Description: Entering an old arcade game, MANON appears as a 3D avatar in a virtual Heisei world. By bringing Heisei gal culture into the Reiwa era, the work was created with the intention of evoking a sense of nostalgia while also allowing viewers to enjoy its chaotic energy.

I created this piece with an emphasis on the contrast between the band performance and the drama segments. I wanted to strongly bring out the surreal comedic feel in the drama segments, so I packed in all kinds of elements almost to the point of overdoing it, and intentionally kept the performance cuts simple. My thanks to everyone in Bye-Bye Nietzsche and to Mr. Yamada for their dedicated acting.

This is the tie-in song for the film “Tonda Taiya” and Southern All Stars’ first animated music video. The animation director is Yoshiki Imazu. The film “Tonda Taiya” is based on a true story and centers on a major automaker’s recall scandal and company-wide misconduct. In this song, Keisuke Kuwata captures the melancholy of such a ruthless salaryman society in his lyrics. This animation is 100% social satire, depicting salarymen undermining and knocking each other down in society, piling up bodies to build a giant “pyramid.”

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