Kujira no Chouyaku
English title: Glassy Ocean
Japanese title: クジラの跳躍
Type: Movie
Source: Original
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Nov 14, 1998
Duration: 22 min
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: Tamura Shigeru Studio
Producers: Bandai Visual, Ai ga areba Daijobu, Project Team Sarah
Genres: Award Winning, Drama, Fantasy
Demographics: Kids

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)

Winner of the Grand Prize at the 2nd Japan Media Arts Festival.