Glassy Ocean

Also known as Kujira no Chouyaku

OVA Finished 1998

Time has come to a standstill. A whale appears from a glassy ocean and spends half a day soaring gracefully across the skies. What makes this works extraordinary is the artist's decision to use the transparency and visual bulk of 3D computer graphics only for the un-moving ocean and glaciers. The people, whale, and ships are all hand-drawn, and with this contrast, he invites the viewer into a different world. This is a poem written in animation, the creation of a true fantasy. This project was a considerable under taking, and the results are marvelous.

Studio

Ai ga areba Daijobu

Episodes

1 listed

Runtime

about 22 minutes per episode

Genres

Drama, Fantasy