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NHK Sing and Learn: "When You're in a Bear-y Bad Spot" - 映像作家: erikasahara
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NHK Sing and Learn: "When You're in a Bear-y Bad Spot"

2026
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Created the animation for “Kuma Toki wa,” broadcast on ETV’s Utatte Manabo. I was in charge of character design, direction, and backgrounds. The content teaches three kinds of measures: measures to take if you encounter a bear, measures to avoid coming across one, and measures to prevent bears from entering town. The aim was to convey these measures in a fun, approachable way, so that children can actually reenact them from the video and learn how people and bears can coexist in their respective environments.
[NHK E-tele] Miitsuketa! “Raku-da Katabura” Rakudashi-san - 映像作家: shizukaamano
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[NHK E-tele] Miitsuketa! “Raku-da Katabura” Rakudashi-san

2026
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NHK E-TV’s “Miitsuketa!” music video for “Rakuda Katabura.” This is a song about “Rakudashi-san,” a traveling camel character played by Toma Ikuta. Written and composed by Rekishi (Takafumi Ikeda), it’s a pop number full of healing vibes that helps ease your mind when you’re tired. We were responsible for the direction, CG production, and editing (including all compositing). Editing environment: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve
YOASOBI "Comet" Official Music Video - 映像作家: kadowakikouhei
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YOASOBI "Comet" Official Music Video

2020, 2021
00:03:40
A music video set in the world of the manga BEASTARS. The first 89 seconds also serve as the ending sequence for the second season of the TV anime BEASTARS. The blue-world portion in the first half was colored frame by frame entirely with watercolor paints. By combining this blue segment with the red-world segment that begins in the second half, which is expressed digitally, the video presents two extremes within a single music video, contrasting the tenderness and happiness that have filled the past in the story behind this song with the cruel reality that is to come. For the production of this video, three-dimensional models of each character were created. Using these as references for the drawings made it possible to depict the BEASTARS characters, whose complex shapes are difficult to express through animation, with hand-drawn animation.
[NHK Etele] Mii tsuketa! “Mōretsu ni Hassan!” Ofurosky - 映像作家: shizukaamano
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[NHK Etele] Mii tsuketa! “Mōretsu ni Hassan!” Ofurosky

2026
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NHK E-tele’s “Mittsuketa!” “Mouretsu ni Hassan!” music video. This song’s theme is to sing, dance, and “Hassan” away the stress you carry every day. From the nostalgic feel of the melody, we aimed for a high-energy video with a cheap, funny vibe reminiscent of the early days of CG in the Showa and Heisei eras. I was responsible for the direction, CG production, and editing, including compositing. Editing software used: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects
NHK Special "2030: A Turning Point for the Future" - 映像作家: whatever
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NHK Special "2030: A Turning Point for the Future"

2021
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For the NHK Special series “2030: A Turning Point for the Future,” we were responsible for planning and producing the program logo design and opening title sequence. The program reports on the environmental issues facing the world. It examines 2030, said to be a “turning point” for global challenges. Over the next decade, it considers how we can avoid crisis and achieve a sustainable future. In the logo and opening title, we used animation to portray the importance of confronting the real issues humanity faces and making our own choice at this turning point in the future. https://www6.nhk.or.jp/nhkpr/post/original.html?i=26703
Falsehood MV - 映像作家: junchukanbonta
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Falsehood MV

2022
00:03:50
In the winter of 1962, an unprecedentedly sophisticated counterfeit bill was discovered in Japan. The counterfeit 1,000-yen notes were used through cunning methods, and the case ultimately came to a close without a single suspect being arrested. One of the counterfeit bills that was found was reportedly placed in a time capsule alongside genuine bills during the Osaka Expo. Reinterpreting the theme of this song, “Itsuwari,” which speaks of facing someone while deceiving and disguising oneself, as the production of counterfeit money, we created this music video. If something is carried through to the end, can even a fake stand alongside the real?

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Syoronpo. b2b monoton – draw(tokyo); #3 (VJ) - 映像作家: monoton
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Syoronpo. b2b monoton – draw(tokyo); #3 (VJ)

2025
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This is a live VJ performance by Syoronpo. and monoton, presented at “draw(tokyo); #3” (clubasia, 2025), an audiovisual event focused on generative VJing. Using TouchDesigner on two PCs, they share and synchronize cameras, rendering 3D objects generated by each artist so that they coexist within a single world. The two artists’ visuals are continuously composited into a single image through various blending methods, dissolving the boundaries between the images. In this work, the visuals are generated and evolve in real time without interruption throughout the DJ set. Beginning with a quiet monochrome introduction, the performance moves through scene-like motifs such as aquariums and gardens, then builds toward a climax where the number of colors and the density of objects increase and the motion becomes more intense, before returning once again to a quiet screen. All visuals are generated and controlled in real time on site, and by adjusting the parameters that shape the imagery in response to the DJ set’s progression and the conditions of the venue, the artists create a one-time, vividly live performance.
monoton – Mirrored (Live at Flow vol.8) - 映像作家: monoton
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monoton – Mirrored (Live at Flow vol.8)

2025
00:29:18
This is a recording of a solo live performance given at the audiovisual event “Flow vol.8” (2025), held at Ritsumeikan University’s Osaka Ibaraki Campus. All of the sound and visuals were performed live in real time by a single person. A 300-inch LED screen was installed in the venue, and the glass windows beside it reflected the screen like a mirror at night. To make use of this environment in the performance, the visuals were designed to move back and forth between the physical screen and its reflected image. Specifically, the visuals were rendered on a canvas equivalent to two screens wide, then folded back and overlaid before being displayed on the screen, allowing the image to move from the screen to the glass and back again. The audience experiences the boundary between the actual screen and the virtual image dissolving, with the visuals freely circulating between the two. The title “Mirrored” comes from this reflective structure. In addition, since the brightness of the 300-inch LED screen itself functions as the venue lighting, the overall light and darkness of the space, as well as the pacing of the performance, were designed through the use of flashes and control of the screen’s overall brightness. The music and visuals are synchronized via OSC, and all images are rendered and controlled in real time. The sound is spatially arranged through 4-channel surround output, and together with the reflected visuals, the performance is designed to envelop the audience through both sight and sound. It is a one-of-a-kind performance inspired by the specific conditions of the venue, and possible only in that place.
monoton – Nibi (Interactive MV) - 映像作家: monoton
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monoton – Nibi (Interactive MV)

2026
00:02:35
This is the music video for the original song “Nibi,” released in 2026. I created the song, the visual system, and the web app. “Nibi” refers to a dull grayish color. In this work, I made ink-like coloration the basis of the visuals. Particles in the four CMYK colors drift through 3D space, repeatedly gathering into and dispersing from the shapes of lyrics and motifs to construct the imagery. For the overlapping colors, I used subtractive color mixing calculations; the denser the particles become, the darker they sink as the inks blend together. Although the work is presented on a display, a texture like dynamic printed matter emerges, as if halftone dots on paper were dancing. The particles converge from flat shapes, noise, pendulums, and other geometric patterns into letters, then scatter once again. Rather than a continuous sequence of completed letters, the transitions of gathering and dispersing themselves are the main visual attraction. All of the visuals in this work are rendered as a continuous video within a web app, and the MV video was exported as a single uninterrupted shot with no cut editing. The lyric text is placed in 3D space and is framed by the camera angles set by the creator. I released this web app itself as a viewer, allowing viewers to freely move the camera in the browser and explore areas beyond the viewpoints selected for the MV. This is an attempt to open up both the production process of the visual work and the experience of the creator’s selection of viewpoint itself. The source code is also available on GitHub. For the particle physics calculations, I used Three.js WebGPU’s TSL compute shaders to enable real-time GPU processing of a large number of particles. In environments that do not support WebGPU, it falls back to WebGL 2 and also works on smartphones. MV website https://monotonmusic.com/nibi/
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"Room Tour" Archive: Random Roomtour Rotation - 映像作家: Garments
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"Room Tour" Archive: Random Roomtour Rotation

2025
00:00:11
This is an animated research work that deconstructs the everyday visual experience of a “room tour” through the manipulation of perspective. Its approach lies in continuously transforming the perspective by distorting the structure of the entire room, while leaving all objects within the space—furniture and small items—completely still. By representing space itself with motion graphics, the work induces a visual illusion in which stationary objects appear to acquire autonomous movement, blurring the boundary between 2D graphics and 3D spatial perception, and unsettling the viewer’s sense of “what exactly is moving?” in this experimental approach.
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5W1h - 映像作家: yukisato
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5W1h

2026
00:00:39
This work, 5W1h, is a 3D motion graphics piece that reexamines the “meaning of creation” shaken by the rise of generative AI. In the present day, the motion and graphic skills built up through years of effort can be replaced by “just a few clicks.” When confronted with this irrational reality, the “5W1H,” the foundation of information transmission, transforms into “six questions that threaten the very existence of creators.” Where is your goal?: Loss of the place to aim for What do you want to do?: Absence of purpose in expression Why do you keep creating?: Absence of reason to keep creating How did you make it, AI?: Futility of being suspected as AI-generated Who created the AI video?: Humiliation of being mistaken for AI When will you surpass AI?: The moment your own skills are defeated This work visualizes the “hesitation” toward these questions in 3D space, expressing the conflict born in the gap between them and “the meaning of being human-made.” The heart motif that appears in the piece serves as a form that represents the emotions and motives tied to creation. As the questions progress, it changes shape, breaks apart, and eventually its very existence becomes ambiguous.
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Burger Satiation - 映像作家: sijialuo
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Burger Satiation

2024
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This video is composed entirely of Chinese characters from start to finish. Using the radicals and structure of the Chinese word “漢堡,” which means “hamburger,” it explains the fictional psychological phenomenon known as “漢堡飽和.” This is a phenomenon in which, after staring at “漢堡” for a long time, one suddenly no longer understands what it is. It is said to be caused by neural inhibition, which prevents the brain from focusing on anything more than a part of the hamburger, causing the whole to be lost and its meaning to suddenly feel unfamiliar. This work is one part of the animation anthology Burger Order.
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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.
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Half Mile Beach Club / Sugar Vista - 映像作家: yoshiyukishimada
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Half Mile Beach Club / Sugar Vista

2024
00:04:11
A music video that accompanies an instrumental groove like a breeze sweeping along the coastline, visualizing the comfort and lingering resonance of sound. Set at Zushi Marina, it brings to life the “subtle fluctuations” of an AOR-to-balearic sound through soft light and particle effects created with CG. Clusters of light drift in response to the reflections of waves, the flow of the sea breeze, and the guitar’s reverb. By creating a spatial design in which sound seems to take form and rise above a real seaside setting, the groove of the live performance and the rhythm of nature melt into one. Composed so that “sound paints the landscape,” this visual work conveys the nuanced emotions unique to an instrumental band not through words, but through texture. A city-and-sea soundscape drifting between stillness and euphoria.
Manaka Inaba “Stardust Escape” - 映像作家: yoshiyukishimada
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Manaka Inaba “Stardust Escape”

2025
00:03:27
A synthwave sound that evokes a night drive—this MV portrays sweetly seductive “cuteness” and a somewhat wistful melancholy through the texture of city pop. It multilayeredly captures the midnight neon, the inside of a car, a diner, and the feelings of a devilish girl. The retro 1980s mood that permeates the entire video serves as the core direction, intertwining “nostalgia” and the “present,” while cinematic lighting, muted colors, and the atmosphere created by the small objects inside the car and diner evoke the story’s nostalgia. Add her sweet yet provocative vocals and sharp dance moves, and the instability of the night, wavering emotions, the “inescapable temptation” and the “inescapable reality” all intersect. Built from Synthwave × retro cool × a modern idol, this music video invites viewers on a cinematic late-night drive—a story of temptation and escape.
Nogizaka46 "Dominant Sympathetic Nervous System" - 映像作家: yoshiyukishimada
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Nogizaka46 "Dominant Sympathetic Nervous System"

2025
00:05:35
This music video portrays the protagonist’s struggle and recovery as a “choral member who has lost the joy of singing,” layering it with motifs of flowers and butterflies. The shifting color of the soothing herbal tea “butterfly pea,” which changes from blue to purple, symbolizes the members’ bond and the trigger for renewal, while the overlap between center Yunana Shibata’s member color and Nogizaka46’s signature color reflects a gradient of the heart moving from tension toward release. Butterflies resting their wings before taking flight once more. Inspired by that motif, flower petals rendered in CG drift upward from below to above, symbolically coloring the dance scenes. By singing together with companions, the work delicately depicts the rising emotions that break free from confinement and the shared energy that fills a single space.
Juice=Juice "More! Mi Amore" - 映像作家: yoshiyukishimada
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Juice=Juice "More! Mi Amore"

2025
00:04:07
Themeing on the contemporary sense of being “enhanced,” this video work interweaves glamour and Latin passion. By layering fabric textures and paint-like animation in multiple dimensions, and using tracking to seamlessly blend live action with 3DCG, it creates a sense of buoyancy in which the real and virtual seem to breathe within the same space. Inspired by the lyrical world, where even heartbreak is “embellished” and turned into a joke, the concept of “enhancing” is reimagined as a positive energy that illuminates the idol’s very presence, beyond the framework of lookism. This dance music video combines sensuality and strength, presenting self-confidence that radiates from within and provocative expressions carried by the rhythm of the dance.
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Drifting in a Dream (1st Ion Digital Art Award Winning Work) - 映像作家: yasuhirohiguchi
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Drifting in a Dream (1st Ion Digital Art Award Winning Work)

2025
00:01:29
“Drifting in a Dream” is a video work that portrays the comfort and light of drifting through a dream. It was created with the aim of freeing the viewer’s mind and offering a moment to be enveloped in a quiet, beautiful dream world. By surrendering to the soft light and sound, I hope it brings back a sense of pure happiness that may have been forgotten. For the production, I used Blender, the 3DCG software I have relied on for many years. I chose Cycles for rendering and devoted meticulous attention to expressing the texture of light and atmosphere. In particular, for the lighting, I repeatedly refined the settings, making full use of softly diffused light and volumetric effects so that viewers could feel a sense of calm. For the music, I commissioned cokiyu, an artist known for creating many fantastical, dreamy pieces and for contributing music to the film Confessions, directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. She delicately expressed the concept of “comfort and light in a dream,” and the visuals and music come together to create an ethereal experience.
Seed of a Star (Award Winner, Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA 2025; Award Winner, Mitaka no Mori Animation Festa 2026 – 24th Indies Animation Festa; Official Selection – In Competition, SPARK ANIMATION 2026〈Canada / Academy Award®-Qualifying Festival〉; Official Selection, Turku Animated Film Festival 2026〈Finland〉; Official Selection – International Competition, Big Cartoon Festival 2026〈Russia〉; Official Selection – International Short Film Competition, 2nd Tochigi International Film Festival; Competition Nominee, Fukuoka Independent Film Festival 2026; Official Selection, Breath of the City and Forest Film Festival 2026) - 映像作家: yasuhirohiguchi
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Seed of a Star (Award Winner, Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA 2025; Award Winner, Mitaka no Mori Animation Festa 2026 – 24th Indies Animation Festa; Official Selection – In Competition, SPARK ANIMATION 2026〈Canada / Academy Award®-Qualifying Festival〉; Official Selection, Turku Animated Film Festival 2026〈Finland〉; Official Selection – International Competition, Big Cartoon Festival 2026〈Russia〉; Official Selection – International Short Film Competition, 2nd Tochigi International Film Festival; Competition Nominee, Fukuoka Independent Film Festival 2026; Official Selection, Breath of the City and Forest Film Festival 2026)

2025
00:02:17
Major Awards & Selections Award Winner — Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA 2025 Award Winner — Mitaka no Mori Animation Festa 2026, 24th Indies Animation Festa Official Selection – In Competition — SPARK ANIMATION 2026 (Canada / Academy Award®-Qualifying Festival) Official Selection – Music Video Panorama — Turku Animated Film Festival 2026 (Finland) Official Selection — Breath of the City and Forest Film Festival 2026 Official Selection – International Short Film Competition — 2nd Tochigi International Film Festival Official Selection – International Competition — Big Cartoon Festival 2026 (Russia) Competition Nominee — Fukuoka Independent Film Festival 2026 Seed of a Star One day, my daughter casually said the words, “Seed of a Star.” Those simple words quietly planted a seed in me. Drawn to their gentle sound and poetic resonance, I began to imagine stars descending into a silent forest and a landscape inhabited by tiny creatures. The story begins as stars softly fall from the night sky into the forest. When they reach the ground, they become tiny seeds, eventually sprouting and blooming into “star flowers.” The small creatures of the forest gather around them, playing music as they quietly watch over the flowers. Through the light and sounds spreading across the nighttime forest and the gentle passage of time, I wanted to create a world that feels both peaceful and warm. I created the film using Blender, a tool I have worked with for many years. The forest, stars, flowers, and tiny creatures reflect my love of nature and are rendered with a simple, handcrafted feel. By carefully shaping the light, shadow, and textures, I sought to create a landscape that seems to drift somewhere between reality and imagination. Rather than synchronizing the music and images precisely, I wanted them to gently accompany and resonate with one another. The music was composed by cokiyu, a musician with whom I have collaborated on previous works and who has also contributed music to Confessions, directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. For this film, her delicate piano melodies are accompanied by her clear, ethereal voice, perfectly complementing the atmosphere of the nighttime forest. The lyrics carry the themes of the story, with each word resonating quietly, almost as if speaking directly to the viewer. Her voice gently deepens the visual world, enriching its sense of light, time, and the poetic universe of Seed of a Star. I hope that Seed of a Star will quietly take root in the hearts of those who watch it, allowing their own imagination and feelings to gently unfold.
A Dreamscape Created with no.9, who also contributed music to the Tokyo Paralympics Opening Ceremony: “DREAMSCAPES” - 映像作家: yasuhirohiguchi
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A Dreamscape Created with no.9, who also contributed music to the Tokyo Paralympics Opening Ceremony: “DREAMSCAPES”

2022
00:01:37
This video work depicts a surreal world based on the theme of “dreamscapes.” One of the characteristics of dreams is that scenes suddenly change. Strange scenes just before waking, memories connected in fragments—I visualized the experience of dreams I have had so far as a video. The tool used was Blender, which I have been using and loving for many years. Taking advantage of the free viewpoints unique to 3D animation, I created a world that exists somewhere between reality and fantasy. The music for this work is an original composition by musician no.9, who provided a song for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. The sound design, synchronized with the visuals, further enhances the sense of floating and uncertainty that dreams possess. Please enjoy this new dream experience, where sight and sound intersect.
Music and Forest with cokiyu, who also provided music for the film Confessions - 映像作家: yasuhirohiguchi
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Music and Forest with cokiyu, who also provided music for the film Confessions

2021
00:01:58
Deep in the forest, a tiny creature gently plays music――. Each time that sound echoes through the woods, seeds sprout, plants are born, and the world comes alive with color. This work is a magical, heartwarming animation centered on the connection between music and life. It portrays the power of sound and the miracle of life born from harmony with nature. The film was created using Blender and expressed through a charming low-poly visual style. By adopting a simple yet warm design, we aimed to create an atmosphere that gently envelops viewers in the world of the story. We also paid close attention to the subtle direction of light and movement, carefully depicting the forest awakening each time the music resonates. The music is an original composition written by cokiyu, a musician known for creating many fantastical pieces and for contributing music to the film Kokuhaku, starring Takako Matsu. The delicate, dreamlike melodies breathe life into the visuals and add deeper color to the story. Please enjoy this gentle tale of magic, where a small sound can change the world.
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