Nobody talks about this one. Mizuki Itou takes a single song and builds a world around it, no plot machinery, no character arcs, just the precise animation of a moment that feels like it matters. The collaboration with HENTAI SHINSHI CLUB creates something that exists in the space between music video and short film, where every frame moves because the director chose to make it move, not because the story demanded it. A one-episode experience that proves you don't need length to leave something behind.

Neko to Wakai se na is a single-episode 2023 music film, a short ONA that pairs drama with music. Mizuki Itou directs, with the music provided by HENTAI SHINSHI CLUB. The short is one of five collaborations between artists and anime creators made for the TOHO animation Music Films project, which celebrates ten years of TOHO animation.