Picture book Anime
Washimo Special: Chikyuu no Mirai wo Sukue! Washimo vs Washija
Hakofugu to Minamata no Umi
The boxfish has no confidence in himself, he always spends his time alone on the rocks watching the other fish, feeling envious.
"Everyone else is so lucky. All I do is float back and forth in the same place on these rocks every day..."
Then one day, he meets a lost sea horse who seems to have come from the Minamata ocean, he then decides to embark on his first ever adventure to return the fish to the Minamata's sea...
(Source: Official Website, translated)
Xiangzhe Mingliang Na Fang
Hop on this delightful omnibus of a film, composed of seven stunningly animated short films, and you’ll travel to China past and present, urban and rural, in realistic contemporary settings or fantastic mythical realms. Though the protagonists range from a family of rabbits, a boy doing his homework at his parents’ restaurant, or a child and his grandmother in the countryside, all tell a unique stories of love, challenges, and maturing to the beat of your own drum. The distinctive styles of each short equally captivate, beautifully hand illustrated through rich colors, ink painting, paper-cutting, watercolor, collages, and more to create affectionate interpretations of life, love and growth as seen through these gifted Chinese filmmakers’ viewpoints.
(Source: New York Int'l Children's Film Festival)
Hanakappa Movie: Hana-sake! Pakkaan Chou no Kuni no Daibouken
How annoying moms can be with all their lectures, but what happens if they are gone...? Mothers from the Yamabiko Village get kidnapped! Hanakappa and his friends leave their village and set out on a journey to save their mothers! Enduring a freezing mountain in winter and a blazing desert in summer, the kids head to a wonderland called "Butterfly Kingdom". Why were the mothers taken away? And who is this boy called Pol traveling with Hanakappa? What is his secret?
(Source: GAGA International)
KUBBE GACHAPIN MUKKU
A crossover between Kubbe and Fuji TV's Gachapin. This short was made to promote the Kubbe Kort Animasjon anime having a TV run on Gachapin's program Hirake! Ponkikki along with crossover merchandise featuring characters from both franchises.
Kikansha Yaemon
Animated 3D movie based on a bestseller picture book by Agawa Hiroyuki, illustrated by Okabe Fuyuhiko and published in 1959 by Iwanami Shoten Publishing.
Zannen na Ikimono Jiten The Movie
focuses on strange and unfortunate animals that live in three areas: Antarctica, Australia, and the Azumi Basin in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Based on a series of illustrated children's books.
