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Do you want to watch anime so artsy that will either relate to the deepest part of your soul or completely confuse you?
Well here you go, and since they are so short you don't have to feel like you wasted your time.

This list includes arthouse anime that are around 15 minutes or less, so movie length (Angel's Egg) or OVA/episode length (Cat Soup) are not in here.

Some of this may be a bit challenging to find, some are up on youtube and for some you'll have to get creative, buying or streaming them is probably out of the question.

Includes regular anime series, movies, experimental shorts, and even music videos. Anything that can be considered unique in either its art style or method of animation. Probably not every entry in this list will be suited to one's taste, but as we all know, art is subjective.

Also, I've tried to limit the entries to one per style.

Works that aren't here on MAL:
- Our House, by Murata Caori

some films (anime shorts) from students of Tokyo University of the Arts

No crap like Sayuri or flashing "dEeP" trash like Aki no Puzzle. Here you got what you've come for: nonsense, but the GOOD kind of nonsense. Detach your brain and enjoy. Most of it is rated PG-13 or lower so don't worry about getting stuff you shouldn't see in your eyes.

Requisites for addition:
Must be 45 minutes or less.
Must have avant-garde genre tag.
I must have rated it 7 or higher. Not compulsory though, if a short has the other requirements it might be here despite the rating I gave.
Flashing lights must be kept to a minimum.
Little to no explicit sexual content. Nudity is allowed only if it's not in a sexual context.
Little to no screamers nor sudden volume changes or ear-screeching sounds.
Of course I must have watched it entirely.

Side note: F for my sanity in making this stack, I have been watching some horrible stuff among the few enjoyable ones. Good grief.

This is a compilation of Avante-Garde shorts that are unique, mind-blowing and addicting. These will give you a different POV on the world of animation.
Includes short films, short series, commercials, station IDs, and specials.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23559
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23560
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23563
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23564
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23566
Part 6: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23567
Part 7: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23568
Part 8: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23569
Part 9: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23571
Part 10: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23573
Part 11: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23575

Anime that are not as well-known.

Experimental, surreal, abstract, trippy or just artsy.
A mixed bag of genres, most of these pieces are up for interpretation.
Beware, you are getting at non-conventional and weird grounds here.

More stacks going deeper in this world:

- An introduction to short animations
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29151

- Short animations getting dark
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29194

- Short animations getting scientific
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29216

Let me know your thoughts and suggestions for this stack :)

There are short-length anime series of OVAs, specials, ONAs, and music-centered anime that offer unique and captivating experiences in a more compact format. Here are some recommendations of short-length anime:

Titles with only numbers in title are already covered by https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20702, so check that one out.

Please message me if you can find any of these thank you so much!