This week's streaming updates feature a wide range of animation, from award-winning shorts to legacy sci-fi films.
Dino Girl Gauko is now on Netflix, following a tween girl whose secret dinosaur transformation provides a surreal comedic twist on daily life in Japan. On Crunchyroll, Tabisuru Nuigurumi: Traveling Daru arrives as a unique film previously showcased at Haneda Airport's Starry Cafe Planetarium, while the music-driven short Blossom debuts as a poignant tribute to the victims of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.
HIDIVE has expanded its library with several notable works: the Oscar-nominated short Possessions (Tsukumo), the Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award-winner The Life of Budori Gusuko, and the Toronto Japanese Short Film Festival favorite Chainsaw Maid. Additionally, the platform added Kiss Dum R: Meguriahi, a bonus episode that serves as a narrative epilogue to the 2008 revision of the Kiss Dum series.
Finally, Amazon has added the 1981 classic Adieu Galaxy Express 999, a film that secured its place in history by winning that year's Animage Anime Grand Prix Award.
