Description: At the bottom of the Vistula River in Warsaw, mermaids are collecting blue castles. A blue castle, someone’s dream, is beautiful yet fragile; with the passage of time, it decays and, at times, is destroyed. Sisi, a Polish woman, and Ran, a Japanese woman, are led by the mermaid and meet at the bottom of the Vistula River, in a world of dreams. What the lonely women carry overlaps despite differences in time and place, and sinks deeper and deeper. This work is based on the old Polish fairy tale “The Mermaid of Warsaw” and the work of the same name, “The Blue Castle,” written by author Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Brand movie by NTT DOCOMO Studio & Live. A depiction of the excitement of a music live performance, set to an upbeat BGM composed by so-so.

Description: P.I.C.S. produced the MV for Eve’s “YOKU,” inspired by Kanebo Cosmetics’ “KATE YOKU Collection.” The direction and character design, among other elements, were handled by illustrator Mai Yoneyama, who also designed the product packaging. Animator Hideki Inaba (P.I.C.S. management) also took part in the production. The work was created with great attention to effects and color, using a structure in which everyday life—the monochrome scenes—gradually becomes colored, and then bursts into vivid color the moment desire is unleashed.