Tokyo's Coolest Sound

The very cute stop-animation 5 minute film "komaneko - hajime no ippo" (I had talked about it before on my main blog), about a cat recursively making puppets and shooting a stop-animation flick using those, is coming out on DVD this April.

The main feature can be viewed entirely online at Excite Cinema.

komaneko official site

"komaneko - hajime no ippo" (DVD)
「こまねこ はじめのいっぽ」
(Region 2 (probably) NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio, approx. 30 minutes.)

Main feature "komaneko - hajime no ippo" (English chapter titles are unofficial.)
#1. koma tori suru neko. (The stop-animator cat.)
#2. satsuei kaichō... janai mitai. (Lights, camera, action... or not quite.)
#3. kū o kiru neko Punch. (The cat punch that cuts the air(?).)
#4. hitokoma hitokoma ai o komete. (Frame by frame with love.)
#5. himitsu. (Secret.)
(total 5 minutes)

Special features:
- Making of
- "video conte"

Geneon Entertainment GNBD-1143
Out 4/14, ¥1800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Play-Asia, Amazon (10% off *)
* Discount at time of writing

Also, this picture book is available since last week.

"komaneko ehon" (Book)
「こまねこえほん」
30 pages, 14x20cm

Kōdansha ISBN 4062132826
Out now (3/6), ¥1300 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Amazon