Ani*Kuri15
2007 • GONZO
- Format
- SPECIAL
- Aired
- 2007
- Episodes
- 15
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- GONZO · Gainax · Production I.G · MADHOUSE
- Genres
- Adventure · Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
15 one-minute shorts created by various people from Japan's animation industry. The title of the collection, Ani*Kuri15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators".
Season One
1) Shinji Kimura - Attack of Higashimachi Ni Chome/Attack of Higashimachi 2nd Burough
2) Akemi Hayashi - Namida no Mukou/From the Other Side of the Tears
3) Yasufumi Soejima - Hyotoko/Blaze Man
4) Osamu Kobayashi - Sancha Blues/The Aromatic Tea Blues
5) Shinjiro Nishimi - Uchujin Raikou Hiroshi no Baai/Invasion from Space - Hiroshi's Case
Season Two
6) Mamoru Oshii - Project Mermaid
7) Kazuto Nakazawa - "yurururu" ~Nichijou Hen~
8) Range Murata and Tatsuya Yabuta - Gyrosopter
9) Tobira Oda and Yasuyuki Shimizu - Sport Captain Episode No.18: Assassin Descended from the Mountain Hunt!!
10) Atsushi Takeuchi - Wandaba Kiss
Season Three
11) Makoto Shinkai - Neko no Shuukai/A Gathering of Cats
12) Mahiro Maeda - Onmitsu Hime
13) Michael Arias - Okkakekko
14) Shouji Kawamori - Project Omega
15) Satoshi Kon - Ohayou/Good Morning
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Ani*Kuri15 was a collaborative animation project launched in 2007 by Japan's national broadcaster, NHK, as an experimental showcase. The initiative aimed to push the boundaries of short-form storytelling by commissioning fifteen distinct directors to create one-minute animated films. Produced by Studio 4°C and GONZO, among others, the project was designed to test the artistic potential of the one-minute format, allowing creators to explore unconventional narratives and stylistic techniques that might not fit into traditional episodic television.
The project featured contributions from notable industry figures, including Satoshi Kon, Mahiro Maeda, and Michael Arias. The intent was to foster creative freedom by removing the constraints of long-form plot development, resulting in a diverse anthology that spans abstract, comedy, and atmospheric genres. Critically, Ani*Kuri15 was praised for its aesthetic variety and for serving as a laboratory for established animators to experiment with digital tools and minimalist storytelling, leaving a lasting impression on the landscape of Japanese short-form animation.
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