Reconocida internacionalmente por su innovación en el campo de la animación, la productora Studio 4°C lleva ya veintiún años asombrando a propios y extraños con perlas de la talla de Animatrix, Mind Game o Tekkonkinkreet. Su última gran obra es Genius Party, una antología de siete cortometrajes cuyo título dista eones de ser pretencioso pues reúne de una tacada a los más interesantes realizadores del anime y el manga contemporáneo. Una fiesta en la que sus miembros rivalizan en talento, fantasía y originalidad y todos acaban recibiendo sobresaliente
Genius Party (Temporada 1)
"Genius Party" - Atsuko Fukushima (Episodio 1)
Fecha de emisión: 2007-07-07
Sinopsis: In a barren desert, a human-like figure with a bird-like mask and appendages interacts with sentient egg-like stones in what seems like a symbiotic relationship.
"Shanghai Dragon" - Shōji Kawamori (Episodio 2) 6.0
Fecha de emisión: 2007-07-07
Sinopsis: A young Chinese boy finds a futuristic device that can make his own drawings come to life, but it is part of a plan by humans from centuries in the future to save their civilization.
"Deathtic 4" - Shinji Kimura (Episodio 3) 4.0
Fecha de emisión: 2007-07-07
Sinopsis: A boy in world of zombies finds a living frog that falls from the sky and he tries to return the creature to its own world.
"Doorbell" - Yoji Fukuyama (Episodio 4) 4.0
Fecha de emisión: 2007-07-07
Sinopsis: A young man encounters other versions of himself causing confusion about his own existence.
"Limit Cycle" - Hideki Futamura (Episodio 5) 4.0
Guionista: Hideki Futamura
Fecha de emisión: 2007-07-07
Sinopsis: A salary man, seemingly trapped in an endless cycle of work, makes an existential examination of the world. Illustrated in the manner of a psychedelic hallucination.
"Happy Machine" - Masaaki Yuasa (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 2007-07-07
Sinopsis: An infant suddenly discovers that everything in its nursery is fake and goes out into the world outside where it encounters a range of alien like creatures, some friendly and some not.
"Baby Blue" - Shinichirō Watanabe (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 2007-07-07
Sinopsis: A bittersweet story about two high-school students and long-time friends who skip school for a day before one leaves for another city.
Temporadas
Episodios 7