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Kimi no Iro

Also known as The Colors Within.

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

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 , Religion , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Unrequited Love , Rock Music , Nun , School , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Coastal , Dancing , Ships , Ballet

Heike Monogatari

Also known as The Heike Story.

Studio: Science SARU , Asmik Ace , Dentsu , Fuji TV , bilibili , Pony Canyon , BS Fuji
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.



Tags: Classic Literature , Politics , Tragedy , Historical , War , Philosophy , Military , Religion , Samurai , Suicide , Ghost , Female Protagonist , Orphan , Conspiracy , Archery , Time Skip , Tomboy , Adoption , Ships , Transgender

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

Aka no Kioku

Studio: Studio Durian
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

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 , Advertisement , Drawing , Family Life , Time Skip , Work

Ongaku

Also known as ON-GAKU: OUR SOUND.

Studio: ROCK'N ROLL MOUNTAIN , Tip Top
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 , Heterosexual

Iblard Jikan

Studio: Studio Ghibli
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Much like looking through a window, Iblard Jikan explores the fantastic and beautiful world of Iblard by panning through art created by Naohisa Inoue. Iblard shows itself to be nothing short of amazing and will wash serenity over your mind.



Tags: Rural , Trains , Urban Fantasy , No Dialogue , CGI

Hinata no Aoshigure

Studio: Studio Colorido
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Romance

Hinata is very good at drawing and falls in love with his classmate, Shigure; however, Hinata is not good at talking to people, so he keeps his feelings in his imagination and drawings. Then, Shigure's family decides to move to another town. On the day of their move, Hinata says to himself, "I must tell her my feelings!" and starts to chase after the train which is taking Shigure away.

Tags: Slapstick , School , Primarily Child Cast , Trains , Surreal Comedy , Animals , Heterosexual , Drawing , Time Skip

Radio City Fantasy: Machikado no Märchen

Studio: Kitty Film
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Romance

A boy with a drawing book meets a mysterious girl in the streets of Tokyo. They become friends and enjoy each other's fantasies.

Tags: Urban , Musical Theater , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , No Dialogue

bâan: Otona no Kyoukai

Also known as bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood.

Studio: studio daisy , GeeXPlus
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

A story of two people in search of a new life, who leave their birthplaces - travelling to a whole different world trying to find a place where they truly belong. Set in the fictional world of Euthania, a land rich in nature with various magical races based on South East Asian Mythology, which is connected to Japan via a warp gate.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Achronological Order , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Found Family , Adoption , Mythology , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Dragons , Urban , Spearplay