Independent Anime “Nothing” Entrances Viewers with a Serene Countryside and Spectacular Music

In July, the independent anime Nothing was streamed via Nico Nico Douga and YouTube and gained popularity for its high quality not often seen in independent works. It’s recommended to take a look first and experience, in only four minutes, beautiful animation and background music that are instantaneously captivating.

Nothing is the story of a closed-off young girl and her relationship with a young boy who gradually brings her to smile freely again after she was bewildered from her parents moving to a Japanese island and suddenly experiencing a new environment. There isn’t much dialogue, but the gorgeously and finely drawn nature of the rural area and step-ahead supporting background music more than make up this. In fact, just by watching the anime, a calmness is felt. It can bring to mind memories of passing time in the countryside and of childhood back to the everyday lives of young boys and girls. Many viewers posted about their experience of such a stellar anime on Twitter and other social sites. Among the posts were, “Now, I’d like to go home to the countryside,” and, “Beautiful.”

Nothing is a creation by Studio Link, a group whose efforts are centered online. The group includes more than 30 members who produce work of various fields, including anime and music. The group’s name originates from the fact they gather and are linked together via the Internet. They are indeed a modern Internet group.

Other seemingly professional and exceedingly spectacular independant anime also exist online. Basilisk by a Japanese student residing in Canada was posted last May, and in 2009, the much-talked anime Fumiko's Confession was posted by a creator who goes by the pseudonym Tete and studied animation and manga at Kyoto Seika University.

Similar to director Makoto Shinkai, whose independent anime Other Worlds received high praise and who has supported the success of the industry, we look forward to new creators being born and becoming famous from here on using nothing but the persuasive power of posting their works online.

Studio Link Official Site
Fumiko's Confession via YouTube

Source: Kai-You
Source article written by Yoshida Yūya

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