The animation moves like someone drawing in real time, all loose lines and breath between frames. Sasaki doesn't explain what Hanako is or why it matters; he just watches it exist, and the piano score makes you feel like you're intruding on something private. This is a short that trusts you to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it, which means it either feels like art or like watching someone's unfinished sketch, depending on who you are.

Hanako is a brief animated film created by Mitsuru Sasaki as an independent production. Released in movie format as a single episode, the work is a self-made short from its creator.