Year 2014

Summer of Fossil Leaves

Animated graduation work by Touko Yatabe from Musashino Art University. One day, Rintarou breaks the konoha fossil that his father cherished. Without being able to tell the truth, a feeling of guilt lingers. In the usual riverbank, where I was digging fossils, I met a strange boy, Toshi... A small fantasy of a summer woven by two boys and a stratum accumulates memories. (Source: Video description, translated)

The Nameko Families

The daily life of a big family of mushrooms living together.

Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami no Otogibanashi

A brand new picture drama made for the BD Memorial Box set of Creamy Mami. The cast is put into a Cinderella story.

Hipira-kun Special

Last episode of Hipira-kun bundled with the DVD/Blu-ray release.

Shin Strange+ Special

Unaired episode included with the Blu-ray/DVD release.

Mattsu, Yamma and Moburi - The Naval Treasure and Riddle Island

The sequel focuses on the islands west of the city. (Source: Anime News Network)

TENSAI BANPAKU Opening Animation

Opening animation for Tensai Banpaku Genius Expo 2014 directed by Mirai Mizue.

REACH x Thermae Romae: Pietrada no Kekkon

Thermae Romae short (collaboration with a toothbrush brand REACH) to celebrate the 2nd live action movie. This short is part of an advertising campaign for the Otome Joshi no Tame no Anime Shinsho book series.

Sushi Ninja

Elite Sushi Ninja fights with evil Monsters for justice every day! They, however, are on the popular superhero TV show.... In the real world, three lazy kids named "IKURA", "MAGURO", and "TAMAGO" watch with that TV show. They wish to be Heroes like the Sushi Ninja on the TV show some day, but they always fall out over something stupid. One day, they unexpectedly meet up with a beautiful Princess being chasing by Nachos King Gang. She deems the three guys to be the Heroic Sushi Ninja on TV show and asks them for help. They are so excited and act like the heroes on TV show. Then they decide to face with the enemies to protect the Princess.... Can they be the real Heroes and protect the Princess from the evil?

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If you've bumped into annoying little misfortunes, such as loose socks, uneven disposable chopsticks, mistake rinse for shampoo, etc., that's because of those yokai (Japanese monsters) doing mischief around you. (Source: Anime News Network)

Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope

An aspiring super hero gets his chance for bravery when a witch transforms his village into an uninhabitable mess. Now, he must save the day! (Source: Google Play)

Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! Season 2

Season 2 of Itoshi no Muco. The happy daily life of Muco, a not-too-bright Akita dog, and his owner Komatsu-san the glass-blower.

Gigant Big-Shot Tsukasa

The anime follows Tsukasa, whose dream is to become the best at Gigant Shooter (battles in a game similar to pog) in the world. The menko card his father left for him called King Menger is his partner. Tsukasa's fellow gamers are the cute but tsundere Koide Miruko, the spectacled bully Numata Manabu, and the realist and sharp-tongued Doumoto Ataru. (Source: Anime News Network)

47 Todoufuken R

The anime series follows the comic interactions between dogs representing 47 todoufuken (prefectures) of Japan. Each dog is voiced by a voice actor hailing from the respective prefecture; also, each dog's design has a motif of the region's specialty. (Source: Anime News Network)

Fuusen Inu Tinny

Based on a picture book series, it follows a dog who flies above the clouds with a balloon.

Neko Pitcher

A story about Cat pitcher Mi-Tarou's actions. It is a 23-koma that serialized in Yomiuri Shimbun Sunday.

Bottom Biting Bug 3

Season 3 of the gag comedy about Oshiri Kajiri Mushi XVIII, a 10-year-old insect who goes to Biting School to inherit his family's Biting Shop business. (Source: Anime News Network)

Oniku Daisuki! Zeushi-kun

High above the clouds, meat-loving Zeushi-kun is the prince of 'Nikuniku Land'! He and his pal Minota think about meat every day! (Oh, they like veggies too.) Right now, they're freeloading down on the surface with the Miito family so they can discover all sorts of tasty domestic meat products. With lively scenes of delicious meat lined up across the Miito family's dinner table, the anime presents the wonders of livestock and agricultural products, with an emphasis on domestic meat, in a fun and easy to understand way.

Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume EX

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Channel 5.5 3rd Season

Spoof anime of classical music manga Nodame Cantabile.

Shimajirou to Kujira no Uta

Shimajiro and his friends discover an injured whale and Gaogao helps it out, they later go underwater to find the whale mother and the fish in the ocean and encounters a giant crab.

Curly

The place is Kyoto, Japan. The bride has a mishap just before the wedding ceremony. Her father and mother get into a panic, her younger sister runs around, and her pet just sits still. This is a story of a family. (Source: Official Youtube channel)

New Year's Card Bonds

The video's story comes from greeting card website Nenga Aisatsujo's 6th annual contest, which asks participants to send in their heart-warming New Year's card memories. Sachiyo Okuno wrote the story and won the Japanese Postal Service Award, a new award this year. (Source: Anime News Network)

Taka no Tsume 7: Joou Heika no Jobuubu

A second collaboration with Town Work. Jobuubu is looking for a job and so is the Chancellor as he was fired from his previous one. The two run into each other on the street after having an unsuccessful job hunt. Chancellor takes Jobuubu back to the Eagle Talon headquarters where they discover that he has the ability to repair hand dryers. The repair not only makes it dries properly but gives the user a sense of pure bliss. Together they team up; Chancellor finds clients while Jobuubu does the repairs. Queen Electronic, one of the manufactures of the hand dryers, gets wind of them and invites them to work on new ideas for their company in order to improve their old products. But a rival company wants to make sure they don't succeed.

Agukaru: PLAY WITH IBARAKI-hen

Sequel to Agukaru that was streamed on YouTube and niconico. Includes Episode 0: Prologue

Peeping Life: Shinkon-chan Kansai ni Irasshai

The newlyweds have moved to the Kansai region! For now they've settled down, but their room is still a huge mess. They also realize that they've been wasting a lot of electricity, and they begin to ponder ways to cut back on their bills. (Source: Anime Bancho)

Joseito

Based off of Osamu Dazai's novel "Schoolgirl". This work is a first-person female novel based on the diary of a girl who is a favorite reader of Tadashi, and was published in the 1939 magazine "Bungakukai". The story depicts May 1st of a year. In the words of a female student living in Tokyo, I draw the heart of adolescents who are self-conscious. "I want to live beautifully," says the girl.

Oniku Daisuki! Zeushi-kun (2-ki)

Second season of Oniku Daisuki! Zeushi-kun series.

Growth Factor

A middle school boy, who likes to snap photos of things he fancies, and then draws pictures of them. On his usual route home, he spots the girl he likes with another boy. The balance between his delusions and reality is in constant flux. Graduate Work 2014 by Ryosuke Oshiro, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation. (Source: Geidai Animation)