23rd Entertainment Division Jury Selections
Aware! Meisaku-Kun
Animated short film
SHINKAI Taketo [Japan]
Outline
A school comedy featuring MATSUDA Meisaku, who aims to be the main character in a famous story, and his unique classmates. New shows are updated every week in a style that mixes the classics with contemporary themes, such as The Three Little Pigs Become YouTubers and TUNDERELLA. After broadcasts on the NHK Educational TV program for children, the shows are also streamed on YouTube. The YouTube channel has recorded over 200 million views.