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Dannie May "Unique" (MUSIC VIDEO) [TV Anime "Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!" OP Theme] - 映像作家: BONJIN
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Dannie May "Unique" (MUSIC VIDEO) [TV Anime "Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!" OP Theme]

2025
00:03:14
In the initial concept, we truly entrusted part of the production to AI, exploring a singularity-like structure: what does it mean for AI to possess a self and express itself? However, while AI is suited to producing “something similar” as a form of collective intelligence, when it comes to depicting “the beauty within unease” or “human-like misalignment,” human hands were inevitably necessary. As a result, we shifted to a design in which AI expressions are “intentionally reconstructed by humans,” arriving at a paradoxical approach in which humans manually create the very condition of AI’s “imperfection.” We have designed it as a game, in a sense: a contrastive device that highlights human creativity by having humans deliberately create something AI-like.
Shin-sekai Miotsukushi-zu (Devote Ourselves to the New World) - 映像作家: excalibur
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Shin-sekai Miotsukushi-zu (Devote Ourselves to the New World)

2023
00:05:01
This work was created for the common areas of OKINI HOTEL namba, a hotel in Osaka that was renovated in 2023. Drawing on Tawaraya Sōtatsu’s “Mio-tsukushi” depiction of Sumiyoshi Taisha, the work looks out over the history of Namba, while also envisioning OKINI HOTEL namba and the neon lights of the city as one guiding marker after another, leading devotedly toward Shinsekai. Billiken appears in the bonus stage once every minute.
Tokyosaï 2024 / Tokyo Tokyo x EXCALIBUR - 映像作家: excalibur
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Tokyosaï 2024 / Tokyo Tokyo x EXCALIBUR

2024
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At the art and lifestyle festival “Tokyosaï 2024,” held in France in February 2024, we created the augmented reality work “Ukiyo.e AR” in collaboration with “Tokyo Tokyo,” an initiative by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government that promotes the appeal of Tokyo both in Japan and abroad. Eight AR animations were installed throughout the venue, drawing on Utagawa Hiroshige’s “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” while reimagining contemporary Tokyo as original pixel art. Among the game participants who found all of these AR experiences and shared them on Instagram Stories, a lottery was held and airline tickets to Tokyo were awarded as a prize.
NEW GAME+ II / Six Realms of Ex-Existence - 映像作家: excalibur
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NEW GAME+ II / Six Realms of Ex-Existence

2023, 2025
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This work takes the Six Realms paintings as its theme, suggesting an exploration of the world in the present day. In the Six Realms paintings, we can move between a fragmented world only through reincarnation, but in today’s society, where virtual reality coexists with us, we can become the protagonist again and again and go anywhere. It was presented as one work in “NEW GAME+ II,” which depicts adventures on the platform of the nation-state, now an obsolete concept.
WonderRoom2.0 - 映像作家: reikurashima
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WonderRoom2.0

2024
00:04:28
This is a music video created for the doujin creative event VOCADUO. It is an experimental work that marked the first time I incorporated character modeling, rigging, and animation into my production process. “Wonder Room” refers to luxury goods and curiosities in Europe around the 16th century. It is said by the composer, sanmal, that the song WonderRoom “2.0” was created with the idea in mind that there is a similar underlying impulse to modern internet content consumption. The video was made with a pixelated visual style that also evokes a sense of nostalgia, depicting a world where one explores a digital realm. Since both the characters and backgrounds were created in CG, pixel-style look development took time. Rather than following a scenario-based flow like an animated film, it was produced with a concept that extends from motion graphics.
SKYTOPIA – Run (Official Music Video) - 映像作家: tamuraikuho
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SKYTOPIA – Run (Official Music Video)

2024
00:03:11
Sound producer SKYTOPIA, who is also active as a member of KOMONO LAKE and Coldhot, and graphic designer Ikuho Tamura have released their third collaboration single, “Run.” The track was handled by SKYTOPIA, and the artwork by Ikuho Tamura. This work was created with the music and visuals developed in parallel, each inspiring the other as they came together. With the theme of “Run,” the visual motifs draw on Eadweard Muybridge’s “moving photographs.” An analog-based ASCII art video, adapted from the rotoscope technique, and a track built around UK garage and house, enriched with a striking melody, color the listener’s “run.”
Momotaro Ends in 20 Seconds - 映像作家: hattorigraphics
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Momotaro Ends in 20 Seconds

2024
00:00:20
Created as the first installment of the “Time-Efficient Folktale Series,” which challenges the limits of information compression by using low-resolution pixel-art animation techniques and the familiarity of Japanese folktales, this is a parody video of Momotaro that ends just 20 seconds after it begins. The background music was composed by deconstructing the folk song “Momotaro” to the point where only the barest trace of the original remains.
NEW GAME+ II / Moon Shot - 映像作家: excalibur
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NEW GAME+ II / Moon Shot

2023, 2025
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This work takes the cryptocurrency market as its theme, suggesting a new spiritual anchor in a time when fiat currencies are becoming increasingly fragile. In a field of darkness, we search for the next path, relying on the light of candles beneath the moon. Presented as one installment of “NEW GAME+ II,” a work depicting an adventure on the now-outdated platform of the nation-state.
Audio-Technica / SOUND BURGER (AT-SB727) - 映像作家: excalibur
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Audio-Technica / SOUND BURGER (AT-SB727)

2023
00:00:43
I was in charge of the pixel animation for the promotional video for Audio-Technica’s record player “SOUND BURGER,” directed and produced by the visual design studio WOW, which is based in Tokyo, Sendai, London, and San Francisco. This is a promotional video for a new color version released in 2023, following the model’s revival in 2022 after about 40 years. Under the communication message “SAVE THE VINYLS,” the story unfolds as SOUND BURGER, which first appeared in the 1980s, travels through time to return to the present day in order to save records that are no longer being listened to. The music was produced by music producer TORIENA.
Urashima Taro Returns to Earth in 16 Seconds - 映像作家: hattorigraphics
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Urashima Taro Returns to Earth in 16 Seconds

2024
00:00:17
As the second installment of the “Time-Efficient Folktale Series,” which challenges itself to compress information to the absolute limit by using low-resolution pixel-art animation techniques and the familiarity of Japanese folktales, this parody video of Urashimataro ends in just 16 seconds from start to finish, following the first installment, “Momotaro That Ends in 20 Seconds.” A song based on the folk song “Urashima Taro,” deconstructed to the point where only traces of the original remain, was produced and used as the background music.
Proof of X – Decoding PFP Culture / Main Visuals - 映像作家: excalibur
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Proof of X – Decoding PFP Culture / Main Visuals

2024
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As part of “DIG SHIBUYA 2024,” a festival of art and technology held in Shibuya Ward in January 2024, this was created as the main visual for the group exhibition “Proof of X - Decoding PFP Culture,” held at GALLERY X BY PARCO, the gallery at Shibuya PARCO. In line with the exhibition concept, about 13 GIF animations were produced, referencing the exhibitors’ PFPs and works while evoking Shibuya’s street culture. They were used for web promotion and print materials, and were also distributed as NFT perks for visitors.
Rakuten GirlsAward 2025 SPRING/SUMMER OPENING MOVIE - 映像作家: 小野哲司Tetsuji Ono
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Rakuten GirlsAward 2025 SPRING/SUMMER OPENING MOVIE

2025
00:01:13
Opening video for "GirlsAward 2025 SPRING/SUMMER," one of Japan’s largest fashion and music festivals. Theme: "Play Your Style −8bit Dreams−" Inspired by the world of 8-bit games, the excitement of a fashion show is expressed through pixel art animation. The stage leading to the runway is treated as a "game stage," using dot-based characters, UI, effects, and transitions to create an immersive experience that makes the audience feel as if they have stepped into a game. By combining the nostalgic texture of 8-bit visuals with a contemporary sense of pop culture and street style, the message of "choose your own style and play it" is brought to life visually.
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE - More Like You Than You - 映像作家: ryuokubo
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OGRE YOU ASSHOLE - More Like You Than You

2024
00:03:55
Music video for OGRE YOU ASSHOLE’s “More Like You Than You Yourself.” As the title suggests, since the song was about oneself and a person very similar to oneself—perhaps not a mere look-alike, but an existence created by technology such as a robot, AI, or clone—the idea began with wondering whether it would be interesting to make a video in which two different looks are going back and forth. While symbolically treating hand-drawn scenes created with pen on paper and scenes that have been reduced in resolution and pixelated, the two textures gradually blend together and follow a path toward becoming particles in the end. The basic approach is simple hand-drawn animation, with everything drawn on paper with a pen. To create a live-action-like quality of movement rather than a cartoonish one, many scenes were first animated in 3DCG and then rotoscoped by hand.

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