Picture book Anime

Nezumi Monogatari is the story of two mice called George and Gerald who embark on a journey together with three friends to find the "Dragon of Light".

Two additional Zannen na Ikimono Jiten episodes that will be televised 7 months after the original TV series. They will focus on manatees and chipmunks.

A picture book written by Arctic adventurer Yasunaga Ogita and illustrated by Nana Inoue has been turned into a short animation. The entire film can be enjoyed about two minutes!

Based on a series of children's books written in the 1970s by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor.

Adding to the first serie from 1975, the second serie brings 48 new episodes.

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Based on a picture book written about the 2004 earthquake in Chuuetsu, Niigata prefecture.

Mari's three puppies were just born, when the earthquake in Yamakoshimura started. Now their home is in ruins, and their owner, an old man is trapped under the debris. Mari somehow manages to break her chain, and encourages the old man, until help arrives. In the end, someone saves the old man, but he can't take in the dogs, so they remain in the now abandoned village. Can Mari and the puppies live on like this?

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Every forgotten object has a memory with its previous owner still attached. This is a story of Moom, one of those memories stuck in this world. One day, Moom meets another memory just like him. Based on a children's picture book written by Genki Kawamura and illustrated by Yuuki Mashiko.

Pâtisserie no Monster focuses on the titular monster Powan, the owner of a small pastry shop in France.

The Acorns and the Wildcat is a unique short film in picture-book format from the creator of Night on the Galactic Railroad and Gauche the Cellist. Unusually for an anime, a narrator reads Kenji's story aloud while the action is played out on the screen by a succession of warm and evocative illustrations brought to life by subtle touches of animation. If the film feels somehow familiar yet you can't put your finger on the reason why, it's probably the sumptuously minimalist animation by Yasuhiro Nagura, who was the animation director of Mamoru Oshii's artsy 1986 feature Angel's Egg. That, and Kenji's wildcat is said to have been the inspiration for Miyazaki's Panda/Totoro creature. The idea of reading Kenji's story aloud instead of playing it out as a drama is quite refreshing, and Kenji's magical language and narrative style are entirely sufficient to sustain interest. Combined with the spacey music and breathtaking art, the result is a pleasantly unassuming little gem of a film.

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Based on Sakagami's own life, the story follows the carefree daily lives of a 5-year-old and a puppy named Riku. In addition to the Italian greyhound Riku, the characters include the chihuahua Tsutomu, the miniature dachshund Yousuke, the French bulldog Maruchan, and the pug Paguzоou.

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Adaptation of a French children's picture book written by Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod and illustrated by Olivier Tallec.

The story follows a precocious five year old girl named Rita and a lazy but easy-going dog named Machin.

Once upon a time, a little doggy poo lived on the side of a road. He felt all alone in this world. He believed that nobody needed him for anything, and that he had no purpose in life. If only Doggy Poo had a reason for being, then he wouldn't give up on his dream to be useful to this world. One day, Doggy Poo meets a lovely dandelion sprout. Will she explain his purpose in life? Will she help him make his dream come true?

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A film encompassing five short stories, presented in an animated 3D method.

Based on a picture book of the same name, inspired by the event in which the crew of a japanese fishing boat was affected by the radiation of the H-Bomb, which was being tested by the US military on a site nearby, causing them to develop different types of radiaton diseases.

The film follows the story of a flying fish that becomes unable to fly due to the effects of radiation.

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A prequel to the Moom film which shows Moom coming to life. The short was included on the DVD release of the Moom film.

A monkey helps rescue forest animals during a fire.

Kubbe is a boy who lives in the forest and goes on daily adventures collecting all kinds of things he finds. Later, he sorts, labels and keeps his collection in green boxes. Eventually, he follows his grandmother's advice and sets up a museum in his house exhibiting everything he has collected.

Based on the picture book Kubbe lager museum (Kubbe makes a museum) by Norwegian illustrator Åshild Kanstad Johnsen.

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Foo, a kind boy, lives together with his grandmother. However, Foo has no friends. One day, as Foo is off picking herbs on a mountain to treat his grandmother's illness, he finds himself lost. But then he is saved by a boy demon with bright-red skin named Smoochy. The two kind yet friendless boys meet and become each other's first friend. The two begin to spend their days playing together, until one day Foo suddenly stops coming to the mountain.

An Amazon Prime Japan Video exclusive.

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In a gentle adaptation of Moe Nagata's book Flowers Wait for the Moon, a girl grows up, falls in love, and becomes a mother, realizing that her childhood is now forever behind her.