Interest Stacks

A careless lady goes home to see her ill mother, but she mistakenly packed a pillow as her baby and loses the pack in the way home. (Source: IMDb)

Pâtisserie no Monster focuses on the titular monster Powan, the owner of a small pastry shop in France.

A boy finds a magical pen. When he draws in a notebook with the pen, something happens. (Source: Aichi International Women's Film Festival)

In a small provincial town, three children play football but when they hear breaking glass, two of them flee; leaving a little girl to investigate. She finds that she has broken a fish bowl and a small fish is flapping on the ground gasping for its life. What will the girl do to save this poor creature?

One camera, one chainsaw, and two girls—this short follows their journey as time brings these two girls closer than ever before. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Music video for the song Pocket no Naka by Quruli. It serves as the ending for Rilakkuma to Yuuenchi.

The Pokémon Company has unveiled a new series of adorable stop motion videos to promote the ultra popular Pokémon Moncolle figures. Each video is brief and depicts a story consisting of events in which little versions of recognizable Pokémon take part in, featuring Pikachu, Poipole, Mimikyu, Rowlet, Zeraora, Buzzwole, Charizard, Litten, Popplio, Groudon, Garchomp, Rockruff, Rayquaza and more. (Source: pokemonblog.com)

A stop-motion series about a cafe in the forest.

A puppet animation movie by Ryosaku Takayama.

Due to an adorable evolutionary miracle, guinea pigs have become furry automobiles known as "Molcars." Now, drivers can enjoy the fluffy interior of their vehicles while fulfilling their every transportation need. However, Molcars are not simply lettuce-fueled machines; they are also sentient creatures with their own worries and desires. Whether in their drivers' presence or among each other, these motorized rodents are swept up into many wild and eventful situations—the likes of which only a Molcar could wind up in. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

New series for Pui Pui Molcar.

This is my report about a mysterious creature that "Watashi" found the year when normal came to a stop all around the globe. All over the world, people were forced to stay at home in the spring of the year, "Watashi" decided to stop commuting to the city and "Watashi" stayed home every day. One day, "Watashi" discovered mysterious traces in my garden. "Watashi" set up a camera to find out what it might be. My camera captured a dwarf about 15 cm tall. "Watashi" named it "Pukkulapottas" and become absorbed in searching for it. However, as the world gradually returned to normal. Pukkulapottas disappears from my sight. "Watashi" could no longer see Pukkulapottas Is what we see, all there is to truth? Through my experience with Pukkulapottas, "Watashi" wondered. (Source: Official Site)

Clay (technically gypsum) animation set to a beat with robots, scifi motif, and alligators with human arms. It was broadcasted a year later (1991) by the Japanese TV program Miyake Yuuji no Ebizori Kyoshou Tengoku, "Ebiten" for short, which showed works of independent film makers. This has the prototype character, Pulta, which was used for Bowda Katsuhi's Robot Pulta anime when he was hired by the NHK.

Puppu and Pappa live in a big strange tree and love to have fun. (Source: NHK, translated)

"The Three Little Pigs" inspired one of the most iconic rivalries in fiction: the pig versus the big bad wolf. However, this is not the classic fable everyone grew up with. Maybe, it is because a voluptuous pussycat has been thrown into the mix. Or perhaps, it is because this time, the pig has some rather questionable motives... [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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After witnessing his mother's death, the boy has a breakdown and cannot remember his own name. One day, a girl finds the boy and brings him back to the City of Haze. Since then they've depended on each other. (Source: IMDB)

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A boy looks into a box and sees a rainbow kaleidoscope display. But every time the boy looks in, the images change.

Music video for the song Rakugakisama by Soraru x Mafumafu.

A stop-motion series about Recola who creatively recycles materials to solve everyday problems.

The film is inspired by the costumes of folk art performers at Taiwan's ceremonial festivals. Adapted from the Southeast Asian folktale The Mousedeer Crosses River, it integrates similar folktale narratives from different countries to create animated puppet dancers. (Source: Goldenhorse)

Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage, during a slump in its fortunes during the Middle Ages. According to legend, his motivation was a pivotal childhood incident at the age of just six when his mother summoned him and informed him of his destiny to revive the fortunes of the Honganji school to which he was the next in line. She then mysteriously disappeared from the temple. Taking her words to heart, from a background of great poverty and hardship, at the age of 16 he set out to spread the word across the land.

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Stop-motion animation about robots who only say "YoYo" and the rescue operation needed to help a robot duckling cross a river.

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Rilakkuma is a soft toy bear who showed up one day to live with a young woman named Kaoru. It spends its days lounging around the apartment. Although there is a zipper on its back, what is inside is a mystery. Rilakkuma loves pancakes, rice omelets, custard pudding and "dango" rice dumplings. Its friends are Kaoru's pet bird Kiiroitori and a small white bear cub named Korilakkuma who also showed up out of the blue. (Source: Netflix)

Grab your tickets and get in line for a new series of stop-motion adventures with Rilakkuma and Kaoru! Join Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, Kiiroitori, and Kaoru as they explore an amusement park in its closing hours when Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure arrives next year. (Source: Netflix)

A short film by Okamoto Tadanari.

A music video for the song by Agnes Chan that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. A boy needs to deliver good and uses his donkey. But it gets sulky easily so he ends up bending over backwards to its whims.

Stop-motion animation about robots; though mainly focusing on Pulta a white square robot.

A Handmade Animated Cat! Stop and Look at Me for just 4 minutes! It's the first time for the Cat to be all by itself at home. This Cat does not have a name yet and nobody knows whether it is female or male. And it has two faces, one is very sensitive and the other is rather naughty. We try to make sensitive animations, and do not want to bombard children with too much noise and too many images. (Source: N&G Production)

A dung beetle and a scorpion among others are taunted and teased by some cacti. A stop motion animation with song by Yamada Kuniko for NHK's Minna no Uta segment.

Music video for the song Saibou no Fushigi by owarai duo Tetsu and Tomo that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was animated by Masaaki Mori.

A short film based on the classic novel Journey to the West.

Two high-school students are playing in the ruins. They hear something from the darkness and one of them goes deep into a dark room where something suspicious is hiding and both of them were taken their hearts out. Later a boy and his sister drop by the ruins...

Short film from animator Tsuji Naoyuki, who is known for his use of both charcoal and puppet animation. Wake Up is a dark and brooding animation epitomizing his story telling style by combining serene worlds and childlike images with darkness and nightmarish scenes.

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An old man goes to the market to sell some pork. However, on the way there, he is attacked by wolves on the mountain.

In the summer of 1992, Dujung, an elementary student, goes to a farm in the suburbs with his parents. While his parents believe the expensive and rare specialty from the farm will strengthen their son’s body, Dujung suffers side effects. (Source: Vimeo)

Short film by Yamamura Kouji.

A promotional video for Pocari Sweat's sustainability campaign. The video features the song Scuffing no Uta by Kaho Nakamura.

Shorts celebrating the new 2017 and 2019 year and holidays, released by the animation studio dwarf.

One of Oofuji's first films shot in colour.

An early stop motion doll film by Aki Kouno, inspired by Samuel Ullman's famous poem Youth.

Music video for the song Sekai no Chizu by OAU and the Suginami Jidou Gasshoudan that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.

A stop motion short film by Kihachiro Kawamoto. This short film humorously shows what happens when the artist creates a being that insists on 'creating' the artist.