Ani*Kuri15

Ani*Kuri15
The DVD cover
アニ＊クリ15 (Ani*Kuri15)
Genre	Adventures, Music video, Short subject
Anime television series
Directed by	Shinji Kimura, Yasufumi Soejima, Osamu Kobayashi, Shōjirō Nishimi, Mamoru Oshii, Kazuto Nakazawa, Ranji Murata, Tatsuya Yabuta, Atsushi Takeuchi, Tobira Oda, Yasuyuki Shimizu, Makoto Shinkai, Mahiro Maeda, Michael Arias, Shōji Kawamori, and Satoshi Kon
Studio	Studio 4°C, Gainax, Gonzo, Madhouse, Production I.G
Network	NHK
Original run	2007 – 2008
Episodes	15

Ani-Kuri 15 (アニ＊クリ15) is a series of fifteen 1-minute shorts that aired on the Japanese TV station, NHK between May 2007 and 2008. Intended as companion pieces to the Ani*Kuri program and as filler between regularly scheduled programs, the shorts were broadcast in three seasons of 5 episodes.^[1] Each short was directed by a different director and the episodes were collected and uploaded to the official Ani*Kuri15 website in 2008.^[2]

Episodes

Season 1

• "Attack of Higashimachi 2nd Borough" (Shinji Kimura: Studio 4°C) - Three aliens come to a cardboard Earth to invade.
• "From the Other Side of the Tears" ("Namida no Mukou") (Akemi Hayashi: Gainax) - A sad young girl recovers from a heartache.
• "Blaze Man" ("Hyotoko") (Yasufumi Soejima: Gonzo) - A groups of native warriors attack a giant kami in the shape of a bear. The kami sets one of the warriors on fire spiritually.
• "Sancha (The Aromatic Tea) Blues" (Osamu Kobayashi: Madhouse) - An avaricious record-store owner watches greedily as patrons look through his records.
• "Invasion from Space - Hiroshi's Case" ("Uchujin Raikou Hiroshi no Baai") (Shōjirō Nishimi: Studio 4°C) - Hiroshi tries to read his manga but a small robot is shooting pellets to distract him so the robot can escape.

Season 2

• "Project Mermaid" (Mamoru Oshii: Production I.G) - A fish turns into a mermaid who swims out into post-apocalyptic city.
• "Yurururu ~Nichijou Hen~" (Kazuto Nakazawa: Studio 4°C) - An animator spends the whole day animating a 1-second clip of a giant fish in a city.
• "Gyrosopter" (Ranji Murata: Gonzo; and Tatsuya Yabuta: Gonzo) - A young gyrosopter pilot visits a pool of water and remembers a gyrosopter battle and the death of a friend on a watery planet.
• "Wandaba Kiss" (Atsushi Takeuchi: Production I.G) - A young boy and his dog initiate a complex Rube Goldberg machine in order to steal a kiss from a young girl.
• "Supaatsu Taisa" ("刺客來搜山了", Colonel Sports) (Tobira Oda; and Yasuyuki Shimizu: Studio 4°C) - A super hero comic book character and Tomoo's idol from Tobira Oda's manga, Danchi Tomoo. Who has his meal stolen by a cat after being attacked by a villain (his master's daughter). Then he imagine about his master (Paul) scaring the cats. Then he falls into a river, and chased by his sidekick (The Bear and The Crow) and drifts over a waterfall.

Season 3

• "A Gathering of Cats" ("Neko no Shuukai") (Makoto Shinkai: CoMix Wave Films) - The family cat (Chobi) has had his tail stepped on one too many times and dreams of revenge.
• "Princess Onmitsu" ("Onmitsu Hime") (Mahiro Maeda: Gonzo) - A magical girl and her doll must defeat an invading horde of air pirates.
• "Okkakekko" (Michael Arias: Studio 4°C) - A group of children run across fields and play with a giant scary robot.
• "Project Omega" (Shōji Kawamori: Satelight) - As an alien force hurtles toward NHK headquarters in Tokyo, the NHK building springs to life as an evangelion-transformer to battle the foe.
• "Good Morning" ("Ohayō") (Satoshi Kon: Madhouse) - A young girl gets up from bed and sleepily tries to awaken herself.

See also

• Japan Animator Expo

References

External links

• Ani*Kuri program - Japanese Wikipedia article on the regularly scheduled program in which the Ani*Kuri15 shorts appeared.
• Official website (Archived)

Works by Studio 4°C
Films	Berserk: The Golden Age Arc trilogy First Squad: The Moment of Truth Genius Party Beyond Harmony My Last Day Princess Arete Memories Mind Game Spriggan Tekkonkinkreet
Television series	Ani*Kuri15 Kimagure Robot ThunderCats Transformers: Animated Tweeny Witches
Original video animations	Debutante Detective Corps Detroit Metal City Digital Juice Eternal Family Noiseman Sound Insect Sweat Punch (Comedy)
Animated segments	The Animatrix Batman: Gotham Knight Halo Legends
Video games	Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed Asura's Wrath Catherine .hack//Link Hard Corps: Uprising Jeanne d'Arc Lunar Knights Metal Max 4: Gekkō no Diva Rogue Galaxy Summon Night 3 Street Fighter IV Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Toukiden: The Age of Demons
People	Kōji Morimoto Eiko Tanaka Michael Arias
Category

Works by Production I.G
Feature films 009 Re:Cyborg Appleseed XIII: Ouranos Appleseed XIII: Tartaros Attack on Titan - Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow Attack on Titan - Part 2: Wings of Freedom Blood-C: The Last Dark Blood: The Last Vampire Book Girl Broken Blade Cyber Team in Akihabara: Summer Holidays of 2011 Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic Dead Leaves The End of Evangelion Garm Wars: The Last Druid Ghost in the Shell Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Giovanni's Island Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Kick-Heart Kill Bill: Volume 1 (animated sequence) Kuroko's Basketball The Movie: Last Game A Letter to Momo Loups=Garous Nadesico: Prince of Darkness Mass Effect: Paragon Lost Miss Hokusai Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror MiniPato Patlabor: The Movie Patlabor 2: The Movie Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice Psycho-Pass: The Movie Sakura Wars: The Movie Sengoku Basara: The Last Party Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters Tennis no Ōjisama – Futari no Samurai The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom The Sky Crawlers The Weathering Continent Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Television series Ani*Kuri15 (animated sequence) Ace of Diamond Atom: The Beginning Attack on Titan Attack on Titan: Junior High Blade of the Immortal Blood+ Blood-C Blue Seed Blue Spring Ride Broken Blade Bunny Drop Cromartie High School Eden of the East FLCL Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Genshiken: Second Season Ghost Hound Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG Guilty Crown Haikyū!! Idaten Jump Immortal Grand Prix Joker Game Kimi ni Todoke Kemono no Sōja K-tai Investigator 7 Kuroko's Basketball Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne Le Chevalier D'Eon Library War Maria the Virgin Witch Medabots Damashii Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Moshidora Otogi Zoshi PaRappa the Rapper Pokémon Origins PoPoLoCrois The Prince of Tennis Psycho-Pass Reideen Real Drive Robotics;Notes Sands of Destruction Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan Sisters of Wellber Tales of Eternia: The Animation Vampiyan Kids Windy Tales xxxHolic Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san Zillion (produced by Tatsunoko)
Original video animations Appleseed XIII Batman: Gotham Knight (animated sequence) Book Girl Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989 Chocolate Underground Combustible Campus Guardress The Enemy's the Pirates! (episodes 3 and 4) Eyeshield 21: The Phantom Golden Bowl FLCL Ghost in the Shell: Arise Golden Boy Halo Legends (animated sequence) Hiyokoi Kai Doh Maru Leave it to Chocola Noblesse: Awakening One Piece: Defeat The Pirate Ganzak! Please Save My Earth Pokémon Generations The King of Fighters: Another Day The Prince of Tennis The Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman Tokyo Marble Chocolate Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vassalord Video Girl Ai Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san Zillion: Burning Night (produced by Tatsunoko)
Video games Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere BlazBlue: Central Fiction Children of Mana Ghost in the Shell Infinite Space Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 12 Namco × Capcom Persona 5 Professor Layton and the Curious Village Sands of Destruction Sonic Riders Star Ocean: First Departure Star Ocean: Second Evolution Summon Night 4 Surveillance Kanshisha Tales Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria Valkyria Chronicles III Wario Land: Shake It! Xenogears
Category

Works by Gonzo
Television series	Gate Keepers (2000) Vandread (2000) Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School (2001) Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001–2002) Hellsing (2001–2002) Vandread: The Second Stage (2001) Full Metal Panic! (2002) Tai Master of Characters (2002) Saikano (2002) Kiddy Grade (2002–2003) Gravion (2002) Digigirl Pop! STRAWBERRY&POP MIX FLAVOR (2003) Kaleido Star (2003–2004) Last Exile (2003) Gad Guard (2003) Peacemaker Kurogane (2003–2004) Chrono Crusade (2003–2004) Gravion Zwei (2004) Ragnarok the Animation (2004) Gantz (2004) Burst Angel (2004) Samurai 7 (2004) Desert Punk (2004–2005) Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (2004–2005) Basilisk (2005) Speed Grapher (2005) Trinity Blood (2005) Transformers: Cybertron (2005) G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (2005–2007) SoltyRei (2005–2006) Black Cat (2005–2006) Glass Fleet (2006) Witchblade (2006) Yoshimune (2006) Welcome to the N.H.K. (2006) Red Garden (2006–2007) Pumpkin Scissors (2006–2007) Ani*Kuri15 (animated sequence) (2007–2008) Afro Samurai (2007) Getsumento Heiki Mina (2007) Romeo × Juliet (2007) Bokurano: Ours (2007) Kaze no Stigma (2007) My Bride Is a Mermaid (2007) Dragonaut: The Resonance (2007–2008) Rosario + Vampire (2008) The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk (2008) S · A: Special A (2008) Blassreiter (2008) Strike Witches (2008) Rosario + Vampire Capu2 (2008) Linebarrels of Iron (2008–2009) The Tower of Druaga: The Sword of Uruk (2009) Saki (2009) Shangri-La (2009) Slap-up Party: Arad Senki (2009) Nyanpire (2011) Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing (2011–2012) Ozuma (2012) Leviathan The Last Defense (2013) Dog & Scissors (2013) A Town Where You Live (2013) Blade & Soul (2014) Seiyu's Life! (2015) Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue (2016) Akiba's Trip: The Animation (2017)
Films	Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006) Brave Story (2006) Kiddy Grade -Ignition- (2007) Kiddy Grade -Maelstrom- (2007) Kiddy Grade -Truth Dawn- (2007) Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009) Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (2013)
OVAs/ONAs	Blue Submarine No. 6 (1998–2000) Melty Lancer THE ANIMATION (1999–2000) Zaion: I Wish You Were Here (2001) Vandread Integral (2001) Gate Keepers 21 (2002–2003) Yukikaze (2002–2005) Vandread Turbulence (2002) Kaleido Star: New Wings Extra Stage (2004) Legend of Phoenix ~Layla Hamilton Monogatari~ (2005) Good da yo! Goood!! (2006) Burst Angel - Episode Zero: Infinity (2007) Strike Witches (2007) Red Garden: Dead Girls (2007) My Bride Is a Mermaid (2008–2009) Copihan (2011) A Town Where You Live (2014)
Video games	Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (1996) Silhouette Mirage (1997) Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (1998) Radiant Silvergun (1998) Gensō Suikogaiden (1999–2001) SkyGunner (2001) Suikoden III (2002) BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (2009) Super Street Fighter IV (2010) BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (2010)
Category

Gainax
Founders	Hideaki Anno Hiroyuki Yamaga Shinji Higuchi Takami Akai Toshio Okada Yasuhiro Takeda Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Television series	Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–1991) Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996) Kare Kano (1998–1999) Modern Love's Silliness (1999) Oruchuban Ebichu (1999) Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden (2001–2002) Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002) Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful (2002–2003) Petite Princess Yucie (2002–2003) This Ugly yet Beautiful World (2004) Melody of Oblivion (2004) He Is My Master (2005) Ani*Kuri15 (animated sequence) (2007–2008) Gurren Lagann (2007) Shikabane Hime: Aka (2008) Shikabane Hime: Kuro (2009) Hanamaru Kindergarten (2010) Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010) The Mystic Archives of Dantalian (2011) Medaka Box (2012) Medaka Box Abnormal (2012) Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C³ (2013) Magica Wars (2014) Wish Upon the Pleiades (2015)
OVAs/ONAs	Appleseed (1988) Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū (1988–1990) Gunbuster (1988–1989) Beat Shot (1989) Circuit no Ōkami II: Modena no Tsurugi (1990) Honō no Tenkōsei (1991) Money Wars (1991) Otaku no Video (1991) K.O. Beast (1992–1993) Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993–1994) Debutante Detective Corps (1996) FLCL (2000–2001) Anime Tenchou (2002) Mahoromatic: Summer, Special (2003) Re: Cutie Honey (2004) Diebuster (2004–2006) Mahoromatic: I'm Home, Special (2009) Wish Upon the Pleiades (2011)
Films	Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987) Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1991) Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997) The End of Evangelion (1997) Revival of Evangelion (1998) Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (2006) Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End (2008) Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)
Category