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Hm not much to say... it was just great.
Akemi Hayashi (Gainax; Character Designer, Fruits Basket) - Namida no Mukou/From the Other Side of the Tears ______i liked the art but it was ridiculously depressing
Michael Arias (Studio 4°C; Director, Tekkonkinkreet) - Okkakekko ______"Frolicking" this was my favorite i wish they could make an anime out of it. i loved when the music stopped so suddenly and the mood changed out of nowhere.
Satoshi Kon (Madhouse; Director, Paprika) - Ohayō/Good Morning ______also another favorite. i love the idea.
Kazuto Nakazawa (Studio 4°C; First Unit Director, Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren from Kill Bill: Volume 1) - "yurururu" ~Nichijou Hen~ ______this was funny and really cool to watch.
Shōji Kawamori (Satelight; Director, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?) - Project Omega ______this was also really funny
Yasufumi Soejima (Gonzo; 3D/CG Director, Last Exile) - Hyotoko/Blaze Man ______man this was total fail for me...
Shinji Kimura (Studio 4°C; Art Director, Steamboy) - title: Attack of Higashimachi Ni Chome/Attack of Higashimachi 2nd Burough ______LOL they ran out of money!
It was a great compilation of fifteen artists’ use of 60 seconds and make their own “world”. I must say, my favorite was Makoto Shinkai’s one; it was just too funny. Cats going haywire and turning into neko-zilla or something.
Arguably the best one of the bunch. Satoshi Kon can do no wrong. Whether it's a TV series, a film, or a 1-minute short, he's work always seems to have its basis in some sort of *idea*, rather than a desire to distract and dazzle, which sadly a lot of these shorts resorted to doing. This one, however, is clever and memorable; my personal favorite.
"Truth can always be found deep in the dungeon."
~ Balmung of the Azure Sky
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy."
Not much to say about the last one, animation wasn't all the best but well all by all I quite liked these 1 minute shorts as some had some really great quality in both art and animation and well I really enjoyed these short but great 60 seconds!
Good Morning and A Gathering of Cats were my favourites. Pretty fun watch and I didn't really dislike any of them...although I thought Heat Man was pretty, meh.
Ranking of the ones I liked the most from first to last:
1. 15 (Of course. How not?)
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2. 2 (I need a whole anime of this haha)
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3. 11 (Absolutely loved it)
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4. 4 (Love the art and concept)
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5. 13 (I need a whole anime of this too)
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6. 8 (Square Enix in an experimental phase?)
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7. 10 (Feelt nostalgic and I don't know why)
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8. 12 (Someone really knows how to do things in a minute)
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9. 14 (I want my brain back)
10. 6 (It reminds me of something but I can't remember what. Anyways, I liked it)
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11. 3 (Could be better)
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12. 9 (This should be some post credit stuff)
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13. 5 (Too minimalist for my taste)
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14. 7 (Don't like it so much but not bad. I understand why people might like it)
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15. 1 (It's not that bad to be honest. But the worst in comparison)