Tokyo Animation Business Accelerator

TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT

Tokyo Animation Business Accelerator | Support for animation production companies aspiring to succeed in the international market

Tokyo Animation Business Accelerator:
Project Outline

Tokyo is home to a thriving animation industry, but much of its highly creative output is unknown outside of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants to change all that. And that's why support has been given to the efforts of these very creative teams and why the Tokyo animation industry has been promoted to join MIFA. It is possible to open the door to an entire colorful range of Tokyo talent that has not been represented in the global animation market. Unique and technically outstanding, they have so much to offer. Please take this chance to work with them!

Tokyo Animation Pitch Grand Prix: Outline

Results from Feb. 10, 2023

At the Tokyo Animation Pitch Grand Prix, participants showcased advanced know-how and skills through a series of seminars and workshops. Entrants competed for prize money and the opportunity to exhibit their animation work in overseas markets. The winning companies have now taken their first steps toward gaining global recognition.

Top Prize Winner

Name of Company Address Project/Production Title
zelicofilm,LLC Kokubunji-city Feast of Amrita

Prize Winners

Name of Company Address Project/Production Title
UrumaDelvi Studio Co. Ltd Shibuya-city Zaza the Bug
StudioGOONEYS, Inc. Nakano-city CHAT FOOD
Moon Face Animation Nerima-city Songs of Tokyo

(Note) Companies are listed in the order of Japanese syllabary.

Works of Prize Winners

Top Prize Winner

Prize Winners

Top Prize Winner

Feast of Amrita

Image: Feast of Amrita

Synopsis

On her way home from school with her classmate, Tamahi, a high school girl, witnesses a strange apparition in front of a colossal apartment building.
Startled and frightened, she enters the building and senses an eerie atmosphere and inexplicable gazes from the environment…

Comment

Director Saku Sakamoto, an international animation artist, followed up his previous work "Aragne: Sign of Vermillion" with another one-man production. In this day and age, individually produced animations are no longer a rarity. In such an environment, our goal was to create the ultimate individually produced animation. Through this film, we hope that people around the world will learn about the diversity of Japanese animation by meeting various talents and promoting the appeal of original works that can only be produced by individuals.

Credit

Feast of Amrita
On-road show at Cine Libre Ikebukuro on May 26, 2023 and other venues throughout Japan.
https://www.amrita-movie.com/

Director/Animator/ Original author/Scriptwriter/Composer: Saku SAKAMOTO
Cast: Maaya UCHIDA, Mamiko NOTO, MoeMi, Kana HANAZAWA (special participation)
Planning/Production/Supervision: Osamu FUKUTANI
Production/ Distribution/ Copyright: zelicofilm,LLC
ⒸSakuSakamoto / zelicofilm,LLC

Creator Profile

zelicofilm,LLC

Founded by Osamu Fukutani, creator of the film "Kowaii Doyo" starring Mikako Tabe, game "Twilight Syndrome Forbidden Urban Legend" for Nintendo DS directed and written by Fukutani, and the novel "Shibuya Kaidan" which was made into a film starring Maki Horikita. His previous animated feature film, " Aragne: Sign of Vermillion" was screened at a number of prominent film festivals, including the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where the film was invited for screening, and was a great success with audiences.

Company Contact

zelicofilm,LLC
info@zelicofilm.co.jp
https://www.zelicofilm.com/

Prize Winner

Zaza the Bug

Image: Zaza the Bug

Synopsis

Far below the ground where humans live, there is a vast world of Zaza. This animated series centers on "Zamza", a high school student living in a rural town, and portrays his family, classmates, and girlfriend. Everything like friends, jealousy, betrayal, temptation, etc. is like a microcosm of human society, but with one difference: the good and the bad are quickly forgotten. Because they are bugs...
One day, Zamza lost a football game, but as usual, he quickly forgot about it. However, everything changed when he stumbled upon a KISS video on YouTube. Inspired by the rock stars, Zamza decided to start his own band. But how long will it last?

Comment

Enter the fascinating world of Zaza, where extreme expressions of human society are replaced with insects living underground in a hilarious slapstick comedy. Through the absurdity of their daily lives, a reminder of our own extreme experiences encourages laughter and reflection. Join this thought-provoking journey to explore the world of Zaza and the valuable lessons it offers.

Credit

Planning and Direction: UrumaDelvi Studio Ltd

Creator Profile

UrumaDelvi Studio Co. Ltd

The studio was founded by the artist duo “UrumaDelvi” in 1998. Major works include “Ugo Ugo Rūga / Shikato”. Since the 1990s, UrumaDelvi Studio has been creating character-based works for animation, picture books, software, etc.
You can check out "Today's Mood", a series of over 5,000 illustrations on our website, https://urumadelvi.com and animations on YouTube at https://youtube.com/urumadelvi.

Company Contact

info@urumadelvi.com
https://urumadelvi.com

Prize Winner

CHAT FOOD

Image: CHAT FOOD

Synopsis

The story illustrates how a cat and a human rebuild their friendship and grow as a human (cat) being. Jin, a stray cat who was abandoned after a fire, and Kageyama, who regrets not being able to save him.
They happen to meet again at a zoo, and this time they can speak the same language! "CHAT FOOD", a secretly developed food enabled animals to speak human language.
Jin slowly opens up as he communicates with Kageyama, the zoo animals, and the zookeeper, Mugi. However, their every life is threatened by Kiyomiya, the zoo owner who plans to create military animal force using CHAT FOOD, manipulating the animals. Jin and Kageyama team up with their animal friends to stop Kiyomiya's evil plans.

Comment

This story portrays humans and animals interacting and communicating with each other using the same language,which is impossible in the real world. However, just because we can understand each other's words, it doesn't necessarily mean we can convey our hearts.
The show emphasizes the importance of Expressing our hearts with sincere action, and we hope that children around the world will learn how to tell their hearts to other people or animals. We believe this anime will help children to grow up their maturity.

Credit

Original: Kazuyuki ISHIHARA
Script: Takahiro NAGANO
Character Design: Gurihiru
Concept Art: Kazuhiro OYA
Cooperation: Makoto MIZUSAWA, Kei YASHIRO

Creator Profile

StudioGOONEYS, Inc.

We are a 3DCG production company that creates unique and unforgettable works.
Our mission is to deliver the wonderful Japanese content to the world with the power of CG.
We specialize in 3D CG and express through the animation, games, movies and promotional vides. Also, we support the creative with power of 2D, such as logo designs.

Company Contact

2-29-12 Honcho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan
https://gooneys.co.jp/

Prize Winner

Songs of Tokyo

Image: Songs of Tokyo

Synopsis

The time is the mid-1950s. It is a story of Iroha, Mi-ke, and Taiko of the music comic storytelling group "Dondoko ikou" performing at entertainment halls. Their dream is to save money to go on tour to various places. The only problem is that they always spend too much money and never accumulate enough. Iroha has a crush on Kumagorou, a quiet repairman, but she is always screwing up and spinning her wheels. This is a hilarious musical animation series of the three protagonists with quirky residents of a fictional downtown port town that will blow away your daily frustrations.

Comment

I noticed that there is a great fascination with Japan among people outside of Japan. So I wanted to share the unique and popular comedy culture that Japan has to offer. My goal is to create entertaining content with a lively rhythm that can be enjoyed by people both inside and outside of Japan. Additionally, I aim to produce humorous animations that can help alleviate the stress and frustration of everyday life.

Credit

Creator: Moet

Creator Profile

Moon Face Animation

Headed by Moet, Moon Face Animation has a wide range of experience in animation production both in Japan and abroad. The aim of the company is to produce comedy animations that can be enjoyed by people around the world.

Company Contact

Web- https://www.moonfaceanimation.com/
Email- moonfaceanimation@gmail.com