“15 one-minute anime shorts by Japan's top creators, spanning three seasons of experimental animation.”
Ani*Kuri15
アニ*クリ15
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Synopsis
15 one-minute anime shorts by Japan's top creators, spanning three seasons of experimental animation.
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 Shinji Kimura (Studio 4°C; Art Director, Steamboy) - title: Attack of Higashimachi Ni Chome/Attack of Higashimachi 2nd Burough Shōjirō Nishimi (Studio 4°C; Character Designer, Tekkonkinkreet) - Uchujin Raikou Hiroshi no Baai/Invasion from Space - Hiroshi's Case Akemi Hayashi (Gainax; Character Designer, Fruits Basket) - Namida no Mukou/From the Other Side of the Tears Osamu Kobayashi (Madhouse; Art/Mecha Desgin, Gungrave) - Sancha Blues/The Aromatic Tea Blues Yasufumi Soejima (Gonzo; 3D/CG Director, Last Exile) - Hyotoko/Blaze Man Season Two Atsushi Takeuchi (Production I.G; Mecha Design, Ghost in the Shell) - Wandaba Kiss Mamoru Oshii (Production I.G; Director, Ghost in the Shell) - Project Mermaid Kazuto Nakazawa (Studio 4°C; First Unit Director, Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren from Kill Bill: Volume 1) - "yurururu" ~Nichijou Hen~ Ranji Murata (Gonzo; Character Design, Blue Submarine No. 6) and Tatsuya Yabuta (Gonzo; Story Design, Final Fantasy VII) - Gyrosopter Tobira Oda (Original Manga, Danchi Tomō) and Yasuyuki Shimizu (Key Animation, Naruto (movies)) (Studio 4°C) - Supaatsu Taisa/Colonel Sports Season Three Michael Arias (Studio 4°C; Director, Tekkonkinkreet) - Okkakekko Makoto Shinkai (Comix Wave Film; Director, The Place Promised in Our Early Days) - Neko no Shuukai/A Gathering of Cats Shōji Kawamori (Satelight; Director, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?) - Project Omega Mahiro Maeda (Gonzo; Director, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo) - Onmitsu Hime/Princess Onmitsu Satoshi Kon (Madhouse; Director, Paprika) - Ohayō/Good Morning
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Derived from 8 sampled reviews
What 8 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.78 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.88
Running avg · Sep 2009 → Jun 2023
- 8 “AniKuri15 dazzles with 15 stylistically diverse shorts that showcase bold, abstract animation and distinct art styles, earning high praise for visual ingenuity. A handful of episodes suffer from...”
- 8 “Anikuri 15 delivers a fascinating showcase of talented anime artists creating atmospheric 1-minute shorts that successfully establish character connections despite severe time constraints. While...”
- 7 “The diverse artistic styles from 15 different animators create a visually stunning showcase where each 60-second piece brings its own unique charm and creative vision. While the format naturally...”
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A Tv special Production
Gonzo.- Format 15 × 1′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 15m all episodes
- Aired May 2007 – Dec 2007
- Source Tv special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-2600 catalog