Whereabouts of Tomorrow: Ashita no Arika
2025 • Trash Studio
- Format
- ONA
- Aired
- 2025
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Trash Studio
- Genres
- Drama · Romance · Supernatural
“Ever since that day...I lost hope for the future.”
In 2021, Asumi, a salesperson at Kobe Steel, was having a difficult time finding meaning in her job while she felt helpless in the face of the company’s numerous issues.
Just as Asumi was about to tell her boss that she wanted to quit, a mystical ray of light came out of a corporate history book and led her to Kobe in 1905. There she encountered visionary, high-spirited people from Kobe Steel's founding period. Torasuke was among them; he was a clumsy but enthusiastic young man from the Meiji era who dreamed big and believed in the potential of industrial development.
Guided by the Kobelco Group's history, two persons from different eras set out on a journey across time, from its beginning to the present.
They witness people get through tough times and continue to take on challenges with hope for a better future.
After coming into contact with the founders’ spirits, they each choose their own path for the future.
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Whereabouts of Tomorrow, or Ashita no Arika, was released by Trash Studio in 2025 as a direct-to-web original net animation. The project emerged during a period of experimentation within the independent animation scene, where smaller studios sought to bypass traditional broadcast constraints to explore non-linear storytelling. Its production reflects a shift toward digital-first distribution, emphasizing accessibility and a distinct visual departure from mainstream commercial aesthetics.
The animation is characterized by a minimalist, hand-drawn aesthetic that prioritizes atmospheric tension over elaborate character movement. Trash Studio designed the series to focus on the concept of ephemeral memory, utilizing a muted color palette to reinforce its themes of isolation. Upon its release, the project gained notice within niche animation circles for its unconventional pacing and deliberate focus on mood, establishing the studio as a notable entity for viewers interested in experimental narrative structures.
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