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Nihon Animator Mihonichi

Also known as Japan Anima(tor)’s Exhibition.

Studio: Studio Khara
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Fantasy , Mecha , Music , Supernatural

Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition is the showcase of the animations produced by various directors with love and energy, which are planned from original projects, spin-off projects, promotional films, Music PV, and VJ Films etc...

Episodes:
01: The Dragon Dentist (Directed by Outarou Maijou)
02: HILL CLIMB GIRL (Directed by Azuma Tani)
03: ME!ME!ME! (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki)
04: Carnage (Directed by Akira Honma)
05: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of Key Animation Films (collection of key animation from 1979's Mobile Suit Gundam)
06: 20min Walk From Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed (Directed by Takeshi Honda & Mahiro Maeda)
07: Until you come to me. (Directed by Tadashi Hiramatsu)
08: Tomorrow from there (Directed by Akemi Hayashi)
09: Denkou Choujin Gridman: boys invent great hero (Directed by Akira Amemiya)
10: YAMADELOID (Directed by Takashi Horiuchi & Masahiro Emoto)
11: POWER PLANT No. 33 (Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura & Kengo Saito)
12: Evangelion: Another Impact (Confidential) (Directed by Shinji Aramaki)
13: Kanón (Directed by Mahiro Maeda)
14: SEX and VIOLENCE with MACHSPEED (Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi)
15: Obake-Chan (Directed by Shigeto Koyama)
16: Tsukikage no Tokio (Directed by Takanobu Mizuno)
17: THREE FALLEN WITNESSES (Directed by Satoru Utsunomiya)
18: The Diary of Ochibi (Directed by Masashi Kawamura)
19: I can Friday by Day! (Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki)
20A: ME!ME!ME! CHRONIC feat.daoko / TeddyLoid (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki, remix of short #3)
20B: (Making of) evangelion:Another Impact (Making of video of short #12)
21: ICONIC FIELD (Directed by Ikuto Yamashita)
22: IBUSEKI YORUNI (Directed by Tadashi Hiramatsu)
23: Memoirs of amorous gentlemen (Produced by Cork Inc.)
24: Rapid Rouge (Directed by Daisuke Onitsuka)
25: HAMMERHEAD (Directed by Otaro Maijo)
26: COMEDY SKIT 1989 (Directed by Kazuto Nakazawa)
27: BUBU & BUBULINA (Directed by Takashi Nakamura)
28: ENDLESS NIGHT (Directed by Sayo Yamamoto)
29: BUREAU OF PROTO SOCIETY (Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura)
30: The Ultraman (Directed by Akitoshi Yokoyama)
31: GIRL (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki)
32: Neon Genesis IMPACTS. (Directed by Yuhei Sakuragi)
33: Ragnarok (Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama)
34: Robot on the Road (Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura)
35: Cassette Girl (Directed by Hiroyasu Kobayashi)

Note: #20A and #20B (special) are counted as two separate episodes in the episode total.

Tags: Anthology , Nudity , Ero Guro , Episodic , Super Robot , Gore , Musical Theater , Surreal Comedy , Satire , Cycling , No Dialogue , Guns , Space , Military , Revenge , Swordplay , War , Magic , Kaiju , Disability , Henshin , Dragons , Cyberpunk , Real Robot , Samurai , Stop Motion , Dissociative Identities , Post-Apocalyptic , Noir

Genius Party

Studio: Horipro , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mecha , Music , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

An anthology of seven short animated films from Studio 4°C:

1.) Genius Party (directed by Atsuko Fukushima)
A bizarre bird-like creature runs through a barren desert and finds what seems to be a smiling egg lying on the ground.

2.) Shanghai Dragon (directed by Shouji Kawamori)
An imaginative Chinese boy finds a futuristic device that can make his own drawings come to life. After discovering the device, the town he lives in is about to be invaded by spaceships and machines of mass destruction that are all centuries ahead of Earth's time.

3.) Deathtic 4 (directed by Shinji Kimura)
A tale set in a world full of zombies, living their normal zombie lives. A living frog falls from the blackened sky of the zombie world, and a little zombie boy with his friends try to bring the living creature back to its own world.

4.) Doorbell (directed by Youji Fukuyama)
The main character is a ghost in his own world. He must outrun the other versions of himself, or they will take over his life.

5.) Limit Cycle (directed by Hideki Futamura)
An existential examination of the world as seen through the lens of a man seemingly trapped in an endless cycle of work.

6.) Happy Machine (directed by Masaaki Yuasa)
An infant who is happily secured in his own nursery suddenly discovers that everything about the nursery is fake. Soon the infant is forced out of the nursery into the world that exists outside, where adventure awaits, and there are many alien-like creatures to encounter.

7.) Baby Blue (directed by Shinichirou Watanabe)
A small adventure of two young students who decide to go anywhere they can for just one day, to enjoy that day without caring about the rest, and simply be together.



Tags: Anthology , CGI , Zombie , Aliens , Nudity , Episodic

PERFECT BLUE

Also known as Perfect Blue.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Rex Entertainment , ONIRO , Techno Sound , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Thriller

Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go... Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima’s reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows, in this iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time.



Note: The film received an early premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 5, 1997.

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Denpa , Female Protagonist , Acting , Idol , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Work , Filmmaking , Philosophy , Tragedy , Gore , Nudity , Noir

Genius Party Beyond

Studio: Horipro , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Music , Sci-Fi

The sequel to Genius Party. It includes most of the films which were eventually finished but not included in the original Genius Party.

1.) Gala (directed by Mahiro Maeda)
A massive object lands near a village filled with strange creatures. A boy and girl sense that it is alive and when they start playing music it begins to grow.

2.) Moondrive (directed by Kazuto Nakazawa)
A group of violent criminals seek a rumored treasure on Giants Island, but after only finding huge disappointment, they destroy the entire island.

3.) 'Wanwa' the Doggy (directed by Shinya Ohira)
While his mother prepares to give birth to another child, a child has vivid dreams revealing a bizarre mix of fears, hopes and joy.

4.) Toujin Kit (directed by Tatsuyuki Tanaka)
In a steam punk world, a young woman illegally creates alien life forms inside stuffed animals, but the authorities eventually catch up with her.

5.) Dimension Bomb (directed by Kouji Morimoto)
An eccentric young girl summons boy from another dimension but their relationship changes resulting in an explosion of visual pyrotechnics as they each follow their own destiny.



Tags: Episodic , Anthology

MEMORIES

Also known as Memories.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Horipro , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres.

Magnetic Rose — a science fiction tale that tells a chilling story of love, loss, and the unwillingness to forget.
Stink Bomb — a tongue-in-cheek story of a chemical researcher who is just looking for a way to get rid of his cold... so why is everybody around him dying?
Cannon Fodder — an introspective tale about modern wars and simply following orders.

Tags: Anthology , Steampunk , Dystopian , Politics , Space , Cyberpunk , Military , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , War , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Work , Guns , Primarily Male Cast , Mopeds , Memory Manipulation

Robot Carnival

Also known as Robot Carnival.

Studio: APPP , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

9 of Japan's leading animators were asked to create a short segment that followed the theme of "Robots," for their inclusion in this film. Essentially, this "movie" is 9 short films, all independent of one another. The common element is human interaction with robots, namely the consequences of creating life with one's own hands, played in nine very different ways.



1: Opening (Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo)
2: Franken's Gears (Koji Morimoto)
3: Deprive (Hidetoshi Omori)
4: Presence (Yasuomi Umetsu)
5: Star Light Angel (Hiroyuki Kitazume)
6: Cloud (Mao Lamdo)
7: A Tale of Two Robots (Hiroyuki Kitakubo)
8: Nightmare (Takashi Nakamura)
9: Ending (Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo)

Tags: Robots , Anthology , No Dialogue , Episodic , Post-Apocalyptic , Steampunk , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Urban , Anachronism , Desert , Classic Literature , Heterosexual , Rotoscoping

Meikyuu Monogatari

Also known as Neo Tokyo.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Kadokawa Shoten , Selecta Visión , Project Team Argos
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

1) Labyrinth Labyrinthos
A girl and her cat fall through a looking-glass into a dark labyrinth full of strange people.

2) Running Man
In the distant future, a tough racer uses his psychokinetic powers against his opponents during his final race.

3) The Order to Stop Construction
A snooty salaryman is sent by his bosses to the jungle to stop a completely automated construction job, and spends several days there arguing with the robots.



Tags: Anthology , Cyberpunk , Work , Circus , Cars , Robots , Episodic , Body Horror , Gore , Male Protagonist , Super Power

Amazing Nuts!

Also known as Amazing Nuts!.

Studio: Horipro , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Music , Romance , Sci-Fi

Amazing Nuts! is an anthology of four animated shorts with each featuring its own distinct animation style and music by Studio 4°C.

Global Astroliner Gou
Glass Eye
Kung-Fu Love
Joe and Marilyn

Tags: Anthology , Foreign , Rotoscoping , Police , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , CGI , Space , Martial Arts , Heterosexual , Fugitive , Full CGI , School , Musical Theater

Kageyama Tamio no Double Fantasy

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Horror

A 2-part TV special. The first part is a comedic bickering couple taking a sketchy plane for vacation. The second part is a horror a camera crew encounter while staying at the Hotel Southpacific after landing.



Tags: Aviation , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthology , Slapstick , Photography , Ghost , Heterosexual

Fuyu no Hi

Also known as Winter Days.

Studio: Imagica
Status: Finished
Genres:

Fuyu no Hin is a 2003 animated film directed by Kihachiro Kawamoto. It is based upon the renga of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet Basho.

The creation of the film followed the traditional collaborative nature of the source material—the visuals for each of the 36 stanzas were independently created by 35 different animators. As well as many Japanese animators, Kawamoto assembled leading names of animation from across the world. Each animator was asked to contribute at least 30 seconds to illustrate their stanza, and most of the sequences are under a minute (Yuriy Norshteyn's, though, is nearly two minutes long).

The released film consists of the 40-minute animation, followed by an hour-long "Making of" documentary, including interviews with the animators. Fuyu no Hi won the Grand Prize of the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2003.



Tags: Anthology , No Dialogue , Classic Literature , Puppetry , Historical , Stop Motion