Beginning May 7, the Japanese public broadcasting network NHK will launch a special collection of one-minute anime shorts by 15 of Japan's biggest anime directors and creators. The title of the collection, Ani-Kuri 15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators." The one-minute shorts will be broadcast in three "seasons," with each group of five animated shorts scheduled to run between regular programming on NHK at three periods in the coming months. The directors, creators, creative teams and production studios participating in Ani-Kuri 15, listed along with some of their well-known works, are as follows: Season One Shinji Kimura (Studio 4°C) - Art Director, Steamboy Shōjirō Nishimi (Studio 4°C) - Character Designer, Tekkonkinkreet Akemi Hayashi (Gainax) - Character Designer, Fruits Basket Osamu Kobayashi (Madhouse) - Art/Mecha Desgin, Gungrave Yasufumi Soejima (Gonzo) - 3D/CG Director, Last Exile http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-01/nhk-ani-kuri-15 Beginning May 7, the Japanese public broadcasting network NHK will launch a special collection of one-minute anime shorts by 15 of Japan's biggest anime directors and creators. The title of the collection, Ani-Kuri 15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators." The one-minute shorts will be broadcast in three "seasons," with each group of five animated shorts scheduled to run between regular programming on NHK at three periods in the coming months. The directors, creators, creative teams and production studios participating in Ani-Kuri 15, listed along with some of their well-known works, are as follows: Season One Shinji Kimura (Studio 4°C) - Art Director, Steamboy Shōjirō Nishimi (Studio 4°C) - Character Designer, Tekkonkinkreet Akemi Hayashi (Gainax) - Character Designer, Fruits Basket Osamu Kobayashi (Madhouse) - Art/Mecha Desgin, Gungrave Yasufumi Soejima (Gonzo) - 3D/CG Director, Last Exile http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-01/nhk-ani-kuri-15 http://www.veoh.com/channelDetails.html?c=NHKanikuri15 2007-08-16 18:11:50.0 NHKanikuri15 ssemorocker