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Ani*Kuri15

1min

Action & Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Ani-Kuri 15 is a series of fifteen 1-minute shorts that aired on the Japanese TV station, NHK between May 2007 and 2008. Intended as companion pieces to the AniKuri program and as filler between regularly scheduled programs, the shorts were broadcast in three seasons of 5 episodes. Each short was directed by a different director and the episodes were collected and uploaded to the official AniKuri15 website in 2008.

Production Companies

GONZO

GAINAX

Production I.G

Madhouse

SATELIGHT

CoMix Wave Films

STUDIO4℃

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Attack of Higashimachi Nichome, 2nd borough

1. Attack of Higashimachi Nichome, 2nd borough

1min

7th May 2007

Three aliens come to a cardboard Earth to invade.

From the Other Side of the Tears

2. From the Other Side of the Tears

1min

7th May 2007

A sad young girl recovers from a heartache.

Kyottoko - Blaze Man

3. Kyottoko - Blaze Man

1min

7th May 2007

A group of native warriors attack a giant kami in the shape of a bear. The kami sets one of the warriors on fire spiritually.

Sancha Blues (The Aromatic Tea Blues)

4. Sancha Blues (The Aromatic Tea Blues)

1min

7th May 2007

An avaricious record-store owner watches greedily as patrons look through his records.

Alien Invasion from Space. Hiroshi's Case

5. Alien Invasion from Space. Hiroshi's Case

1min

7th May 2007

Hiroshi tries to read his manga but a small robot is shooting pellets to distract him so the robot can escape.

First air date

7th May 2007

Last air date

10th Dec 2007

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks