Iblard Jikan

A series of short animations that show different worlds and different characters. These episodes are designed to take the viewer into a psychological world of fantasy and mystery. The shorts are as follows: 1) Keikaku (圭角) 2) Chicken hoken ni kanyuu kudasai (チキン保険に加入ください) 3) Toujin Kit (陶人キット 予告編) 4) Tsukiyo no Ban ni (月夜の晩に) 5) Table & Fishman 6) Kuuchuu Izakaya (空中居酒屋) Note: Episode 3 "Toujin Kit" is a teaser trailer for a short film released as part of the Genius Party Beyond anthology.

Time has come to a standstill. A whale appears from a glassy ocean and spends half a day soaring gracefully across the skies. What makes this works extraordinary is the artist's decision to use the transparency and visual bulk of 3D computer graphics only for the un-moving ocean and glaciers. The people, whale, and ships are all hand-drawn, and with this contrast, he invites the viewer into a different world. This is a poem written in animation, the creation of a true fantasy. This project was a considerable under taking, and the results are marvelous.

Aiming to become a molding artist, Itsuki, a childhood friend of Ichitaka who went to America come back to Japan. Iori who refused the idol path and started to pursue her ambition to become an actress instead. Ichitaka, wandering on his bicycle alone, tries to decide his choice between the two persons.

The unnamed main character has been having strange dreams, seeing strange things, and meeting strange people. He investigates these events and finds a strange girl named Aya. With her help, he discovers that his world may not in fact be real and many of the people he thinks he knows may not exist anymore.