In a way that embodies the world of the lyrics, the protagonist, Kaf, changes form one after another and travels through time, rediscovering the joy of writing a novel. In the dream scenes, the drawings are strongly hand-drawn, with lines as the main focus and little use of shading, whereas in the real scenes, footage of the actual sky is composited in, the use of lines is conversely restrained, and buildings and other elements are rendered more realistically. This creates a contrast in the mood of each sequence while also aligning the story’s themes with the themes of its visual expression.

Synchronized movements in the same position, interwoven into one.

This new work by HIFANA, “TEJIME,” released after a nine-year hiatus, was unveiled on the first day of the Reiwa era and was created with the Japanese traditional celebratory ritual of “tejime” as its inspiration, in order to grandly celebrate a new era. When it comes to HIFANA, they are pioneers of Japanese anime music videos. Animation synchronized with music. Strange and humorous characters. We wanted to present each element in an extreme style. Using cel shading, a technology uniquely developed in Japan, this is a fully CG animated work created entirely by one person.

MV / Direction & Produce