Dozens of Norths

The Ishinomori Manga Museum released an animated short directed by Takuya Inaba based on Shotaro Ishinomori's semi-autobiographical and wordless manga Jun: Shotaro no Fantasy World . The short was inspired by Ishinomori's hometown of Ishinomaki wishing to pay tribute to the work while also paying tribute to the ongoing rebuilding and recovery of Ishinomaki from the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

An animation project directed by Ryouchimo (Ryo-timo), made as a companion piece to Aimer's album "Walpurgis". The list of released videos included in this entry are as follows: Night 1: The 22 O'clock Guide (第1夜 -22時の案内人-), Apr 16, 2021. Night 2: The 26 O'clock Search (第2夜 -26時の探し物-), Jun 4, 2021. Night 3: The 4 O'clock Letter (第3夜 -4時の手紙-), Sept 12, 2021.

Some people revel and play in the rain; others dread it and hide at the first drop. For high school student Takao, a summer shower is a source of artistic inspiration… but when he skips school in order to sketch in a rainy garden, Takao finds an even greater muse in Yukino, an older woman who seems adrift in the world. Despite the difference in their ages and lives, they strike up a comfortable relationship that slowly evolves as they randomly meet in the same garden whenever it rains. But with the rainy season coming to a close, Takao wonders if there's enough time left to put his feelings into actions and words.

An original animated short film by Ufotable. The film takes place in Sanuki, the birthplace of the film's director Takayuki Hirao. Note: The film doesn't have a home release, and is only viewable at an Ufotable Cinema in Tokushima.