IMAGICA Lab. Inc.

DELIVER POLICE

Sometime in the 21st century. In the near future, transportation has progressed. Feeling that conventional policing organizations were limited in maintaining public safety, the Japanese government decided to partially lease out the right to arrest with the restriction of being limited to designated areas. This was the birth of the Deliver Police. In addition to his main job as an anime production assistant, main character Taichi has dreamed of being a hero since childhood as a member of the Deliver Police. Working with operator Wako, can he arrest the villains running rampant before time runs out?

©IMAGICA Lab. Inc.／Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan　Animenotane 2021

STAFF

Project / Original Idea and Screenplay	HIDEKI KANŌ
Character Original Draft	TAKASHI SANO
Character Design	KŌSUKE IWANAGA
Assistant Director	NOBUHIRO MUTŌ
Animation Supervisor	KŌSUKE IWANAGA
Layout Supervisor	SUSUMU MAMURA
Animation	HISASHI HIGASHIZIMA YŌSUKE KUBO SHOTARO TANI SACHI MIURA AYUMU AIZAWA TAKEHIRO SHIRAI KAZUYA SAKAMOTO
Motion Animation Inspector	YUKIO NAKAMURA
Motion Animation	SAYAKA KURIYAMA NAOYA ISHIKAWA
In-Between Animation	SNOWLIGHT STAFF KEN EBE KEITA NAKAGAWA TOMOMI MORISHITA NANAMI KOIKE MISORA
Digital Painting	NIIGATA ANIMATION HARUKA YANATORI AYANO SUZUKI MIHO OTAKE HARUNA TAKAHASHI MISORA
Concept Design	CHINATSU ARIMA
Main Title Logo	WAKO ADACHI
Items Design	YURIKO NAKAMURA
Color Director and Color Check	AYAKO SHIMAKATA
Color Designation	HIROMI MIYAWAKI
Background Supervisors	KAZUHIKO SUZUKI
Background Art	MINA DEMURA STUDIO LOFT TUYOSI FUKUMOTO MASAZUMI MATUMIYA SEOUL LOFTT Design Office MECAMAN YOSHIHIRO NAKAMURA GAO JIA-WEI CHI CHIA YU LEE,YUN-CHING CHIN MING KUO MING HSUAN ZHANG JIAN WEN JIE ZHANG YA－QI
CG Artist	MASAMI ITO
CG Production	MAINO HIKOSAKA

Photography Director	IMAIZUMI HIDEKI
Photography	typhoon graphics FUNAKOSHI YUZURU AIDA YUKI KANETAKE SHINYA SHIMA FUMIYA NAKAMURA MAI YOSHIOKA SYUN
Music Producer	TAKAHIRO ISHIKAWA
Music	SATOSHI IWASAKI
Ending Score “The Final Gate” performed by	Rio
Lyrics	INSPRDIA
Music	INSPRDIA
Arrangements	X.L.H
Audio Director	KONUMA NORIYOSHI
Sound Effects	TOMOKAZU MII
Sound Registration and Mixing	MIZUNO SUZUKA
Mixing Director	MUROI HIROKI
Recording Director	BOB BUCHHOLZ
Recording	ANTHONY NGUYEN
Recording Studio	IMAGICA SDI Studio SDI MEDIA
Foley	IMAGICA SDI Studio
Foley Management	HIROSHI URAGO
Foley Management Assistant	AYAKA YOSHINO
Casting	NANAKA HAKOMORI
Location Cooperation	Tanashi Tower Co., Ltd.
Stunt Filming and Direction	Krav Maga Japan Co., Ltd.
Stunt Actors	HIROSHI FUJIWARA YASUYUKI NAKAMURA AKIHITO YAMAMOTO
Stunt Actor Assistant	NORIYUKI OTSUKA
Offline Editing	ICHIRO CHAEN
Online Editing	IMAGICA Lab. Inc.
Creative Producers	TOMOYA IWASAWA
Producers	KEN'ICHI HARADA TAKESHI KANDA
Managing Producer	TOMONORI OKADA
Production Assistant	REINA MUTO
Produced by	IMAGICA Lab. Inc.
Director	TAKASHI SANO

CAST

TAICHI	MORISAKI WIN
WAKO	REBA BUHR
NEIL	KEITH SILVERSTEIN

ZAMASU	TODD HABERKORN
DON JUAN	BRYCE PAPENBROOK

MAIN CHARACTERS

TAICHI (as a kid)
ZAMASU
TAICHI
TAICHI (in Combat Suit)
NEIL
WAKO

From the Director

When we make movies and TV, we often substitute ourselves for the characters as we develop them. They could be animals or robots. When I think about being in that kind of world, I suddenly realize that the character may be the self I want to be or the self I want to try being. Now, our work style has changed through work style reform, and we have become able to choose a side job. In this action adventure drama, the protagonist's main and side jobs are working as an anime producer and a hero of the not-so-distant future, where you can choose to be the self you wanted to be or the self you wanted to try being.

From the Creative Producer

Hello! This is Harada, a producer. It was a difficult year, but I'd like to express my appreciation again for the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Association of Japanese Animations, who promoted this project for the Japanese anime industry.
Never did we even imagine that COVID-19 would continue for this long, and most of the work had to be distanced.
With distanced work, in all aspects, communication was very time-consuming, and all staff, beginning with the director, focused their efforts as much as possible in the unfamiliar environment. Aside from the work itself, it was a very difficult situation with measures for avoiding infection such as temperature measurement, disinfection, and working with the windows open.
Of course the work is excellent! Please enjoy the activities of the Deliver Police!

From the Creators and Writers

When I was thinking about this work, companies' and individuals' ways of working became complicated in the COVID-19 crisis, and I came to realize that thinking for yourself and looking ahead as you work are important, even for a company employee. I think that this also became a catalyst to move from analog to digital, which animators and the companies and people around them had an aversion to. This work is the story of a protagonist who found for himself meaning in working and made a choice. I would be happy if this work encourages someone.

Usagi ou Inc.

Hachimitsu suicide machine

A popular horror novelist, his wife and their twin daughters move from Tokyo to a remote hotel in the countryside, while disturbing news comes from their car radio.
After a few weeks, they start perceiving a mysterious presence in the hotel and decide to investigate. What they found is not as horrifying as they thought at first… or is it?

©Usagi ou Inc.／Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan　Animenotane 2021

STAFF

Director	YUJI UMOTO
Producer	SAORI SUDA
Character Design	SACHIKO UMOTO
Animation Director	HIROSHI KAGAWA
3D Director	AKIRA SUZUKI
Background Director	SHIN'ICHI NAKAZONO
Lead Animators	YUKA AKABANE
3D Animators	NAOMI YUGETA RINA NAKAMURA KANA NAKAZAWA AKIRA IKEDA MAO MIYASHITA WAKA HAMAGUCHI
2D Animators	KEIKO MATSUDA

Production Assistant	YUKI MURO
Character Modeling	AKIRA SUZUKI KAZUNORI SUGA
Environment Modeling	TAKASHI SAITO TETSUYA WATANABE YUJI UMOTO
Sound Director	SAYA FUKASE
Sound Effects	YASUYUKI KONNO
Sound Mixing	KAZUHARU NAGUMO
Music	OSTER project
Recording Studio	TRYBRIDGE STUDIO
Studio Production Editing	ONKIOHAUS
Equipment Management	TAKASHI WAKASA MASAYUKI SHIBATA

CAST

YAE	KARIN TAKAHASHI
MITSU	YURI NOGUCHI
KAYA	KANAE ITO
FATHER	MASASHI EHARA

MOTHER	YURIKO YAMAGUCHI
KAYA'S FATHER	MASAYA MATSUKAZE
MAN ON THE RADIO	TOSHIKI TANAKA

MAIN CHARACTERS

YAE
MITSU
KAYA
PAPA
MAMA

From the Director

In terms of the story, we made it as the first episode of a whole. While it is an original work, it has a range of influences. Sister works and this work. Parts where you see the influences clearly and parts where you don't see them unless told. Not only in the work, but also in the events of the world. As such, we made it mostly as we pleased. Sorry... Sorry. Also, following Usagi ou's usual policy, we produced it with an attitude of strict adherence to deadlines. With the time, budget, and circumstances, there were things we were able to do before the release and various things we weren't able to do, which I'm really sorry about...

From the Producer

Regarding skill improvement in this project, at our company, in addition to frequent progress checks with everyone, image checks, and guidance from experts, we proceeded with the production with a system where staff who participated in Anime Tamago before and staff who participated as juniors this time formed pairs and could discuss in detail.
I feel that it was helpful for the staff who participated, including trying 3D software which will probably be used in the industry in future.
The staff enjoyed creating as one, so please watch and enjoy what happens in the opening of this story.

Orange

HOME!

In 2124, Christopher discovers a lost Earth-Mars space shuttle while surveying Mars.
It is three years since its disappearance. Christopher enters the space shuttle to check for the passengers and crew who were left on Mars. He encounters the ghost of a passenger, a girl named Cyane.
A lonely ghost bound to Mars, Cyane tries to play with Christopher.

STAFF

Director	AKIHIKO ORIKASA
Screenplay	KENJI SAIDO
Character Design	HITOMI MIYAZAKI
Lead Modeler	JUN NAGAKAWA
Background Art Director	HISAKO AKAGI
Color Director	SATOSHI HASHIMOTO
Photography Director	TOMONARI NAKAJIMA
Editing	DAISUKE IMAI
Music	YOSUKE HISHINO
Recording & Mixing	MAKOTO CHIDA
Sound Effects	MASATOSHI KATSUMATA
Sound Director	TOSHIKI KAMEYAMA

CG Sub Director	KAORI MARUYAMA
CG Animators	RYUICHI IKEUCHI YOSUKE SASAKI HAYATO NISHINO JIANG YANTING KENJI SAIDO
Modelers / Riggers	AYAKA KIMURA SUZU KITAMURA YUI YANAGAWA LKHANGVASUREN DULGUUN KOKI TAKAHASHI YUKI KIKUCHI XU YIJING SATOSHI HASHIMOTO
Producer	KIYOTAKA WAKI
Assistant Producer	YOSHIHIRO WATANABE
Production Assistant	YOSHIAKI NAKAMOTO

CAST

Cristopher Newton	YASUNORI MATSUMOTO

Kiane	RIHO SUGIYAMA

MAIN CHARACTERS

Cristopher Newton (full body)
Cristopher Newton (facial expressions)
Kiane (full body)
Kiane (facial expressions)

From the Director

I think that the word "home" can have a range of meanings depending on the person.
Birthplaces, houses, ships, and the earth are all homes to people.
A place people should return to and the loneliness of those who were separated from it and left behind.
Through the ghost left behind on Mars and the astronaut in this piece, I'd like viewers to have the feeling of having taken a lost child home.

From the Producer

I always think that raising people is ridiculous. While we keep in mind the idea of creating an environment where people can grow rather than be raised, it's very difficult, to be honest. People need to make a lot of mistakes in order to grow, so it's necessary to make a workplace where mistakes are allowed. You cannot implement this in a place without enough budget, time, or people. Also, if you're only thinking about that, there are moments where you end up forgetting even why you wanted people to grow, and it becomes unclear how to face the work. While remaining conscious of human resource development and the goal that lies beyond that, we made HOME!

TSUMUGI AKITA ANIMATION LAB Co.,Ltd.

Ryusatsu no Kyokotsu

Under the blazing sun, Sakaki Genbei, a female warrior, transports the remains of the dragon she has killed. Her destination is Hell Castle, home to the Grand Chancellor, the absolute ruler who reigns over the whole country. Carrying a dragon eye as a gift, Sakaki is granted an audience with the Grand Chancellor and she gives an account of the heroic way she killed the dragon. However, the Grand Chancellor doesn’t believe Sakaki’s story, and claims that she is actually Kyokotsu, an assassin that a prophecy said would come to kill him. Sakaki is surrounded by guards. Will she survive? And what is the true identity of Kyokotsu, who is after the Grand Chancellor's life?

STAFF

Director / Producer	TSUKASA SAKURAI
Screenplay	NAZUKA TOKIO
Direction	NAOKI TOZUKA
Character Design / Animation Director	NARU NISHIKIORI
Veteran Animator	YUITO KIYOSAWA
Junior Animators	KŌKI IKEDA KAHO NAKAMURA
Rookie Animators	AMI KOYANAGI SATO SUZUKI
Veteran In-Betweeners	HIDEAKI TSUZUKI AISHA HANNA SALEHA SAYAKA FUJITA YŪKI SATŌ SHOGO OBAMA
Junior In-Betweeners	RUNA YAMAUCHI RYOTA SHIMADA SHŌTA ISOBE MIHO MIZOBUCHI RYOGO TAKAHASHI MOE HIRATSUKA KEITO TOITA RYOMA SHIGEMITSU HINO AOKI

Animation Check	KŌKI IKEDA AMI KOYANAGI SATO SUZUKI
Color Director	MAI ONO
Coloring Check	SAKI WATANABE
Background Art	YUYA SASAKI
3DCG Backgrounds	NAOKI TOZUKA TOMOYA KUWAHARA
Production Managers	MASAAKI SAGAWA YUKARI MATSUSHITA
Assistant Producer	TOMOYA KUWAHARA
3DCG Modeling Director	KŌHEI OGAWA（Marco.inc）
3DCG Modeling	HIRAI YUKIYA（Graphinica,Inc. Fukuoka Bamboo Studio）
Music	TOMOKO SAKURAI
Sound Director	JUN'ICHI INABA
Foley	YUIKA SHIRAISHI
Sound Mixer	YUSUKE TOMIDOKORO
Sound Production Management	RYUHEI MATSUNAGA
Recording Studio	STUDIO effort
Sound Production	Ai Addiction

CAST

SAKAKI GENBEI	HISAKO TOJO
Grand Chancellor	KANEHIRA YAMAMOTO
ONMYŌJI	YUJI KAMEYAMA
ANJŌ SHIGEMUNE	KENTA SASA
YOUNG GIRL	MIO NONAKA
HERMIT	FUMINO HASE
KAGERŌ	FUMINO HASE
UTSUSEMI	MIO NONAKA

FEUDAL LORD A	YUJI KAMEYAMA
FEUDAL LORD B	KENTA SASA
FEUDAL LORD C	KANEHIRA YAMAMOTO
PROPHECY BIRD SAGASHIRA	FUMINO HASE
PROPHECY BIRD UGASHIRA	KANEHIRA YAMAMOTO
Dragon	YUJI KAMEYAMA
YOUNG SAKAKI	HISAKO TOJO

MAIN CHARACTERS

SAKAKI/Grand Chancellor/ONMYŌJI
SAWARABI/KŌBAI/SHIRAYUMI/KUROYUMI/ KAGERŌ
Dragon/PROPHECY BIRD/ANJŌ SHIGEMUNE/KOSHŌ/FEUDAL LORD

From the Director

Tsukasa Sakurai, Director
As a short-term training project, we endeavored to increase quality and information volume with new production methods and their application, without depending on drawing ability. I hope to provide guidance while proposing production methods that make it easy even for rookie animators to contribute to creating the piece and keep the good parts of conventional cel animation as much as possible.

From the Producer

Tomoya Kuwahara, Assistant Producer
Rookie animators attended location scouting, there was an online script reading with the cast and all animation staff, and the scriptwriter explained the script for all staff. I felt that being able to implement these kinds of approaches that help the image production, beyond drawing ability and drawing technical guidance, was a big gain for the development of the staff in terms of making drama with anime.
I think that this approach was possible thanks to the flexible work system of completing the work in-house and the purpose of the development project.

DELIVER POLICE

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From the Director

From the Creative Producer

From the Creators and Writers

Hachimitsu suicide machine

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From the Director

From the Producer

HOME!

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MAIN CHARACTERS

From the Director

From the Producer

Ryusatsu no Kyokotsu

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From the Director

From the Producer

Technical Knowledge Transfer Program

DELIVER POLICE

Hachimitsu suicide machine

HOME!

Ryusatsu no Kyokotsu