Diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are on the rise each day. Between the need for medication and the search for self-understanding lies an entire world waiting to be uncovered.
This is the story of Liv, a girl with a big ribbon, and Bell, a colorful hedgehog, traveling in the flying house of Piggy, the inventor. Suddenly, one day, the flying house skyrockets and in no time at all, it's in outer space! It is sucked into a wormhole and crash-lands on a planet in another universe far, far away. The planet was filled with colorful marimo, inhabited by people who looked like Liv, Bell, and Piggy the inventor. And The mother of Marimo, who governs time on this planet, is always watching over them from the sky. Will Liv and her friends be able to get along with the inhabitants of this planet? Will they be able to return to their own planet?
A heartwarming short anime story with no dialogue, showing how "Moon" and "Aiken," two creatures of different species, spend life together freely and happily.
The antics of two young deities are captured in an adaption of a mythic tale from the Kojiki, the most ancient of Japanese books. Directed by Akitoshi Yokoyama (CUTIE HONEY UNIVERSE, IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT), it’s part of the ORIGINAL SHORT ANIME DAISAKUSEN! series of micro-shorts, a collaboration between Mainichi Broadcasting Service and celebrated anime studio Science SARU (INU-OH, STAR WARS: VISIONS, SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF).
A lupine sculptor crafts a tiny figurine of a girl, imbuing her with life and memories. He places her in his elaborate miniature model of a city, but what are the intentions of this godlike wolf-man? A revolution is brewing among his playthings, while a lone boy is driven towards a different path of revenge... The first taste of director Tomoyuki Niho’s distinctive new animation project.
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.
Young animator Mito feels trapped between the demands of a difficult sequence, a tight deadline, debilitating self-doubt, and a seemingly deranged director. Sometimes the only way to get to the other side is to charge right through.
Haruka is a top-ranking student. Rin is a high-school dropout. When the two teenage girls cross paths, a friendship—however fraught and fragile—begins. A resonant reflection on the bonds that girls build between themselves, MAIDENS OF THE RIPPLES introduces Michiko Soma, a new anime director to watch out for.
A trio of rascals discovers that their friends are making delicious pancakes. They then set out to steal their precious meal, but their plan doesn't go quite as planned!
The Ioks clan lives on a distant planet, on the Great Stone Tree in the middle of the ocean. Among them, only the strongest survive and there is no place for pity. To stay among brothers and sisters, young Koren must pass the test - fight the monster and overcome himself.
First film in the theatrical version of Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199, covering chapters 1–2. In 2209, a mysterious "Grand Reverse" invades Earth's capital, defying defenses. The former Yamato crew reunites on a secret order, embarking on a perilous journey as an unknown invader threatens humanity's fate.
Marcos is a boy who is about to appear in front of the audience of a talent show, but when he finally enters the stage to sing, his voice breaks, ending with him experiencing a panic attack on stage.