A TV commercial that brings the Summer Jumbo Lottery mascot character “Kū-chan” to life in 3DCG and packs its fiercely energetic basketball play into a short animation. By recreating a flexible skeletal structure unlike that of a humanoid character, the piece expresses dynamic movement. The crowd was also boldly abstracted to unify the overall tone.

Independent production. A geometric motion unfolding in a monochrome world with an odd texture. It expresses the uncanny feeling that arises when the most inorganic objects are imbued with the most organic energy.

At YouTube Space Tokyo in Mori Tower, Roppongi, a live stream of a special performance from the party “SpookyHouse,” held on Friday, 10/31, featuring a collaboration between “Daito Manabe / Rhizomatiks” and the breakbeat unit “HIFANA.” With the concept of a real-time music video, this new type of live visual work fused motion capture, AR, and other technologies with musical performance and visual expression at a high level, and drew a major response from YouTube’s global network.