A three-minute song that moves like a lullaby, not a rush. The visuals don't compete with the music, they breathe alongside it, letting each frame settle before moving to the next. Watch this when you need something that asks nothing of you except to sit still. The kind of thing that reminds you why simple works better than loud.

SMILE is a one-episode music video made for ANNA BANANA's song of the same name. The video aired as part of Minna no Uta, a program on NHK, and Seiichi Hayashi provided its animation. The song itself serves as the heart of the short, with Hayashi's artwork set alongside it.