A diverse collection of 27 animated shorts and music videos has arrived on YouTube and Crunchyroll, highlighting the intersection of J-Pop, VTuber culture, and independent animation.
Goodbye, Lara leads the batch on Crunchyroll, offering an original, tragic reimagining of the Little Mermaid myth. The Jantama Pong☆ Web Special provides a bite-sized expansion for fans of the digital mahjong series.
Music fans have a wealth of new content to explore. Blue (YOASOBI’s "Gunjou") and Dilemma and Parasite (DECO*27) bring high-production visuals to iconic tracks. The VTuber scene is heavily represented, with original music videos for #Aqua Iro Palette (Minato Aqua), Palette (Tokoyami Towa), Mogu Mogu Yummy! (Nekomata Okayu), Ahoy!! Warera Houshou Kaizokudan☆ (Houshou Marine), Tenshi no Agape (Amane Kanata), and AZKi’s Error and Heart Beat (2019).
Additional musical highlights include !NVADE SHOW! (RAISE A SUILEN), Fondant Step (Heavenz), Wandering Late at Night (Shannon), Genei (Harumaki Gohan), Template (Suisei Hoshimachi), Giant Killing (Loin), Bukkanseii Catharsis and Shinsekai Pygmalion (VALIS), Shiori (Mafumafu), Seikan Sekai (The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls), Kruel Kreator (TOPHAMHAT-KYO), and At Atelier (FAKE TYPE).
Rounding out the release are experimental and classic shorts. Kuro (Movie), directed by Inaba Takuya, is a striking black-and-white piece that premiered at Tokyo Anima! in 2013. Euroboys by the avant-garde duo AC-Bu returns to the spotlight, having originally won the NHK Digital Stadium Grand Prix in 2000. Finally, the Fire Emblem Heroes: Lonely Puppeteer (Spring Remix) offers a playful, belated April Fool's treat for fans of the tactical mobile game.
