Ani*Kuri15
Ani-Kuri 15 is a series of fifteen 1-minute shorts that aired on the Japanese TV station, NHK between May 2007 and 2008. Intended as companion pieces to the AniKuri program and as filler between regularly scheduled programs, the shorts were broadcast in three seasons of 5 episodes. Each short was directed by a different director and the episodes were collected and uploaded to the official AniKuri15 website in 2008.
Seasons
1. Attack of Higashimachi Nichome, 2nd borough
Air Date: 2007-05-07
Three aliens come to a cardboard Earth to invade.
2. From the Other Side of the Tears
Air Date: 2007-05-07
A sad young girl recovers from a heartache.
3. Kyottoko - Blaze Man
Air Date: 2007-05-07
A group of native warriors attack a giant kami in the shape of a bear. The kami sets one of the warriors on fire spiritually.
4. Sancha Blues (The Aromatic Tea Blues)
Air Date: 2007-05-07
An avaricious record-store owner watches greedily as patrons look through his records.
5. Alien Invasion from Space. Hiroshi's Case
Air Date: 2007-05-07
Hiroshi tries to read his manga but a small robot is shooting pellets to distract him so the robot can escape.
1. Project_Mermaid
Air Date: 2007-08-06
A fish turns into a mermaid who swims out into a post-apocalyptic city.
2. Yurururu - Ordinary Chapter
Air Date: 2007-08-06
An animator spends the whole day animating a 1-second clip of a giant fish in a city.
3. Gyrocopter
Air Date: 2007-08-06
A young gyrocopter pilot visits a pool of water and remembers a gyrocopter battle and the death of a friend on a watery planet.
4. Sport Captain Episode No.18: Assassin Descended from the Mountain Hunt!!
Air Date: 2007-08-06
A superhero comic book character and Tomoo's idol from Tobira Oda's manga, Danchi Tomoo. Who has his meal stolen by a cat after being attacked by a villain (his master's daughter). Then he imagines about his master (Paul) scaring the cats. Then he falls into a river and chased by his sidekick (The Bear and The Crow) and drifts over a waterfall.
5. Wandaba Kiss
Air Date: 2007-08-06
A young boy and his dog initiate a complex Rube Goldberg machine to steal a kiss from a young girl.
1. A Gathering of Cats
Air Date: 2007-12-10
The family cat (Chobi) has had his tail stepped on one too many times and dreams of revenge.
2. The Secret Agent Princess
Air Date: 2007-12-10
A magical girl and her doll must defeat an invading horde of air pirates.
3. The Big Race
Air Date: 2007-12-10
A group of children run across fields and play with a giant scary robot.
4. Project Omega
Air Date: 2007-12-10
As an alien force hurtles toward NHK headquarters in Tokyo, the NHK building springs to life as an evangelion-transformer to battle the foe.
5. Good Morning
Air Date: 2007-12-10
A young girl gets up from bed and sleepily tries to awaken herself.
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Rating
5.7/10
Release Date
2007-05-07
Episodes
15 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
GONZO
GAINAX
Production I.G
Madhouse
SATELIGHT
CoMix Wave Films
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