This is not a music video. It's a one-minute proof of concept that animation and sound design can be the same thing. The characters don't exist to tell you a story, they exist to be moved by the song, frame by frame, their every motion synced so tight with the music that separating one from the other becomes impossible. Watch it once for the visuals. Watch it again because the song has now permanently rewired how you hear that track.
GOLDENWEEK is a one-episode animated music video set to the millennium parade song of the same name. Shuu Sasaki and Ryouji Yamada share directing duties on the piece. Its genre labels place it in action and fantasy territory, making it a short visual companion to the track rather than a conventional story-driven release.
Streaming GOLDENWEEK legally, as of the last catalog refresh. Availability changes by region.
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