春泥棒

At times, nature itself seems to be playing a long game of hide-and-seek: the sun peeks out from behind a cloud, then hides again, and the wind is too lazy to come on time. You sit under a tree, watching the petals fall, and suddenly realize that even breathing and blinking seem unnecessary. It's as if the moment itself is asking, “Don't rush, give me another second to live.”

Spring in such songs behaves like a stubborn thief. First, it generously showers you with flowers and scents, and then - bang - it takes them back, leaving only a faint trace in your memory and a shadow of sadness on your lips. It seems like a celebration of blossoming, but in every line you can hear a quiet “goodbye.”

And yet there is something cozy about this fleeting mood. While the petals swirl above your head and the words don't seem to rhyme, it seems that eternity can last at least one more breath. And then only the leaves will remain, and a slight feeling that time is always rushing somewhere, even if you yourself have long since frozen in place.

Animation MORIE Inc.

Director: Koji Mori

Computer Graphics Director: Takahiro Shibano

Digital Artists: Mari Shirai, Masato Tajima, Naoto Tomita, Koetsu Ogawa, Shuya Sugawara, Ryo Niihara, Kotaro Azuma, Kei Kidera, Kazuki Matoba, Kento Sakai, Ayuko Kitaoka, Hiroyuki Kishimoto

Concept Artist: Mizutamari Higashi

Artists: Takuya Saito, Seiko Tamagawa

Editor: Fumihito Endo

Technical Artist: Kazuya Takabatake

Production Manager: Yosuke Ono