A visual work that transcends the virtual and the real through direction using a variety of techniques, including animation, CG, and live-action filming. A dynamic portrayal of a battle with creators unfolding on a PC screen.

The memorable clap sounds in the song were incorporated into the visual direction. The landscape where the two lived is realistically captured through animation, while the gradual loss of each element is expressed through fixed-camera live-action footage.

tuki. "At the Station of Hoshimachi" music video A story about an unremarkable inventor in a certain town who thinks of someone dear and protects them to the very end. A piece created together with young creators in a rough, hand-drawn style with a sketch-like feel.

This work was released as a collaborative music video between YOASOBI and a Naoki Prize-winning author, and is an adaptation of “Yūrei” from Hajimete no (published by Suirinsha), a novel by author Mizuki Tsujimura. Built around YOASOBI’s brisk horn sound and lyrics based on a sentimental novel, this film is an audiovisual work that greatly expands upon the song. It was produced as a fully remote, fully digital animation project, led by director Asuka Toka, producer and assistant director Shiko. The concept of the film is to express the beautiful night seen by a teenage girl. The aim was to draw viewers into the world of the story by delivering a film that consistently maintains a high level of artistry, drama, and entertainment value. To capture the delicate imagery of the lyrics, and under director Asuka Toka’s vision of bringing the whole piece closer to the delicate texture of an illustration, the characters are drawn with many special line treatments not typically used in standard animation. This became a section that strongly reflects the production theme of maximizing the creative work of Asuka Toka, an animation creator and illustrator. This work also embodies Kiko, the animation studio’s statement of pursuing the freedom inherent in animation expression and delivering a piece that will remain in the heart.

Description: ◆Movie Concept “An energy drink song that leads the listener into an invincible zone” With “immersion” as the key word, we aimed to create a work that awakens people through listening to and watching it, leading them to enter an invincible zone. In this work, viewers experience a deep dive into Rina Hamu’s thoughts, structured in 12 layers, and it stands as an existence that gives them the dream that the world they “imagine” can be “created.” Carrying her own life theme—“I want to stay a child forever, and I want to keep making all the things I wish for come true”—the work combines Shibuya, Harajuku, and Akihabara, merging and condensing every culture into a new-era Japanese gyaru icon, composed as a work that can be embraced both in Japan and abroad.

Promotional video for Toyokoh Co., Ltd.

Music video for artist Mafumafu’s “Shiori.” Theme song for the film The Blue Sky You Dropped. A work that expresses a story where the past and present intersect through richly colorful visuals.