TAF’s first-ever CM for Tokyo International Anime Fair 2013. The concept of the piece is “getting scolded somehow.” We packed in as many parodies as we could think of, all in the hope of getting scolded within just 15 seconds. If you get it, please feel free to scold us! This work was created by TheBERICH, an alumnus of TAF’s “Creators’ World” initiative, which nurtures the next generation of creators and supports their career advancement into the mainstream!

This new work by HIFANA, “TEJIME,” released after a nine-year hiatus, was unveiled on the first day of the Reiwa era and was created with the Japanese traditional celebratory ritual of “tejime” as its inspiration, in order to grandly celebrate a new era. When it comes to HIFANA, they are pioneers of Japanese anime music videos. Animation synchronized with music. Strange and humorous characters. We wanted to present each element in an extreme style. Using cel shading, a technology uniquely developed in Japan, this is a fully CG animated work created entirely by one person.

Original short film Hand-drawn animation Pencil, ink, acrylic

Studio shoot Green screen shoot