This show is two episodes about noticing color in places you've stopped looking. A college student preparing for job interviews discovers that the world gets bigger the moment you actually pay attention to it. The animation is purposefully still, almost meditative, because the real movement happens inside your head when you recognize something true about yourself reflected in a stranger's story. CloverWorks and a color research institute made this together, and it shows in how deliberately every frame teaches you to see. By the end you understand why someone made a short film about the specific shade of a building at dusk, and why that matters more than any plot twist ever could.
A pair of short slice-of-life ONA episodes released in August 2022 and directed by Ayako Kurata. They were produced as a joint project between CloverWorks, mangaka Tsubasa Yamaguchi and Shikisai Kentei Kyoukai, an organization that runs color proficiency exams. The first short centers on job hunting, and the second turns to the subject of one's own work. The title translates roughly to the idea that each color you come to know makes the world feel wider.
Streaming Iro wo Shiru Tabi, Sekai ga Hiroku Naru. legally, as of the last catalog refresh. Availability changes by region.
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