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Aug 3, 2023 8:35 AM
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From wikipedia:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits".


Rules:
-Story must start and end. Open finals are accepted but no "to be continued in the next episode stuff".
-Shorts inside seasonals are accepted such as Kageki Shoujo's ep.8 which tells the background story of a secondary character but you don't need to watch the 7 previous episodes to understand or enjoy the story.

My nomination is https://myanimelist.net/anime/53585/Modern_Love_Tokyo__Kare_ga_Kanaderu_Futari_no_Shirabe

AnimeIs4KidzAug 3, 2023 8:44 AM
Aug 3, 2023 8:37 AM
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Bikini Warriors, it's only 18 episodes of 4 minutes each.


Aug 3, 2023 8:48 AM
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Must be Tsumiki no Ie as it HAS won an Oscar.
Aug 3, 2023 8:54 AM
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"What is the best anime short?"

Cencoroll 1-2
Kafka Inaka Isha
Little Witch Academia (2013)
Rain Town
Shashinkan
Short Peace
...

Stuff like that. Too lazy to research right now...
alshuAug 3, 2023 9:01 AM
Aug 3, 2023 8:55 AM
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I literally added Modern Love's anime episode to my PTW yesterday. Anyway, my top 5 shorts:

1) Shelter, if it counts (it is a music video but with a self-contained story, not some random stuff)
2) Little Witch Academia
3) Tsumiki no Ie
4) Yoru no Kuni
5) Summer Ghost
Aug 3, 2023 8:59 AM
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It is hard to tell what is the best, because I should have watched all of them to tell you, but the ones I rated highest are:

Someone's Gaze 9/10, an emotional advertisement from Shinkai

Shelter (Music) 9/10 yep I know it is a popular music video but I loved it. It has touched upon the essence of anime.

Takano Intersection 8/10 a pretty good award winnig short painfully low rated on this site





Aug 3, 2023 9:00 AM
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Ca309 said:
Must be Tsumiki no Ie as it HAS won an Oscar.


just watched it after reading your comment.

Surely makes you think and appreciate your loved ones.
It was great, thank you!
Aug 3, 2023 9:06 AM
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I also believe that shelter is one of the best short stories (in music video format) that I have seen
Aug 3, 2023 9:07 AM

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- Harmonie (25 min.) - Psychological, School, Drama, Slice of Life
- Aki no Kanade (25 min.) - Music, School, Slice of Life
- Tsumiki no Ie (12 min.) - Award Winning, Drama
- Furiko (4 min.) - Music, Drama, Romance (youtube)
- Dareka no Manazashi (6 min.) - Drama, Slice of Life
XavionAug 3, 2023 9:10 AM


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Aug 3, 2023 9:11 AM
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One of my favourite shorts is Death Billiards
Aug 3, 2023 9:11 AM

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honobono log is the best short i've watched till date.

The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
Feeling half happy, half sad.
  

Kawaii waifus
and precious
  best girls <3333
                                             


Aug 3, 2023 9:23 AM

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1. Pale Cocoon
2. Namakura Gatana
3. Hoshi no Koe
Aug 3, 2023 10:06 AM

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Serafos said:
Hi, mister New Account Every Friggin Day. How are you?
I'd block all his alts if the feature wasn't limited to only 30 users.
その目だれの目?
Aug 3, 2023 10:57 AM

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eps. 4 of https://myanimelist.net/anime/50458/Jiaonang_Jihua is really cool
This donghua is packaged as a series but is actually an anthology of independent sci-fi shorts by different groups.

Aug 3, 2023 11:08 AM
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Investigate the 2014 Japan Animator Expo (Nihon Animator Mihonichi). There are some truly incredible shorts in this anthology.
Aug 3, 2023 11:39 AM

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Has to be Death Billiards (prototype for Death Parade).
Aug 3, 2023 12:37 PM

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If we’re including short films within anthology movies, here are some of my favorites:

Memories (Magnetic Rose)
Manie-Manie: Meikyuu Monogatari (Running Man)
Manie-Manie: Meikyuu Monogatari (The Order to Stop Construction)
Genius Party (Shanghai Dragon)
Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen (Samurai Egg)
Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen (Invisible Man)
Puparia

(Not favorited but pretty good)
Harmonie
Kumi to Tulip
Kujira no Chouyaku
Kuro no Su: Chronus
Hinata no Aoshigure
Golden Time (not the tv show)
Genius Party (Doorbell)
Genius Party Beyond (Toujin Kit)
Baja no Studio
Children
Mitsuami no Kamisama
Ojiisan no Lamp
Ookii 1 Nensei to Chiisana 2 Nensei

(Slightly longer than 40 minutes)
Hotarubi no Mori e
Kotonoha no Niwa
Chirin no Suzu
There is no good or bad anime. There is only anime you like and anime you dislike.
Aug 3, 2023 1:06 PM

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That's a tough one and the best have already been said.

I'll add Onboro Film and Hotori: Tada Saiwai wo Koinegau to the list.
Aug 3, 2023 1:18 PM
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Ofc it's Chi's Sweet Home, because I love cats. And I'm also a very simple person, so I pick this one.
Aug 3, 2023 1:54 PM
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If you're not into all that romcom/SoL stuff that's been recommended so far but some really interesting historical stories, you should try

https://myanimelist.net/anime/33803/Sengoku_Choujuu_Giga__Kou

https://myanimelist.net/anime/10500/Ojiisan_no_Lamp?q=lamp&cat=anime
Aug 3, 2023 3:56 PM
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Totsukuni no Shoujo (10 min.) - Supernatural



"you can't hope for a horror story
with a happy ending."
Aug 3, 2023 3:58 PM

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Digimon Adventure. The buildup of Bolero and the final scene with Butter-fly make this the most memorable short, bar Shitcom.

Teach a man to cook, and he can’t fish. But teach a man to fish, and he feeds himself and cooks. -👧
( ° ω ˣ )
Aug 3, 2023 3:58 PM
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love these short and sweet comdey anime with 2- 5 mins length.....

Some of the ones i like,
Hitori Kurashi no Shougakusei
Teekyuu
Plastic nee-san
Hitorigurashi no Shougakusei
Kiitaro's yokai picture diary
Pupipo
Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei
Zashiki Warashi no Tatami-chan
Kodama Kawashiri...
Boku no Roboko
Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei
Nande kokoni Sensei ga
ryo-sanAug 3, 2023 4:02 PM
 

Aug 3, 2023 9:32 PM
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@jamal1997x Are you proud of yourself now? Your so-called "real" anime doesn't mean a shit to me. Also, if you use your eyes for a few seconds, you'll see over half of those "anime" on my list are nothing but music videos. Don't get fooled by the big number.

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