Ani*Kuri15 (2007–2007)

TV ShowEndedNHK BS1Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama3 seasons, 15 episodes
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Plot

Ani-Kuri 15 is a series of fifteen 1-minute shorts that aired on the Japanese TV station, NHK between May 2007 and 2008. Intended as companion pieces to the AniKuri program and as filler between regularly scheduled programs, the shorts were broadcast in three seasons of 5 episodes. Each short was directed by a different director and the episodes were collected and uploaded to the official AniKuri15 website in 2008.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Ani*Kuri15 S03E05Good MorningS03E05 · 7.0A young girl gets up from bed and sleepily tries to awaken herself.
  2. 02Ani*Kuri15 S03E01A Gathering of CatsS03E01 · 6.8The family cat (Chobi) has had his tail stepped on one too many times and dreams of revenge.
  3. 03Ani*Kuri15 S02E05Wandaba KissS02E05 · 5.4A young boy and his dog initiate a complex Rube Goldberg machine to steal a kiss from a young girl.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2007Aired 4.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Ani*Kuri15 S01E01Season's bestAttack of Higashimachi Nichome, 2nd boroughMay 7, 2007 5.2Three aliens come to a cardboard Earth to invade.
  2. S01E02Ani*Kuri15 S01E02From the Other Side of the TearsMay 7, 2007 5.2A sad young girl recovers from a heartache.
  3. S01E03Ani*Kuri15 S01E03Kyottoko - Blaze ManMay 7, 2007 4.3A group of native warriors attack a giant kami in the shape of a bear. The kami sets one of the warriors on fire spiritually.
  4. S01E04Ani*Kuri15 S01E04Sancha Blues (The Aromatic Tea Blues)May 7, 2007 4.5An avaricious record-store owner watches greedily as patrons look through his records.
  5. S01E05Ani*Kuri15 S01E05Alien Invasion from Space. Hiroshi's CaseMay 7, 2007 4.8Hiroshi tries to read his manga but a small robot is shooting pellets to distract him so the robot can escape.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2007Aired 4.6Season avg
  1. S02E01Ani*Kuri15 S02E01Project_MermaidAugust 6, 2007 3.4A fish turns into a mermaid who swims out into a post-apocalyptic city.
  2. S02E02Ani*Kuri15 S02E02Yurururu - Ordinary ChapterAugust 6, 2007 5.2An animator spends the whole day animating a 1-second clip of a giant fish in a city.
  3. S02E03Ani*Kuri15 S02E03GyrocopterAugust 6, 2007 4.2A young gyrocopter pilot visits a pool of water and remembers a gyrocopter battle and the death of a friend on a watery planet.
  4. S02E04Ani*Kuri15 S02E04Sport Captain Episode No.18: Assassin Descended from the Mountain Hunt!!August 6, 2007 4.8A superhero comic book character and Tomoo's idol from Tobira Oda's manga, Danchi Tomoo. Who has his meal stolen by a cat after being attack
  5. S02E05Ani*Kuri15 S02E05Season's bestWandaba KissAugust 6, 2007 5.4A young boy and his dog initiate a complex Rube Goldberg machine to steal a kiss from a young girl.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2007Aired 5.5Season avg
  1. S03E01Ani*Kuri15 S03E01A Gathering of CatsDecember 10, 2007 6.8The family cat (Chobi) has had his tail stepped on one too many times and dreams of revenge.
  2. S03E02Ani*Kuri15 S03E02The Secret Agent PrincessDecember 10, 2007 4.2A magical girl and her doll must defeat an invading horde of air pirates.
  3. S03E03Ani*Kuri15 S03E03The Big RaceDecember 10, 2007 4.5A group of children run across fields and play with a giant scary robot.
  4. S03E04Ani*Kuri15 S03E04Project OmegaDecember 10, 2007 5.2As an alien force hurtles toward NHK headquarters in Tokyo, the NHK building springs to life as an evangelion-transformer to battle the foe.
  5. S03E05Ani*Kuri15 S03E05Season's bestGood MorningDecember 10, 2007 7.0A young girl gets up from bed and sleepily tries to awaken herself.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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