Akichi Asobi: Playground

some films (anime shorts) from students of Tokyo University of the Arts

I'm trying to keep the characters as young as possible because these works tend to present more imaginative, even incoherent, segments, often due to a limited perspective or understanding of the world inhabited by the characters. Typically, this entails engagement with the unknown or unfamiliar or scenarios that are not fully grasped, and tapping into that feeling is easiest with children. This can include ordinary life expressed in an abstract way in Googuri Googuri, the augmented reality of Dennou Coil, or the dream world of Little Nemo. Initially, the list was meant to catalog independent short films with imaginative transitions, as I feel these capture the tone of what I'm going for best, but there aren't enough good ones that meet my criteria.

Former candidates and removed entries:
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2290/Superflat_Monogram
https://myanimelist.net/anime/1979/Tobira_wo_Akete_1995
https://myanimelist.net/anime/8333/Kodomo_no_Keijijougaku
https://myanimelist.net/anime/34634/Sakana_no_Iu_Koto_wo_Kiku
https://myanimelist.net/anime/3760/Grimm_Douwa__Kin_no_Tori

Potential candidates:

https://myanimelist.net/anime/54281/Oboete_Ite

Midwest Emo is a subgenre of emo music that usually has a lot nostalgia felling of summer with youre friends washing youre theath 6 in thr morning and going or something like traveling with train to a lake that kinda of nostalgia that makes you happy yet sad it can make you feel quite comforting (like the anime series in the stack) and usually comes with smoking some cigarettes its like that lingering feeling that you have to let go of the past but they are too much happy memories holding you to it and this list is basically anime series that give that feeling and vibe. Also if you want to check out midwest emo bands because you got interested here are recommendations Mom Jeans, American Football And Origami Angel.

DigiCon6 ASIA Awards is a competition for short films of Asian origin, established in the year 2000 by TBS.

Most of the winning entries from recent years can be viewed for free on the official website and youtube channel:

https://www.tbs.co.jp/digicon

There is an English version of the website as well, but it doesn't list all the Japanese regional winners. Instead, unlike the Japanese version, it does have winners from other regions:

https://www.tbs.co.jp/digicon/en

This list is by no means comprehensive, as many of the winners don't have a MAL entry yet, presumably because the creators might not be established in the industry.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51870