New Makoto Shinkai, Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Oshii shorts

[Paul]

This is a new short film from Makoto Shinkai - it's only 1 minute, but it's really cool and his most Ghibli-like work yet:

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This is another really funny short, it's in the Ani*Kuri series and it's by Shojiro Nishimi, who contributed a lot to Tekkonkinkreet.

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Mamoru Oshii:

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Satoshi Kon:

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Shoji Kawamori, featuring a transforming skyscraper

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There's loads more Ani*Kuri short movies out there, all of them are great and stylish in their own ways

 

[Outlawstar]

Hmm, I cant watch anyhting, theres a Realplayer embed that I cant view.
Darn it.

 

[Martin]

An excellent assortment there - it reminds me of why I'm an animation fan in the first place with such a variety of talent. Cheers for the finds.

@Makoto Shinkai: well, I love everything he's done but this is a bit different, which is good. The fact that I have a bad-tempered ginger cat sitting right next to me as I type makes it all the more hilarious.

@Shojiro Nashimi: ah, the struggles of a tortured animator. The Tekkonkinkreet style is really evident.

@Mamoru Oshii: arty, cryptic and highbrow. I like.

@Satoshi Kon: his ability to blend the surreal with the startlingly real never ceases to amaze me. I can't wait to see what this clip is a part of, seriously.

@Shoji Kawamori: skyscraper-sized mecha pr0n! It makes me wish for the next ep of Macross Frontier...

 

[Sy]

@Satoshi Kon: his ability to blend the surreal with the startlingly real never ceases to amaze me. I can't wait to see what this clip is a part of, seriously.

I don't think it's part of anything to be honest. It stands very well alone as just a short animation and is actually surprisingly effective to say it's only a minute long.