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Detarame na Sekai no Melodrama

Studio: Toho , TOHO animation STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

A short anime directed by China in collaboration with music by CreepHyp.

Note: A part of the "TOHO animation: Music Films" project, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of TOHO Animation.

Tags: No Dialogue , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Musical Theater , School

Kimi no Iro

Also known as The Colors Within.

Studio: Science SARU , STORY Inc. , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true 'colors'?



Tags: Band , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Religion , Iyashikei , Nun , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Unrequited Love , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Dancing , School Club , Trains , Ships

Ongaku

Also known as ON-GAKU: OUR SOUND.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

When you’re a bored teenager looking for thrills, sometimes the only thing you can turn to is rock ‘n roll. Having no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, a feared trio of high school delinquents nevertheless decide they are destined for musical glory in a quest to impress their only friend Aya, avoid a rival gang, and – most importantly – jam out. Animated almost entirely by director Kenji Iwaisawa, and featuring a lead performance by Japanese alt-rock legend Shintaro Sakamoto, ON-GAKU: OUR SOUND brings its own sound and vision to the Hiroyuki Oohashi manga from which it was adapted. With pitch-perfect deadpan humor, the film presents a highly original take on the beloved slacker comedy: a lo-fi buddy film with a blaring musical finale that will leave you wanting an immediate encore.



Tags: Band , Delinquents , Rotoscoping , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Rock Music , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , School

Aka no Kioku

Studio: Studio Durian
Status: Finished
Genres:

Short directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama in collaboration with Fukushima Prefecture's general information magazine Fukushima Map's Supporter Association to promote the appeal of the prefecture to more people.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Drawing