Studio Rikka Anime

In an underground world where tunnels extend everywhere, even though they live in dark and confined spaces, people wear protective clothes and lead quiet and enjoyable lives. Patema, a princess in her underground village, loves to explore the tunnels. Her favorite place is a "danger zone" that her village prohibits people from entering. Even though she's scolded, Patema's curiosity can't be held back. No one ever explained what the supposed danger was. On her usual trip to the "danger zone," Patema faces unexpected events. When hidden secrets come to light, the story begins to unfold.

(Source: Anime News Network)

The future, probably Japan. Robots have long been put into practical use, and androids have just come into use.

Influenced by the Robot Ethics Committee, it's become common sense for people to treat androids like household appliances. Their appearance - indistinguishable from humans except for the ring over each android's head - has led some people to empathize unnecessarily with androids. Known as "android-holics", such people have become a social problem.

Rikuo, a high school student, has been taught from childhood that androids are not to be viewed as humans, and has always used them as convenient tools. One day Rikuo discovers some strange data in the behavior records of his family's household android, Sammy.

Rikuo and his friend Masaki trace Sammy's movements, only to discover a mysterious café that features a house rule that "humans and robots are to be treated the same"...

(Source: Official Website - English)

The movie version is the complete version of the story. It includes all the OVAs and completely new scenes giving details on the background story of some characters.

Sometime in future Japan, androids have been involved in every aspect of peoples lives. One day, upon checking his android's behavioral log, Rikuo, a student, noticed his android's returning times have been odd recently. With his friend Masaki, they found out the place where his android, Sammy, have been visiting: a small cafe called Eve no Jikan where androids and human are not seen as different. Upon talking with the "people" in the cafe and discovering more of Sammy's behavior, Rikuo changed his view about androids and treat them as friends rather than tools. At the same time, elsewhere in Japan, the Ethics committee is trying to impose policies to reduce the involvement and use of androids in society.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition is the showcase of the animations produced by various directors with love and energy, which are planned from original projects, spin-off projects, promotional films, Music PV, and VJ Films etc...

Episodes:
#01: The Dragon Dentist (Directed by Outarou Maijou)
#02: HILL CLIMB GIRL (Directed by Azuma Tani)
#03: ME!ME!ME! (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki)
#04: Carnage (Directed by Akira Honma)
#05: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of Key Animation Films (collection of key animation from 1979's Mobile Suit Gundam)
#06: 20min Walk From Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed (Directed by Takeshi Honda & Mahiro Maeda)
#07: Until you come to me. (Directed by Tadashi Hiramatsu)
#08: Tomorrow from there (Directed by Akemi Hayashi)
#09: Denkou Choujin Gridman: boys invent great hero (Directed by Akira Amemiya)
#10: YAMADELOID (Directed by Takashi Horiuchi & Masahiro Emoto)
#11: POWER PLANT No. 33 (Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura & Kengo Saito)
#12: Evangelion: Another Impact (Confidential) (Directed by Shinji Aramaki)
#13: Kanón (Directed by Mahiro Maeda)
#14: SEX and VIOLENCE with MACHSPEED (Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi)
#15: Obake-Chan (Directed by Shigeto Koyama)
#16: Tsukikage no Tokio (Directed by Takanobu Mizuno)
#17: THREE FALLEN WITNESSES (Directed by Satoru Utsunomiya)
#18: The Diary of Ochibi (Directed by Masashi Kawamura)
#19: I can Friday by Day! (Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki)
#20A: ME!ME!ME! CHRONIC feat.daoko / TeddyLoid (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki, remix of short #3)
#20B: (Making of) evangelion:Another Impact (Making of video of short #12)
#21: ICONIC FIELD (Directed by Ikuto Yamashita)
#22: IBUSEKI YORUNI (Directed by Tadashi Hiramatsu)
#23: Memoirs of amorous gentlemen (Produced by Cork Inc.)
#24: Rapid Rouge (Directed by Daisuke Onitsuka)
#25: HAMMERHEAD (Directed by Otaro Maijo)
#26: COMEDY SKIT 1989 (Directed by Kazuto Nakazawa)
#27: BUBU & BUBULINA (Directed by Takashi Nakamura)
#28: ENDLESS NIGHT (Directed by Sayo Yamamoto)
#29: BUREAU OF PROTO SOCIETY (Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura)
#30: The Ultraman (Directed by Akitoshi Yokoyama)
#31: GIRL (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki)
#32: Neon Genesis IMPACTS. (Directed by Yuhei Sakuragi)
#33: Ragnarok (Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama)
#34: Robot on the Road (Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura)
#35: Cassette Girl (Directed by Hiroyasu Kobayashi)

Every person has his or her own little world. Among the 34 bustling students of classroom 2-1, there are many such worlds.

Honjou Akio's world — my world — is filled with passionate talk about last night's anime with Yoshida, Watanabe, and other friends. It's an fun, comfortable place…. But, I always wonder. Wonder about the world of Makina Juri, smiling and surrounded by gorgeous friends on the other side of the classroom.

One day, I enter her world. But it's not as simple as it sounds.

(Source: Anime News Network)

A future where the continuity of history has broken off, a world of enormous ruins that continues endlessly. Oceans and continents have vanished, existing only within the archives brought up from the remains. Ura works in the Archive Excavation Department, which restores and analyzes the data left behind. One day, he finds a disturbing visual record...

(Source: Anime News Network)

This is an online distribution of the prologue of the movie, illustrating the first day of the entire story.

A world, forever beyond your expectations.

In a dark, cramped, underground world of endless tunnels and shafts, people wear protective suits and live out their modest yet happy lives. The princess of the underground community, Patema, goes out exploring as always, inspired by her curiosity of the unknown depths of the world.

Her favorite spot is the "danger zone", an area forbidden by the "rule" of the community. Despite being frequently chastised by her caretaker Jii, she cannot hold back her curiosity for the reason behind the rule, because no one would tell her what the "danger" was. When she approaches the hidden "secret", the story begins.

(Source: translation of a synopsis from the nicovideo news)

Several people are spending their evening in a cafe. Two gossiping girls, two debating men, a bookworm and a boy, who just broke up with his girlfriend. The cafe's waitress starts a chat with him, persuading him to take a look at certain easel, while other customers begin to notice unusual things.

(Source: Anime News Network)

This work "Kikumana" is an animation of a girl called Kikumana who acts like in a stage performance, the role defeated by such an ill circumstance though she tries to find herself. The primal aim is to get the audience feeling a strange atmosphere spread from this work. The image has a pictorial atmosphere and a documentary touch at the same time. Unrealistic phenomena take place there.

(Source: AniDB)

A music video from Yoshiura Yasuhiro, done in year 2000. Music is done by Shibata Yuki.