A girl moves to a city and realizes the stars are gone. Not metaphorically, literally erased by light pollution. She decides she's going to bring them back, and the entire show is about whether one person's refusal to accept a broken sky actually means anything. This is a short film that treats starlight like a finite resource worth fighting for, not a pretty backdrop. It's quiet and stubborn in a way most anime aren't allowed to be. By the end you'll understand why seeing the Milky Way matters more than any grand adventure.

Nanase grows up in a village where the night sky blazes with stars, and after hearing the legend of Orihime and Hikoboshi she looks up every night and thinks of them. Moving to the city shatters that magic. There are no stars here, which means the two lovers cannot meet. Without thinking, Nanase jots a question in her notebook about how to make the Milky Way, and three girls happen to see it: Riko, the strong-willed leader of the group; Mio, who loves science; and Airi, who falls for anything trendy. Together the four very different girls set out on a reckless plan to create the Milky Way. The story unfolds as a set of short animated music videos made for the 100th anniversary of Calpis, with songs by five Japanese artists, including Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku, MaRuRi & Ryuga, Oisicle Melonpan, KOBASOLO feat. harutya and Toy cleanse.