SHORT PEACE

Drama / Psychological

Collection of short stories including: 1. FLOWER; SF Houseki 1979/10 2. Kanojo no Omoide... (彼女の想いで..., Memories); Young Magazine 1980/11/17 3. Bukiyosaraba (武器よさらば, Farewell to Weapons); Young Magazine 1981/11/16 4. SOUND OF SAND; Kisoutengai 1979/11 5. ELECTRIC BIRD LAND; SF Adventure 1980/07 6. Hair; Young Comic 1979/02/28 7. That's Amazing World - Magic Pot of Aladdin; 1981 8. That's Amazing World - Noah's Ark; 1981 9. That's Amazing World - The Old Man and the Sea; 1981 10. That's Amazing World - Knights of the Round Table; 1981 11. MINER SWING; Manga Action Zoukan 1977/08/24 12-13. Wakusei TAKO Nendaiki (惑星TAKO年代記, Chronicle of the Planet TAKO); SF Adventure 1981/03 14. Wakusei TAKO Nendaiki: Reimei-hen (惑星TAKO年代記「黎明編」, Chronicle of The Planet TAKO - Chapter of Dawnlight); Takarajima 1982/02 15-16. Fire-Ball; Action Deluxe 1979/01/27

Adventure / Comedy

Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres. Magnetic Rose — a science fiction tale that tells a chilling story of love, loss, and the unwillingness to forget. Stink Bomb — a tongue-in-cheek story of a chemical researcher who is just looking for a way to get rid of his cold... so why is everybody around him dying? Cannon Fodder — an introspective tale about modern wars and simply following orders.

Action / Adventure

9 of Japan's leading animators were asked to create a short segment that followed the theme of "Robots," for their inclusion in this film. Essentially, this "movie" is 9 short films, all independent of one another. The common element is human interaction with robots, namely the consequences of creating life with one's own hands, played in nine very different ways. (Source: Anime News Network) 1. Opening (dir. by Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo) 2. Franken's Gears (dir. by Koji Morimoto) 3. Deprive (dir. by Hidetoshi Omori) 4. Presence (dir. by Yasuomi Umetsu) 5. Star Light Angel (dir. by Hiroyuki Kitazume) 6. Cloud (dir. by Mao Lamdo) 7. A Tale of Two Robots (dir. by Hiroyuki Kitakubo) 8. Nightmare (dir. by Takashi Nakamura) 9. Ending (dir. by Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo)

Adventure / Fantasy

1) Labyrinth Labyrinthos A girl and her cat fall through a looking-glass into a dark labyrinth full of strange people. 2) Running Man In the distant future, a tough racer uses his psychokinetic powers against his opponents during his final race. 3) The Order to Stop Construction A snooty salaryman is sent by his bosses to the jungle to stop a completely automated construction job, and spends several days there arguing with the robots. (Source: Anime News Network)

Action / Drama

1. Final Flight of the Osiris The crew of the Osiris discover an army preparing to invade Zion. While one crew member races inside the Matrix to get the message to Zion, the others try desperately to buy her enough time while fighting off an onslaught of Sentinels they can't possibly defeat. 2-3. The Second Renaissance Part 1 and 2 Humans have created the ultimate AI, which is just as smart as they are. But complications arise when these robots and the humans try to exist peacefully, and eventually all-out war breaks out. The humans ultimately lose the war, and become trapped in the Matrix as seen in the live-action films. 4. Kid's Story A young man discovers that his world isn't real, that it's a computer-generated fantasy land created by robots using humans for energy. He escapes with the help of the hacker Neo. Based on the Matrix trilogy. 5. Program Cis and Duo engage in battle in a virtual recreation of Feudal Japan. 6. World Record While running the fastest race in his life, a champion track star breaks free of his computer-generated world for a small period of time. When he goes back to the real world, he has no memories and is placed in a nursing home. Based on the Matrix trilogy. 7. Beyond While looking for her lost pet, a young woman meets up with some kids in Tokyo to play in a "haunted house", which is really a glitch in their computer world. Based on the Matrix trilogy. 8. Detective Story A detective named Ash is called upon by a mysterious organization to hunt down the notorious hacker Trinity. 9. Matriculated A group of scientists capture a robot and place it in a surreal fantasy world. When the robot's friends come in and kill most of the scientists, however, the robot and the last scientist remaining face isolation in the computer-generated world. Based on the Matrix trilogy. (Source: Anime News Network)

Action / Fantasy

An anthology of seven short animated films from Studio 4°C: 1.) Genius Party (directed by Atsuko Fukushima) A bizarre bird-like creature runs through a barren desert and finds what seems to be a smiling egg lying on the ground. 2.) Shanghai Dragon (directed by Shouji Kawamori) An imaginative Chinese boy finds a futuristic device that can make his own drawings come to life. After discovering the device, the town he lives in is about to be invaded by spaceships and machines of mass destruction that are all centuries ahead of Earth's time. 3.) Deathtic 4 (directed by Shinji Kimura) A tale set in a world full of zombies, living their normal zombie lives. A living frog falls from the blackened sky of the zombie world, and a little zombie boy with his friends try to bring the living creature back to its own world. 4.) Doorbell (directed by Youji Fukuyama) The main character is a ghost in his own world. He must outrun the other versions of himself, or they will take over his life. 5.) Limit Cycle (directed by Hideki Futamura) An existential examination of the world as seen through the lens of a man seemingly trapped in an endless cycle of work. 6.) Happy Machine (directed by Masaaki Yuasa) An infant who is happily secured in his own nursery suddenly discovers that everything about the nursery is fake. Soon the infant is forced out of the nursery into the world that exists outside, where adventure awaits, and there are many alien-like creatures to encounter. 7.) Baby Blue (directed by Shinichirou Watanabe) A small adventure of two young students who decide to go anywhere they can for just one day, to enjoy that day without caring about the rest, and simply be together. (Source: Anime News Network)

Action / Comedy

An anthology series adapting 8 short stories created by manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto between ages 17 and 26. 1) A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard (Dir. Seishirou Nagaya, ZEXCS) 2) Sasaki Stopped a Bullet (Dir. Nobukage Kimura, Lapin Track) 3) Love is Blind (Dir. Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Lapin Track) 4) Shikaku (Dir. Naoya Ando, GRAPH77) 5) Mermaid Rhapsody (Dir. Tetsuaki Watanabe, 100Studio) 6) Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome (Dir. Kazuaki Terasawa, Studio Kafka) 7) Nayuta of the Prophecy (Dir. Tetsuaki Watanabe, 100Studio) 8) Sisters (Dir. Osamu Honma, P.A.WORKS) Note: This anime had a pre-release world premiere at the "Global Stage Hollywood 2025" film festival on October 5, 2025. A general two-week theatrical run in Japan divided into two parts released on the same day October 17, 2025. The anime series later streamed worldwide in Amazon Prime Video on November 8, 2025.

Action / Fantasy

The sequel to Genius Party. It includes most of the films which were eventually finished but not included in the original Genius Party. 1.) Gala (directed by Mahiro Maeda) A massive object lands near a village filled with strange creatures. A boy and girl sense that it is alive and when they start playing music it begins to grow. 2.) Moondrive (directed by Kazuto Nakazawa) A group of violent criminals seek a rumored treasure on Giants Island, but after only finding huge disappointment, they destroy the entire island. 3.) 'Wanwa' the Doggy (directed by Shinya Ohira) While his mother prepares to give birth to another child, a child has vivid dreams revealing a bizarre mix of fears, hopes and joy. 4.) Toujin Kit (directed by Tatsuyuki Tanaka) In a steam punk world, a young woman illegally creates alien life forms inside stuffed animals, but the authorities eventually catch up with her. 5.) Dimension Bomb (directed by Kouji Morimoto) An eccentric young girl summons boy from another dimension but their relationship changes resulting in an explosion of visual pyrotechnics as they each follow their own destiny. (Source: Wikipedia)

Action / Fantasy

Sweat Punch is a series of five Studio 4°C shorts collected as a direct-to-DVD package film entitled Deep Imagination. 1. Tanpetori Kyouju no Yuuutsu (タンペトリー教授の憂鬱, Professor Dan Petory's Blues) A musical number starring a hand puppet named Junior. The puppet is controlled by the drunken Professor Dan Petory who explains in puppetry the answers to such questions as why the Earth is blue and why UFOs fly in a zig-zag pattern. 2. End of the World "End of the World" is a science fiction story about a young alien girl named Yuko as she escapes from the world of humans. After meeting Kazumi, a human girl Yuko met at a rock concert, the girls head to Kazumi's apartment. Before Yuko even takes off her shoes, however, she leaves through Kazumi's TV with her trusty cybernetic steed FACE to wage a retaliatory campaign against hordes of S&M monsters from another dimension, and the evil queen of Yuko's world. 3. Kigeki (喜劇, Comedy) Set during the Irish War of Independence, a five-year old girl goes out in search of the mysterious Demon’s Castle - home of the Black Knight whose services she hopes to recruit. The Black Knight is a dark, young, skilled swordsman who will only accept a particular genre of books as advance payment. 4. Higan (彼岸, Enlightenment) An injured man lies completely still in a hospital room with doctors hovering at his bedside, appearing serene and peaceful as he slowly succumbs to death. However, in his own mind, memories of a recent battle vividly flash by. Thoughts of death and chaos haunt him, even in his final moments. 5. Garakuta no Machi (ガラクタの町, Junk Town) One summer day, a young boy encounters a little robot at a shopping arcade-a hungry little robot, it turns out, as he devours one machine after the other, growing in size with each "meal". This story of a boy, a machine, and their little adventure is the tale of an unusual friendship, enriched by the details of daily life and seen through the director's unique visual style. (Source: Studio 4°C website)

Action / Ecchi

Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition is the showcase of the animations produced by various directors with love and energy, which are planned from original projects, spin-off projects, promotional films, Music PV, and VJ Films etc... Episodes: #01: The Dragon Dentist (Directed by Outarou Maijou) #02: HILL CLIMB GIRL (Directed by Azuma Tani) #03: ME!ME!ME! (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki) #04: Carnage (Directed by Akira Honma) #05: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of Key Animation Films (collection of key animation from 1979's Mobile Suit Gundam) #06: 20min Walk From Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed (Directed by Takeshi Honda & Mahiro Maeda) #07: Until you come to me. (Directed by Tadashi Hiramatsu) #08: Tomorrow from there (Directed by Akemi Hayashi) #09: Denkou Choujin Gridman: boys invent great hero (Directed by Akira Amemiya) #10: YAMADELOID (Directed by Takashi Horiuchi & Masahiro Emoto) #11: POWER PLANT No. 33 (Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura & Kengo Saito) #12: Evangelion: Another Impact (Confidential) (Directed by Shinji Aramaki) #13: Kanón (Directed by Mahiro Maeda) #14: SEX and VIOLENCE with MACHSPEED (Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi) #15: Obake-Chan (Directed by Shigeto Koyama) #16: Tsukikage no Tokio (Directed by Takanobu Mizuno) #17: THREE FALLEN WITNESSES (Directed by Satoru Utsunomiya) #18: The Diary of Ochibi (Directed by Masashi Kawamura) #19: I can Friday by Day! (Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki) #20A: ME!ME!ME! CHRONIC feat.daoko / TeddyLoid (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki, remix of short #3) #20B: (Making of) evangelion:Another Impact (Making of video of short #12) #21: ICONIC FIELD (Directed by Ikuto Yamashita) #22: IBUSEKI YORUNI (Directed by Tadashi Hiramatsu) #23: Memoirs of amorous gentlemen (Produced by Cork Inc.) #24: Rapid Rouge (Directed by Daisuke Onitsuka) #25: HAMMERHEAD (Directed by Otaro Maijo) #26: COMEDY SKIT 1989 (Directed by Kazuto Nakazawa) #27: BUBU & BUBULINA (Directed by Takashi Nakamura) #28: ENDLESS NIGHT (Directed by Sayo Yamamoto) #29: BUREAU OF PROTO SOCIETY (Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura) #30: The Ultraman (Directed by Akitoshi Yokoyama) #31: GIRL (Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki) #32: Neon Genesis IMPACTS. (Directed by Yuhei Sakuragi) #33: Ragnarok (Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama) #34: Robot on the Road (Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura) #35: Cassette Girl (Directed by Hiroyasu Kobayashi) Note: #20A and #20B (special) are counted as two separate episodes in the episode total.

Action / Adventure

Ray is a young inventor living in the U.K. in the middle of the 19th century. Shortly before the first ever Great Exhibition, a marvelous invention called the "Steam Ball," behind which a menacing power is hidden, arrives at his door from his grandfather Lloid in the U.S. Meanwhile the nefarious O'Hara Foundation has sent men to aquire the Steam Ball so that they can use its power towards their own illicit ends. (Source: Anime News Network)

Action / Adventure

It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. This incident triggers psychic powers within one of the gang members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army to be experimented on. His mind has been altered and is now on the path of war, seeking revenge on the society that once called him weak. (Source: FUNimation)