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Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari

Studio: ZEXCS
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

A short produced by the Kariya City Tourist Association of Aichi Prefecture to promote tourism. It tells the story of a high school ekiden (long-distance road relay running) club and its efforts to prepare for the ward tournament. Since the story takes place in Kariya, viewers will get an idea of the city through the backgrounds.



Tags: Advertisement , Athletics , Primarily Female Cast

Itsuka Aeru Kimi ni

Studio: Asura Film
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sci-Fi

A tourism promotion anime for Ogaki City in the Gifu Prefecture. The story's script was written by Kou Nakamura, a famous novelist from Ogaki City.

An is confessed to by her childhood friend Yuuki. She runs away from the shock and finds herself time-slipped into the future. With modern tech and flying personal robots, she's shown around by a helpful ikemen named Kibou and his robot rabbit butler. Kibou tells her that she's his grandmother and that Yuuki is his grandfather, and that she doesn't need to be so unsure of her future.

Tags: Time Manipulation , Advertisement , Female Protagonist