Beneath the gentle murmur of fluttering fairy wings, a woodland brook shelters tiny anthropomorphic freshwater crabs. The brothers Kanini and Kanino share a peaceful life with their father while their mother remains above the water to deliver new life. Yet amid a violent storm, their father vanishes downstream, prompting the siblings to set out on a solo quest to find him. Still, the river hides danger; a ravenous piranha may lurk behind any rock.
Samurai Egg (Life Ain"t Gonna Lose)
Within a closely monitored ward, a boy convulses in pain whenever eggs touch his tongue. He is Shun, and he has endured a severe egg allergy all his life. As a child, Shun behaves recklessly and his condition frustrates—just as it does his mother, who constantly battles his egg intolerance and near‑fatal episodes. Yet through perseverance, Shun learns to live amid the egg‑laden world around him.
Toumei Ningen (Invisible)
An unseen man begins his routine day the usual way—by donning clothes and bearing a fire extinguisher on his shoulders to keep his airy body grounded. Though he interacts with the tangible world, nobody truly acknowledges him. That changes when he meets a kind‑hearted blind person in a fierce storm, who may reveal the purpose of his isolated life.
