First Line
Japanese title: ファーストライン
Type: Movie
Source: Original
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jun 28, 2024
Duration: 8 min
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: TOHO animation STUDIO
Genres: Drama

Young animator Mito feels trapped between the demands of a difficult sequence, a tight deadline, debilitating self-doubt, and a seemingly deranged director. Sometimes the only way to get to the other side is to charge right through.

(Source: Fantasia Film Festival)

First Line was released as part of Toho's GEMSTONE Creative Label GEMNIBUS vol.1 anthology. It is the only animated film in the lineup.