Everyone looks up at the moon and thinks of things. Is it a longing for a place to return to, or is it fear? Either way, someday we must all go there. There is a deep, silent serenity to be found there.

TV anime “Zenshu.” ED theme A video work combining illustration, UI design, and live action. -- The illustrator was kawa. Using a color-specified line draft, often seen in key animation production, as one of the looks, we prepared three different looks along with line art and coloring. We delicately visualized the process through which a work is created, and the life of its creator, by weaving live action into the imagery. All live-action footage was shot by going out myself, and from the cold winter dawn to sunset, I captured spaces that conveyed a sense of warmth. With assistance from Jaga (SHIFTZ), who is well versed in live-action filming, we shot aimlessly while searching for “everyday yet powerful landscapes” that suit this song. -- We created this work with a single-minded desire to deliver the struggles and joys of creation to everyone who creates, or is about to begin creating.

I had a dream. A multi-layered composite animation character image speaks to me. The thoughts I had, the things I wanted to say but couldn’t, and my true feelings—all are complemented by a shared language that connects them.