Kujira no Chouyaku
Japanese title: クジラの跳躍
Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Source: Original
Genres: Award Winning, Drama, Fantasy
Studios: Tamura Shigeru Studio
Producers: Bandai Visual, Ai ga areba Daijobu, Project Team Sarah
Duration: 22 min
Rating: G - All Ages

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.

(Source: ANN)