Haru wa Kuru

In a violent post-apocalyptic Japan, a reckless juvenile delinquent named Haruwo takes on the Yakuza, but their new bouncer may be more than he can handle... Over a year in the making, this half-hour short was entirely the work of one person--even the music! "Haruwo" animator Shao Guee writes, "I didn't make this film for money, just for fun. I hope people all over the world will have a chance to see it. If you like it, please tell your friends about it. That's all I want. My thanks to everyone who helped me make this project a reality."

Part of the Young Animator Training Project. One of the shorts exhibited in Anime no Tane 2023.

The story centers on Toruru, as he searches for his younger sister Haruru, through multiple dimensions with the help of the NaSuBi. This anime short features different directors for worlds Toruru visits: Dimension One: Time Master directed by Tatsuyuki Tanaka (Tojin Kit, Digital Juice) Dimension Two: Crazy Consumption directed by Sayo Yamamoto (Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life) Dimension Three: The Last of the Flowers directed by Tomoyuki Niho (Birdy the Mighty: Decode) Dimension Four: The Door to the Future directed by Takashi Nakamura (Catnapped! The Movie) Note: Screened at Japan Anime Award Festival 2014, as a special screening at the time, however has not been formally released since.

A short film by Aoki Jun.