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Takumi Saitou Produces Clay Anime About Walking Buildings for Spring 2021
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Reiko Kataoka is credited with original work; Toshiko Hata directs/writes anime
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Takumi Saitou revealed on Monday that Saitou is planning and producing a clay anime titled Oira wa Birugun (We Are Buildings) that will premiere on
WOWOW on-demand in spring 2021. Actress
Reiko Kataoka is credited with the original work, and stop-motion animator Toshiko Hata is directing and writing the anime.
The story follows buildings created by wrigglers. The buildings begin to walk of their own volition, and they grow larger by eating nearby buildings. As the buildings grow bigger, the sky around them gets dim as smog comes into view. When the buildings they can eat are gone, they become hungry and start to vent their anger. However, due to certain circumstances, the buildings notice the wrigglers inside them are in rough shape. The b