Name: Ani*Kuri15
Rating: 5.8

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2007-05-07

Last Air Date: 2007-12-10

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 15

Networks: NHK BS1

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Top Cast

Jouji Nakata as Arabaki (Blaze Man) (voice)
Mako Hyodo as Mermaid (voice)
Porsche Okite as Shopkeeper's Uncle (voice)
Yuki Chiba as Hiroshi (voice)

Seasons

None (2007)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Attack of Higashimachi Nichome, 2nd borough (2007-05-07)

Three aliens come to a cardboard Earth to invade.
Ep. 2: From the Other Side of the Tears (2007-05-07)

A sad young girl recovers from a heartache.
Ep. 3: Kyottoko - Blaze Man (2007-05-07)

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.
Ep. 4: Sancha Blues (The Aromatic Tea Blues) (2007-05-07)

An avaricious record-store owner watches greedily as patrons look through his records.
Ep. 5: Alien Invasion from Space. Hiroshi's Case (2007-05-07)

Hiroshi tries to read his manga but a small robot is shooting pellets to distract him so the robot can escape.