Imaginative Fantasy Anime Short Film — KOISHI

Hikari Toriumi created this beautifully animated short film called Koishi as his first year film at CalArts. It's an imaginative fantasy short done in an anime style. It's impressive work, and here's a brief explanation of what it's about:

A boy overcomes the loss of his father through the encounter with the spirits of ancestor. The title is a Japanese pun, "KOI" being the kind of fish used for the flag designs and "KOISHI (こいし)" meaning "I miss you".

As you'll see, this is a very talented artist, and it seems like he's going to have a bright future with whatever he ends up doing. I can't wait to see what his next project turns out to be.