Synopsis

15 one-minute shorts created by various people from Japan's animation industry. The title of the collection, Ani*Kuri15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators".Season OneShinji Kimura (Studio 4°C; Art Director, Steamboy) - title: Attack of Higashimachi Ni Chome/Attack of Higashimachi 2nd BuroughShōjirō Nishimi (Studio 4°C; Character Designer, Tekkonkinkreet) - Uchujin Raikou Hiroshi no Baai/Invasion from Space - Hiroshi's CaseAkemi Hayashi (Gainax; Character Designer, Fruits Basket) - Namida no Mukou/From the Other Side of the TearsOsamu Kobayashi (Madhouse; Art/Mecha Desgin, Gungrave) - Sancha Blues/The Aromatic Tea BluesYasufumi Soejima (Gonzo; 3D/CG Director, Last Exile) - Hyotoko/Blaze ManSeason TwoAtsushi Takeuchi (Production I.G; Mecha Design, Ghost in the Shell) - Wandaba KissMamoru Oshii (Production I.G; Director, Ghost in the Shell) - Project MermaidKazuto Nakazawa (Studio 4°C; First Unit Director, Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren from Kill Bill: Volume 1) - "yurururu" ~Nichijou Hen~Ranji Murata (Gonzo; Character Design, Blue Submarine No. 6) and Tatsuya Yabuta (Gonzo; Story Design, Final Fantasy VII) - GyrosopterTobira Oda (Original Manga, Danchi Tomō) and Yasuyuki Shimizu (Key Animation, Naruto (movies)) (Studio 4°C) - Supaatsu Taisa/Colonel SportsSeason ThreeMichael Arias (Studio 4°C; Director, Tekkonkinkreet) - OkkakekkoMakoto Shinkai (Comix Wave Film; Director, The Place Promised in Our Early Days) - Neko no Shuukai/A Gathering of CatsShōji Kawamori (Satelight; Director, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?) - Project OmegaMahiro Maeda (Gonzo; Director, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo) - Onmitsu Hime/Princess OnmitsuSatoshi Kon (Madhouse; Director, Paprika) - Ohayō/Good Morning