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?

Original animation Mr. Neko, an animation director, and his assistant Nezukun work together making animations, but their work never seems to go as smoothly as they’d like. This animation depicts the everyday lives of Mr. Neko and Nezukun, with Mr. Neko, an animation creator, modeled on the artist himself. New works are being posted regularly on X.

The film was produced so that the breadth of the character’s worldview and their strong sense of justice would come across.