the run from the neighborhood police chief hear that a giant fish is nearby for the taking. They go on a hazardous quest find it, learning that they must work as a team to reach their goal.

The moment the first gleam of sunlight trickled in gently stirring the folds of a shallow sleep… that was when the graffiti appeared. The film brings a prose poem by Makoto Takayanagi to life, read here by the poet himself.

A horror thesis animation film that depicts a world of nightmares, where the characters do not move—only the backgrounds move.

Day 1 / Stage 2 for “Capture the Moment” Savor it. Treasure it. Continued growth since 1st fes. Cherished memories. Emotions. A future that is built to last. And this moment is no less precious. Treasure every moment, most importantly this very one. Here, now. In staying true to those ideals, hololive 5th fes. will take place on a three-sided stage – an unprecedented and monumental first for hololive production! Connecting past, present, and future, we aim to hold a performance the likes of which have never before been seen.

On days I don't want to leave the house, I enjoy watching TV and videos on my smartphone. I'm supposed to be at home but the screen keeps taking me elsewhere and I lose my grip on my whereabouts and reality.

A short puppet animation. Winner of the Oofuji Noburou Award.

A black cat sings and dances, animated using cut-outs.

Lumps of clay fall into the grey space. The white clay turns into a man, the black clay into a monster. The two lose their flesh every time they move so they start a battle to stay alive.

A patient spends a sleepless night alone in a hospital room. She sighs and closes her eyes, wondering if she should post it on SNS. Then suddenly, she seems to be in the mountains, walking towards the summit. Along the way, she encounters many difficulties, but she moves forward with the support of various animals. What will she see at the top of the mountain?

Domo-kun and Charo meet a strange girl in the hustle and bustle Tokyo. Since "that day", she has not gone back home. When Charo gives the girl a wreath of Gerbera plants, she accidentally sneezes. A burst of magic came out of the Gerbera, and a flower train emerges from the middle of a flower garden. As the three board the flower train, it starts moving toward the girl's hometown. However, what awaits them is a ferocious storm! Animated short to support the reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake.

Sequel of Mori no Densetsu (Legend of the Forest - 1st Movement & 4th Movement)

The Chinese tale of a poor young man. His mother married to the cruel king of the state and he wants to take his mother back. One old man comes from the heaven and makes his three wishes come true.

She wears a white mask to keep her sadness hidden from others. How can she free herself from the darkness of her mind?

Will I one day be separated from my beloved town and cat? Yon, a 8-year-old girl living in a condo, spends her days feeling uncertain and anxious about parting with her cat Kiku, and about keeping her confined in a small human home. One day, Yon and her mother visit a house in the woods to view a potential new home. That house once belonged to an old man and a cat named Namari... What does a comfortable home mean—for a family, for a cat, or even for a red mite? Set in Nagoya, this animation traces childhood memories of growing up with a cat, and through a variety of materials, depicts the thoughts of living creatures as they continue their search for a place to call home.

A short animated film by Tadanari Okamoto.

A video produced by Tezuka Productions for the title track "Fire Bird" performed by Miyavi.

For eons, light and dark have fought ceaselessly for dominion over the world. Whispers echo of a Dark Lord whose insidious grip on the realm is marked by insatiable lust, twisted jealousy, ravenous greed, unrelenting vanity, and possessive manipulation. A group of adventurers rose to face this threat with hidden wishes of secrets and shadows untold.

Konpeko, konpeko, konpeko! Hololive 3rd Generation's Usada Pekora debuts her first ever solo-live! Featuring songs from her newly released album also titled "Usagi the MEGAMI!!". Contains 9 songs in total, including 4 new songs written by a talented team of writers! Guest singers include Houshou Marine, Shirogane Noel, and Shiranui Flare! Held at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on December 6th, 2023 and streamed online via SPWN.

A collection of stories compiled from the English dub of the Madhouse anime series Manga Fairy Tales of the World.

Short animated film by Tomoyasu Murata.

Based on a shoujo manga written and illustrated by Shinohara Chie serialised in Shoujo Comic. The original story follows the struggles of a teenage girl after she finds herself turning into a lycanthropy-leopard and having to battle her newly found predatory instincts. (Source: AniDB)

Monkeys battle polar bears in air combat. Short film from 1942.

Kem's "Oyasumi" Music Video directed by Tomoyasu Murata. This song is included in Kem's book "สิ่งที่ตี๋ไม่มีวันลืม" released by Amarin in July 2011.

On the night of one day, the passage had become a quiet river just like a mirror. This story is a tale in which the goldfish which grew old, and the grandma of dementia go down the river of memory.