Ani-Kuri 15 is a series of fifteen 1-minute shorts that aired on the Japanese TV station, NHK between May 2007 and 2008. Intended as companion pieces to the AniKuri program and as filler between regularly scheduled programs, the shorts were broadcast in three seasons of 5 episodes. Each short was directed by a different director and the episodes were collected and uploaded to the official AniKuri15 website in 2008.
Ani*Kuri15 (Season 1)
Attack of Higashimachi Nichome, 2nd borough (Episode 1) 5.2
Writer: Shinji Kimura
Air date: 2007-05-07
Runtime: 1 min
Overview: Three aliens come to a cardboard Earth to invade.
From the Other Side of the Tears (Episode 2) 5.2
Writer: Akemi Hayashi
Air date: 2007-05-07
Runtime: 1 min
Overview: A sad young girl recovers from a heartache.
Kyottoko - Blaze Man (Episode 3) 4.3
Writer: Yasufumi Soejima
Air date: 2007-05-07
Runtime: 1 min
Overview: A group of native warriors attack a giant kami in the shape of a bear. The kami sets one of the warriors on fire spiritually.
Sancha Blues (The Aromatic Tea Blues) (Episode 4) 4.5
Writer: Osamu Kobayashi
Air date: 2007-05-07
Runtime: 1 min
Overview: An avaricious record-store owner watches greedily as patrons look through his records.
Alien Invasion from Space. Hiroshi's Case (Episode 5) 4.8
Writer: Shojiro Nishimi
Air date: 2007-05-07
Runtime: 1 min
Overview: Hiroshi tries to read his manga but a small robot is shooting pellets to distract him so the robot can escape.
