Yodaka was an ugly bird. One day, a hawk forces Yodaka to give back his name. Struggling against this, Yodaka comes to understand the rules of living in this world through pain. Starting from the idea of how we perceive the world, we look back at “The Nighthawk Star.” Then, three questions arise about “The Nighthawk Star”: ‧ What does “home” mean to Yodaka? ‧ Why does Yodaka burn himself up? ‧ Why does Yodaka desperately try to protect his own name? The answers to these three questions are sought through the process of creating the work based on “The Nighthawk Star.”

I created the music video for Rina Sawayama’s “Bad Friend (End of the World Remix).” It tells the story of a robot who keeps walking alone through a rainy neon city.

YOASOBI "The Blessing" MV Animation Director Digital Animation