Book Anime
Cheburashka
The stop-motion animated film based on Russia's Cheburashka character.
Ousama to Nightingale
A stop-motion adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's The Nightingale.
Tsukiyo to Megane
An adaptation of Mimei Ogawa's short story. It was a night with a beautiful moon. An optician visited an old lady who was living in a house alone just outside of town. Since she has gotten older and her eyesight has weakened, she bought a pair of large-rimmed glasses made of tortoise shell...
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Fabre Sensei wa Meitantei
The world of insects is full of enchantment and amazement. This animation series is inspired by "the Diary of Insects" written by Jean Henri Fabre, an outstanding French entomologist and author in the 19th Century. In his original works, Mr. Fabre vividly described the life of insects. In this series all the insects and bugs have been personified and drawn into marvelous animated characters.
This is the story of the exciting adventures of a crime-buster in the world of insects! Our hero's way of investigation is so unique and always ends with surprising solutions. The interesting ecology of various insects will be described while our 'cool' hero, Inspector Fabre, analyzes and unties the knots of crimes and conspiracy a la fashion of Sherlock Holmes!
(Source: MAL)
Chibi Neko Tom no Daibouken: Chikyuu wo Sukue! Nakama-tachi
Anime adaptation of children's stories "The Adventures of Tom the small Cat" by Masumi Lino (飯野真澄) (Story) and Yumiko Imai (今井弓子) (Illustrations).
Shanshan De Hongxing
Adapted from renowned writer Li Xintian's same-titled novel, animated film Sparkling Red Star is a heartwarming, colorful, and patriotic children's story set in 1930s China. Naked Ambition and Love on the Rocks director Lam Chiu Yin makes a rather significant departure from his previous works to present the big adventures of a little comrade. Growing up in a time of chaos, carefree village boy Dongzi greatly admires his brave Red Army soldier father and the Red Guards who have protected his village from the evil landlord. When Dongzi's father leaves for the Long March, he gives a sparkling red star to his son. This red star becomes Dongzi's protector in the subsequent years as he encounters numerous hardships and slowly comes of age during the changing tides of wartime China.
Scripta Volant
I try to set this work – a film using texts, or a film-book – between watching and reading. This film is dedicated to J.L. Borges, a great artist, who had translated The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde at his early childhood, became one of the greatest writers of the 20th century and continued to publish the works by dictation even after losing his eyesight.
Graduate Work 2011, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Rakudai Majo: Fuuka to Yami no Majo
Fuuka, a little witch, is training to be a better witch like her mother, a queen of Silver Castle. She is a lively girl and cares about her friends, but she gets into trouble sometimes. Karin, a princess of Green Castle, is Fuuka's best friend; and Chitose, a prince of Blue Castle, is her friend from childhood. Fuuka goes to the Wood of Wolf to look for a tunnel with them, but they find a hole instead. This is an exciting story of adventure and friendship.
(Source: POPLAR, edited)
Poppen-sensei to Kaerazu no Numa
While eating lunch by the swamp located on Udo University's campus, Professor Poppen's wristwatch suddenly stops. A strange and life threatening adventure begins as the professor transforms into various wild life of the swamp. Will he ever be able to return?
Based on the children's book series by Yoshihiko Funazaki called Poppen-sensei, which follows an assistant biology professor at Udo University who gets wrapped up in his fantasies of nature.
(Source: AniList.co)
Eikoku Ikke, Nihon o Taberu
Inspired by a book on Japanese cuisine written by British food writer Michael Booth, this family oriented foodie anime runs the gamut from chanko to yakisoba, and almost everything in between. Booth becomes obsessed with Japanese cuisine after reading about it, so he and his wife and their two young boys travel the length of Japan over three months, devouring everything in their way. If you're curious about okonomiyaki, or fearful of natto, you'll definitely enjoy this fun, light-hearted trans-national food voyage!
(Source: Viewster)
Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori
Wo de San Ti: Zhang Beihai Zhuan
Hikawa Maru Monogatari
Hirayama Jirou has lost his mother in the Great Kanto Earthquake and now runs a soba stall with his father. He decides to join the crew of the famous ocean liner Hikawa Maru and finds work cooking in the ship's galley. Through his eyes, the film explores the ship's 85-year history.
(Source: Anime News Network)
