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Short experimental animation by Mirai Mizue.

Something happens at the junior high school. When a boy starts to draw a cloud, that drawing begin to move and eat the students...

Colorful lights construct a maze.

Clay animation about a guy stuck in a room during zombie apocalypse.

Things are kind of crappy right now. In Japanese, we say "hanakuso (nose snot)" instead of crap, though. Here's a dose of hope and giggles.

Two doctors dive inside the memories of a dying old man, altering them in order to fulfill his last wish: to go to the Moon.

An abandoned house is for sale, but it is said to be haunted. But the cleaner, hired to completely clean the house, is not deterred. But her confidence slowly begins to crumble when inexplicable things start to happen...

The world has overflown with too much material and information and reality has been hard to see. Many people because of this, will stop thinking and lose their imaginations. The values that people have are saturated by the many things that are seen as if they are necessary that really aren't, only to keep some people existing. Therefore, this is the definition of the rules and the reason for making them spend and waste. Intentionally or not, people don't realise the values that have been forced upon them and they just go along with the rest. Although being caught in the past, they question the shadows of the time people have sought prosperity of richness. When they seek new thoughts, they become unsure as there is nothing there. Even in a uncertain time as such, it is hoped that people can look into a whole new world with a new vision.

Robotech: The Inside Story is a documentary of the production of Robotech, recorded in 1986 by the fan Dexter Odani for a film class, but not finished and released until 2013. It included many interviews with rare members of the Robotech production team, as well as cast members such as Reba West and Greg Snow. It is included in the bonus features on Robotech: The Complete Set (20-Disc Collection).

Something blue strays from the herd and ends up in someone’s house.

One night, a lonely man who has lost his wife is lured out into the streets at night by a cat. There, he has various encounters and partings.

A young alien named Bytheway arrives on Earth to see its legendary sharks. But just as he begins his exploration, all the city lights suddenly go out, and communication is lost! In the southern sky, massive thunderclouds loom, while in the north, a mysterious red light flickers. What could be happening?

Hermy lives happily on the beautiful ocean floor. As he searches with his friends, Shelly and Breamy, they discover a sparkling blue and beautiful cave! “Alright! Let’s make this our secret hideout!” Time flies by as they have fun. The surroundings turn crimson with the setting sun, and it’s time to go home. However, they cannot leave the secret hideout. The sea water has receded, making it impossible to reach the entrance. What a dilemma! The sea water continues to decrease. If this keeps up, Breamy will be in great trouble. How will Hermy and his friends overcome this crisis?

While out for a walk, I came across a peaked roof and decided to try moving it like an umbrella. Using the roof as the starting point, I decided on the theme of the work as "buildings," and combined elements other than the roof to create a single work. The title expresses the smallness of Japanese houses, the smallness of the country, and the high population density. 2004 Hiroshima International Animation Festival, nominated for the competition / Recommended work by the Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Judging Committee

The Manyoshu, Japan's oldest poetry anthology, was compiled over twelve centuries ago. This film portrays the elegant world of these poems as visual art using court music, traditional pictorial scrolls, Ukiyo-e, Nishiki-e, and animation.

Tomorrow, they'll finish building the most beautiful tower on this planet. I've never seen it, but I bet it's beautiful. I couldn't wait to see the new tower, so that night, I snuck out.

The girl Nycteris has only known a world of perpetual shadows. Lured through a portal to the outside world, she emerges into a realm of life and colour. There she encounters the boy Photogen, a child of the light, terrified by the darkness. Promising new anime talent Naoki Arata’s first short film is a gorgeous, gothic fantasy in miniature, adapting a Victorian fairy tale.

A girl from one summer day.

Movie-installation by graphic-designer AQUIRAX UNO.

The fourth of five brand new video vignettes from Maywa Denki, a Japanese musical toy company and art initiative, using MIDI and animatronics to bring their popular Otamatone device and its assortment of associated kawaii noisemakers to life.

The globe has been taken over by alien beings who are mad about industrially produced human flesh. An activist group fights for the rights of 'free-range people' and calls in the media.

A series of geometric animation shorts published by Mirai Mizue on Vimeo in February 2012.

Video with the theme of "war" by DIR EN GRAY's song of the same name. Live-action video work including animation.

A yellow circle (the ‘laughing moon’) pops out of a black square, which breaks into several shapes of a puzzle. The shapes move and combine to create characters, vehicles and objects. Although there is no clear narrative as such, this cut-out animation has a fable-like quality. All the creations attempt to possess the moon, but it has a nature of its own and somehow none quite manage to get the better of it. A fabulous stimulus for creating your own cut-out animation.

An imaginary exploration of the primitive beauty of fire and light that would have been reflected in the eyes of primitive people.

A day in the life of a little ghost imitating human beings.

Chaotic world of a chaotic mind. The forbidden site. Music to be played according to your likes.

This is a story about a country of "Sukima", a tranquil country that is in between the worlds. Porta, the hero in this story leisurely delivers parcels for everyone in town, riding on Robaroba, his partner. Will Porta be able to deliver important parcels safely? Zouzou, Kabakaba and variety of other characters are expected to be in the story. This is the first original animation of Ryoji Arai, the winner of Astrid Lindgren Award.

Commemorating the 700th anniversary of Dante's death, the film is a reinterpretation of Dante and Beatrice's reunion story, from "Vita Nova" to the three parts of the "Divine Comedy" (Hell, Purgatory and Heaven). Where are we, young people, now? Where should we go? Since 2020, it has become clear that young people are free to choose anything. We can even choose to live or die. The new world is coming. Let's jump into it with love for ourselves and for others.

A parasite that breeds on worms and crows. Disgusting, harmful but kinda’ fascinating.

A stop-motion short film created by Yoshiro Kimura and Motosuke Kuroda.

A story about fourteen-year-old alien girl Aoi Hoshino. Her family uses certain medicine to disguise themselves as humans. For some reason the medicine slowly stops working, but only on Aoi...

This 1982 image was based on the Italian comic book "Altri Mondi" by Andrea Romoli. This is a six-minute pilot for the series "Spaceship Sagittarius".

Short animation by Miho Takahasi.

Short animation by Asami Tatsumoto

Independent animation by Haruka Suzuki

A short animation by Haruka Suzuki based on the poem "Asa" by Ikuko Shirakuma

A short animation by Izumi Tanaka

An animated archive of imaginary monsters written by a fictitious mosterologist in Medieval Europe.

The Rakugo story of PARROT is told by a Rakugo-ka, or a lone storyteller formed of Japanese characters.

Short film directed by Amika Kubo and sponsored by WWF Japan as part of their campaign to move Japan away from nuclear energy and towards the use of renewable energy.

A short to reduce Japanese companion animal euthanasia rate.

Sarina Nihei's graduation film from Tama Art University.

When you feel it, get it started / Even if you don’t, just somehow get it started / Whatever it may be, however it may be but / Anyhow let's just get it started.

The scenery of the forest in Ogawa and the city of Kyoto and the abstract animation conceived from there are juxtaposed.

Seven animated vignettes, each with a different art style. Titles: Holidays, Potage, Them, Morning, Nap, Curtain Call.

An energetic, colourful homage to tribal design and the power behind the masks.

Iwasaki’s ink oscillates like an evil lava lamp that might actually be alive and its progression into more and more disturbing images create an impressive sense of dread in a film that is basically just some pencil drawings on a blank background. (Film School Rejects)

De_Riria_Subasutaimu is a surreal and abstract short film about grief.

Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. He blinded himself after having fulfilled a prophecy saying he would kill his father and marry his mother. Two thousand years later : what if the oracle completely missed the point?

VISUAL - King of Super Vision - GEN HOSOYA SEE GEE GEN MUSIC - Muzak Kingsley - HAJIME TACHIBANA 1. DEEP RIVER MANSION 2. OSCILLATOR MUSIC #3 3. COMPUTER IN LOVE 4. THE MENUET OF THE ROBOT 5. FANTASY 6. SHANK 7. ASTRO MUSIC #10 8. GIVE IT UP OR TURNIT LOOSE 9. LAY LADY LAY 10. MANGO GUITAR

A man is racking his brain at a desk. On his desk there is a tiny man also racking his brain at his desk. The big man remains still without any ideas. The tiny man moves around in vain trying to catch some idea, which is supposed to be inside of him. Both men. . . become desperate and after the daybreak the big man is struck by an idea. . .

A high school girl goes to an amusement park in the afternoon. . . and loses her bear key-holder when she changed key-holders. Believing himself to have been abandoned, the bear tries to follow her. Can he really gain her love?

A girl plays alone in the twilight park. Unexpectedly there appears a strange cotton candy man who makes magical cotton candies, which transform themselves into various animals and give the girl a happy fluffy moment.

The love story between a girl whose parents were murdered and a murderer known as a demon.

Legs and shoes float across the screen in this short film by Yoriko Mizushiri.

Industrious farmer Tasuke makes the necessary sacrifices to advance his station in life from a farmer to a store-owner. Based on a well-known kabuki tale Shiobara Tasuke ichitai-ki (The Life Story of Shiobara Tasuke), this parable about the virtues of hard work is based on a true story.

Death is the gateway to birth. The deceased crosses the line to join the kingdom of the dead. He sees there the dance of the sperm and the egg. He is drawn towards the sky. This is the path to the afterlife.