“Eighth-grader Nao and friends discover wind-controlling cats and a secret Wind Festival in their city.”
Windy Tales
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Synopsis
Eighth-grader Nao and friends discover wind-controlling cats and a secret Wind Festival in their city.
Nao, an 8th grader, is one of the only two members of a Digital Camera Club, where she also serves as the manager. It's a mystery that she shoots nothing else but the skies and clouds. One day, she finds a cat on a rooftop where she usually shoots her camera. It's a cat that knows how to manipulate the flow of a wind. Shocked to find a strange animal, Nao loses her footing and falls off from the rooftop! Miki is the other member of the club, and also Nao's best friend. Mr. Taiki is the teacher who's taught the cat how to manipulate the flow of a wind. Ryoko is a girl who has a huge crush on Mr. Taiki. And there's Jun, who helps Nao and Miki look for a cat that can fly. Then, there's Yukio, who is the widow of Mr. Taiki's deceased brother. On the outskirts of this big city, a town off the "Wind Handlers," has been formed—and a mysterious Wind Festival is about to begin... (Source: Production I.G)
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↓ 1.27
Running avg · Apr 2007 → Oct 2024
- 10 “The musical score is the most beautiful I've ever encountered in anime—so captivating I could listen without visuals. While the unconventional animation style might deter some viewers, I find it...”
- 10 “Fuujin Monogatari masterfully explores philosophical concepts of multiplicity and motion through its wind-based magic system, presenting these abstract ideas through stunning artistic sequences and...”
- 8 “Windy Tales captivates with its Expressionist-inspired art style, atmospheric Kenji Kawai soundtrack, and melancholic magical realism that uses wind manipulation as a poignant symbol of childhood...”
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A Tv Production · Fall 2004
Production I.G.Tohokushinsha Film Corporation · Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
- Format 13 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 25m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2004 – Feb 2005 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-1383 catalog
Produced by
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Producer
- Sky Perfect Communications Producer
- Culture Publishers Producer
- Fonishia Producer
- /companies/company_k10xR2J6GgoWIr3wG5PLOlAw Producer
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- Sentai Filmworks Licensor