by All the work is moving and will be done in less than an hour.
Recently, more and more people have been watching streaming services when they want to, rather than on TV in real time. Many people skip advertisements and watch at double speed, so some may shy away from content longer than 120 minutes. In this article, we will introduce good anime movies that can be finished in 60 minutes for people who don’t like long work but want to watch something in their free time.
“Look Back” (running time: 58 minutes) was highly acclaimed in 2024. Fujino (CV: Kawai Yumi ), a fourth-grader who was confident in her drawing skills, was devastated by the difference in drawing ability between her and her classmate Kyomoto (CV: Yoshida Mizuki), who was absent from school and gave up drawing manga.
However, on graduation day, Fujino went to deliver her diploma to Kyomoto, and Kyomoto, whom she met for the first time there, told her that he had always been a fan of her… Based on the manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, this work is a dazzling story of two girls’ single-minded devotion to manga. Although it is only 58 minutes long, the story is so dense that you won’t even notice it, so it is recommended for those who want to watch a masterpiece quickly. It is available on Amazon Prime Video.
The Garden of Words: A Little More Love of Rain than Usual (running time: 46 minutes) Takao Akizuki (voiced by Miyu Irino ), a high school student aiming to be a shoemaker, skips school on rainy mornings and sketches shoes in a Japanese garden every day. One day, his daily routine changed. He meets a woman named Yukino (voiced by Kana Hanazawa ) who drinks beer alone.
The two continue to hang out in the gazebo on rainy days, but the rainy season ends… This work was directed by Makoto Shinkai and released in 2013. The 46-minute work is 80% depiction of rain. This film is a moving work with beautiful scenery and a change in the two characters’ feelings, typical of director Makoto Shinkai’s works. It is available on FOD, Amazon Prime Video, and other distribution services. If you want to cry in 10 minutes, watch “House of Blocks” (running time: 12 minutes).
This is the story of an older man left alone in a city where the sea level rises and lives in a house that stands up like building blocks. One day, he drops the pipe he always smokes, and when he goes downstairs to pick it up, he remembers an incident that happened when he lived on that floor. If you think “60 minutes even feels long,” how about watching “House of Blocks,” which can be watched in 12 minutes? There are no lines, only the sounds of the older man’s daily life and gentle background music. This work was released in 2008, and the older man’s memories that he has accumulated over the years will warm your heart. It is available on U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video, and other distribution services.
