Dungeon exploration × media history? Don’t miss this offbeat fantasy! The serialized anime adaptation of “Dungeon & Television” finally begins. ◎Episode 1: “We Are Television” Synopsis◎ Marda, a young wizard, narrowly escapes from a monster and meets a strange party led by the elf Shi. They claim to be a dungeon location crew from the Royal Broadcasting Guild (OHG), but... /The opening sequence uses cels and 16mm film. It was shot on a homemade filming stand, then film-scanned after development and digitally edited.

Once upon a time, when television itself was still an adventure-- ----With the invention of television, any kind of visual content could be broadcast, yet this was still an age when swords and magic had not been abandoned. At last, the eye of the camera turns toward the darkness of the dungeon, seen only by adventurers until now. Their goal is a live broadcast of dungeon conquest. While battling countless monsters that keep spawning and a series of equipment troubles, the adventurers with cameras press onward. What could possibly await them ahead? ◎　◎　◎ This is a self-produced pilot film. We are currently preparing for the next stage.

Using as many varied techniques as possible, including 8mm film, puppet animation, and 3DCG, I created this work while channeling its musical ideas into the atmosphere of interwar Europe. I designed the music video with the interpretation that it is about dreams, and about how one faces and keeps one’s distance from the people and world around them.

In the winter of 1962, an unprecedentedly sophisticated counterfeit bill was discovered in Japan. The counterfeit 1,000-yen notes were used through cunning methods, and the case ultimately came to a close without a single suspect being arrested. One of the counterfeit bills that was found was reportedly placed in a time capsule alongside genuine bills during the Osaka Expo. Reinterpreting the theme of this song, “Itsuwari,” which speaks of facing someone while deceiving and disguising oneself, as the production of counterfeit money, we created this music video. If something is carried through to the end, can even a fake stand alongside the real?