Check out this awesome trailer for Short Peace, a CG-animated collection of short films created by Katsuhiro Otomo, the man behind Akira!
Short Peace is a collection of four shorts created by Katsuhiro Otomo and 3 other legendary animators, assembling “the top animators at the leading edge of Japanese animation, exploring possible future avenues of expression”. The four shorts are as followed:
Combustible (Hi no Youjin)
Directed by: Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira)
Tsukumo
Directed by: Shuhei Morita (Kakurenbo, Freedom)
Original Story Concept/Conceptual Design: Keisuke Kishi
Gambo
Directed by: Hiroaki Ando (Five Numbers!)
Original Story Concept/Screenplay/Creative Director: Katsuhiko Ishii (Redline)
Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Evangelion, .hack, Summer Wars)
Buki yo Saraba (A Farewell To Arms)
Original Story: Katsuhiro Otomo
Screenplay/Director: Hajime Katoki (mechanical designs in Gundam Franchise, Super Robot Wars)
Character Design: Tatsuyuki Tanaka (Tojin Kit)
Also, Koji Morimoto (The Animatrix) contributed to Short Peace’s opening animation. This film is set to be released in Japan on July 20th. I definitely can’t wait to see this!!!
Source: AnimeNewsNetwork.com
