rain town

その街はいつからか雨がやまなくなって人々は郊外や高台に移り住んでいった。「rain town」人々の記憶の底に沈む 忘れられた"雨の街"へ時折、誰かが迷い込むという...。 2010年京都精華大学アニメーション科第二期生卒業制作作品。
In this town, since who knows when, rain has never　stopped.
Residents moved out to suburbs and high ground around
"rain town."
People's memories are now deeply submerged.
But into this forgotten rainy town
sometimes, someone wanders.
Graduation film a Kyoto Seika University.
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[@DaleTrevors]

When the broken robot waved her goodbye from the ground, that scene got me.

[@deadinside9585]

I cried at that sence

[@pamodawimalaweera604]

Me too

[@noellesnoodles5484]

Me too :’(

[@cameronbosshart1130]

Never have I seen an animation like this where every shot belongs in an art museum.

[@SMGJohn]

French, Soviet etc animation were a lot like this in the past, there a couple of other more artistic anime too out there from the older golden days.

[@zahramansour5353]

I liked it a lot and was amazed by the water reflections.

[@BambaZillah]

have you seen Makoto Shinkai movies?

[@nanachii9532]

Hmm try watching Ghibli movies by Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited away, Howl's moving castle, etc) and Yuki Midorikawa's Hotarubi no Mori E, as well as Makoto Shinkai's Your Name and 5 centimeters pere second although these are movies

[@mogomighty102]

Song of the sea is pretty artistic

[@lilacosmanthus]

The first time I saw this, an overwhelming amount of loneliness enveloped me. But the loneliness was bittersweet, and filled with nostalgia: past friends, past schools, past paths, past landscapes. And I've realized that all of them were as beautiful as can be. Then I realized that the essence of loneliness is pure and filled with grace. It's the same feeling I got during Sen to Chihiro's Sixth Station scene.

[@Silkendrum]

Coffee Creamer You should be sorry. All that wasted space is very annoying to those of us who were courteous enough to want to see what you had to say.

[@pkcoffeecreamer295]

Silkendrum okay

[@dreamcat2693]

this is exactly how i feel

[@dragonjade8853]

Past friends somehow being a type of bittersweet and not just bitter? There's a new outlook on life.

[@oneib4519]

Like hearing adeles a million years

[@Incompetences]

to anyone confused about the story, the robot is having flash backs to the time spent with the little girl's grandmother (she's in the red rain coat as a young girl, and if you keep watching towards the very end she shows up again wearing it) that became his friend in the same fashion until she had to move away. years later, her granddaughter comes to rescue him from his loneliness the same way her grandmother had, but time's been harsh on him (and the town) so he can't keep up anymore and instead falls apart since he's been alone so long. however, if you keep watching, the girl tells her grandmother, and this time they both come back for him in the end so he won't be alone and forgotten anymore.

[@dragonjade8853]

Drive-by Baptism Thankyou. I'm watching this at 11 pm and can't think straight

[@oh-no-not-me]

the story is so sweet and sad!!!!!!!! ^m^

[@takahashierik]

Also the old woman in the begining of the video (wearing yellow) is the graddaughter. So the opening scene is actually set decades after the ending of the short

[@argeancomics3291]

This is obvious, but... why there´s robot on the story? Why the robots lives right after the alley normally? Why the city rains unstoply? Why she fall on a hole, saw many wrecked robots, was saved from being drowned and started to hapilly jump as if it was a normal situation? So many questions, so little time. Confused, but have beautful images.

[@ienvokhai3547]

thank you very much. I love the story. It is somehow the combination of happiness and sadness

[@user-lu7wl5vv3o]

数年前に偶然見つけてから何度も何度も見に来ています。飽きるどころか見るたび気持ちが安らいで、心が洗われるようです。聞いている間は嫌なことから雨音が包んでくれるみたいで、不思議と楽になります。作って載せてくださった方に感謝です。

[@user-xc8hu5eu5c]

公開当初に初めて見て感動したのを覚えてる。 今では他の動画に埋もれてるのが悲しい。 全ての点においてこれに勝る短編アニメーションはないと思ってる。

[@SunnyWifi]

But... but... They didn't fix him? D: The whole thing is beautiful to the core, but I think the best part is the music and the constant sound of rain. c: Also, dayum that awesome mirror effect on the wet ground!

[@TimKruz]

City seems like abandoned by most people long time ago, so here hard to find engineer, and many resources are turned to trash... Robot seems like very old, so for sure it's hard to repair its body, if it fell apart so much... But its head can work (or live?) independently of body, so why not to take it apart?

[@lissabear135]

This is beautiful. What this means to me is that if you lose something important, a friend or a pet or a family member, you still have their memories. In the first scene with the old lady, she is wearing a yellow jacket. The little girl in the rain also wears a yellow jacket. The flower pot is really her robot's head. Even though he can't move or have fun with her anymore, the memories of when they did are still there for the old lady. And she keeps his head to remember more easily. Even if something bad happens and you lose something important, it's okay because you'll always have the memories of them.

[@zelbelk]

なんど観てもこれは本当に凄い作品 こういう世界観の映画をいつか映画館で観てみたい

[@hannemoona924]

Sure

[@julietw.3917]

I believe this is the best animated short I have seen. The animation itself was wonderful. It wasn't jerky, and the movement was great. (I love how the little girl runs. It's the cutest thing.) I like the characters, too. And the story itself is such a lovely, heartwarming story. The music was so simple but fit with everything. Watching this made me feel calmer and even happier. I could probably watch it over and over if time allowed.

[@SeeMyEvil]

her runing was so cute i agree :3

[@theinkslicer]

Kraymer Cosco the little girl was cute in general.

[@mimiomeong3689]

Juliet W. I always imagine the kid with the yellow raincoat is six in the game little nightmares, because they are the same as wearing a yellow raincoat: 3

[@nointernetdinosoursgame2351]

Give tsumiki no ie a watch, another great short film

[@kenadrian27]

@@nointernetdinosoursgame2351 i logged in to say the same thing on a comment from 2 years ago, only to see that you said it 6 months ago

[@user-agipan]

なんだ、ただの神アニメか。 どうせなら放送してくれ。テレビでな。 そこらのアニメよりよっぽど作画良いし、ストーリーも背景も音楽のセンスもいいからね

[@odamiki6611]

？褒めてるんですよね。

[@user-xc2ly9yj5j]

おちょなんさん 背景めっちゃ良いよね！

[@user-zd7it3wx5o]

ペンギンハイウェイ作ったのでセーフ

[@o0nan0o]

小さい子がかっぱ着てちょこちょこ歩いたり走ったりするのかわいい

[@EmmanuelHernandez-yn8tr]

La tuya por si acaso

[@chrisxito_2004]

@@EmmanuelHernandez-yn8tr XD

[@user-ru3mg4il1c]

９年ぶりに見に来ました。いつまでたっても、忘れられない作品です。

[@shuigor6648]

An archetypal example of an animated short that doesn't need to say anything in order to convey the story: a case of "show, don't tell" used exceptionally effectively by the creator. Kudos to you, sir.

[@solarprogeny6736]

kUdOs tO YoU, SiR

[@user-gj5qd3bw2b]

見る人によって感じるものが違うのだろう…狭い路地が女の子の心と孤独な人物の心を繋ぐ…女の子に手を引かれ…おそらく人物が初めて出会ったであろう優しさに引かれながらも…闇は光に勝てない、光の前には必ず消滅する…少女の心の世界に引かれながらも…惹かれながらも倒れていったように思えた。最後は女の子の心の整理かと…

[@eDrIClImOAnCo]

As high the flow that drown the land, Lost between the days of man. Yet one would stay and nevermore To keep remind of light before. Warm the sun and blaze the street, Burn in heart by friend it meet. Yet here it lay, metal and brown, Former light of the once rain town.

[@lilmisssunshine7173]

wow... where is that from?

[@eDrIClImOAnCo]

LilMiss Sunshine I did from the ground up

[@BlueRoseShilloh]

What a beautiful poem

[@lilmisssunshine7173]

Edric L. It's beautiful. I've seen that animation before, too

[@lightningguardian331]

you should write more. It's really nice.

[@Ser0toniinTTV]

I still remember crying the first time I watched this. It's the most beautiful animated movie I've watched in my life and I just want more of it.

[@miki-sf6hy]

この世界観が大好きです

[@omretsu_1111]

それなｯｯ

[@user-ix7pr8ny7p]

ずっと前から定期的に見てるけど意識して見ると作画恐ろしい

[@jnguardian5051]

Like what everybody says, it invokes a profound feeling of nostalgia. The art, the music, or the ambient sound that the rain made when it was trickling down. It somehow awakened a long, forgotten distant memory. Like when I'd go for a walk at dawn back then and the scenery would look quite sad and somber; and everything is seemingly still and quiet except for the rain. This animation is indeed exceptional. The use of contrast was so beautiful!

[@cheesecakelover3540]

Was I the only one crying? God this is the best animation I have ever seen

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

Cheesecake Lover naw it made me ugly cry. It was so beautiful and sad.

[@user-jzk]

初めて見た時に度肝抜かれたのを今でも思い出す。間違いなく名作

[@user-gc1qe6zo8z]

自分の状態により、この動画に対する明暗が別れる。 嫌いになれない動画だからこそ。

[@TcpyKs]

I don't even know why but for five years I keep running across this video and somehow it always feels like the first time.

[@joseph6852]

This makes me feel empty inside...I felt nothing but pain when I watched this... But this is an amazing piece of work. It reaches out to all people of all languages. There is no language barrier in this short film.

[@user-pu7yz5up1i]

ずっと昔に知った作品だけど今でもたまに見たくなる

[@xnick99]

Found the songs used in this film on the artist's website: “Old Capital” and “Candle” in the album of “Kyoto Ambience”

[@ummikhuzaimah868]

Thank you 🥺, just try to find out about the song for years...

[@HettesKvek]

You da real MVP. 🏆

[@meomapxautinh]

So the old woman at the end of the video was the liltle girl at 5:24 right? They both wore red raincoat and I think that that tall "man" had been waiting for her for so long that he turned rust. This video is so adorable, beautiful, amazing and touching. Thank you so much!

[@projectfear22]

+Khanh Phuong Nguyen Tran (BaYBaY) oh you;re right, tnx for the superb info

[@meomapxautinh]

projectfear22 You're welcome ! : )

[@mayerlyariza8444]

Did you notice the old woman´s hair in the begining and the one wearing the RED raincoat at the end? I think the old women at the end is really the girl who left. but!! the old women at the begining is the little girl with the yellow-green raincoat who grew older.

[@DragonXBird]

By joe, you're right. Some of those items in the room are scattered through out the town.

[@coziclair]

ayyy army

[@monicazabolio7413]

So sad ;-; and yet so heart-warming I love how they kept him :(

[@FinalFantasyCloudVII]

The coolest thing about this animation was the fact that since it has no talking it transcends all countries and cultures and allows everyone to understand.

[@todayisabellalearned]

I don't know why this had such a big impact on me but I got emotional. I don't know why, keep up the great work! ;'3

[@graceamaya39]

Ikr

[@Just_stoptalking]

I would love to live in a place where it always rains

[@joannap.7816]

arisia banks come to Norway...it rains everyday...

[@Providence83]

Western Oregon and Washington would do you well.

[@Lux_Lost]

great britain

[@feefee6889]

Ireland

[@bharatbshetty]

Cherrapunji in Meghalaya, India...wettest town in the world...

[@Iloveyusomuch]

well that was depressing, beautiful, but depressing

[@dsabusaobj]

なぜかとても、懐かしいような気持ちになりました。 記憶のどこかをくすぐられる世界観だと思います。 美しいです。

[@ryuru1980]

この作品に出会えて、良かったです。!

[@kisaragi193]

本当に凄い作品で、もうなんか形容詞が浮かばなくて、見たあと数分呆然としてて、本当に素敵で切なくて美しくて、アニメとかデザインの方向に進みたくて、でも親の反対とか色々あってあきらめかけてたんですが、やっぱり私もこういう作品作っていきたいって思いが押し寄せてきました。本当に素敵な作品でした。ありがとうございました。

[@yuki35035]

今何してるのかな？

[@HoaPham-rs2dd]

The ending is actually shown right at the beginning. In the room, u can see the robot turn his head and blink. It hints that the girl took him back home and keep him close all these years, and there is no more rain :"(

[@ColossalCake]

Actually, watch past the credits and it'll all make sense.

[@user-pi5iz9ee6c]

私は韓国人なんだけど、この歌を知ってから寝るまでこの歌を毎日聞いてる。 この歌が一番好きそしてこのアニメは悲しいながらも安らかでもある

[@fireflymiesumae]

Forsome reason i felt solemn and warm watching this

[@charlottei148]

reminds me of laputa, an abandoned place with robot waiting

[@nuclearactivity6620]

Yes exactly

[@charlottei148]

Nuclear Activity finally sb agrees!!!! xd

[@socool2271]

3:58 is my favorite it's so cool how they make the water effects

[@user-jl3ez7jf7h]

なんか久しぶりに見たなぁやっぱり好きだわ

[@bentosekai]

溢れていた感情が忘れられないと想う

[@UnsweetenedPineapple]

It's funny to think that the beginning was the ending. I immediately went back and rewatched it with full understanding. Now the girl in the olive coat is an old lady, caring for the robot. What a story of companionship.... I was really moved. The silence in this was golden

[@mimiangelilimimi5149]

i love walking alone in the rain *-*

[@coco-666]

雨や街の空気感や女の子の動きや黄色など素敵でした。とても好きです。

[@hisayayaji5026]

とことこ可愛い癒された そして同時に悲しくて泣きそうになった。

[@ryuru1980]

以降ネタバレ? ロボの記憶の断片の赤い服の少女は 現在のお婆さん。黄色いレインコートは その孫。赤い服の少女＝お婆さんは引っ越しか 何かで町を後にするように車でロボに さよならする。よく遊んだのだろう。 やがて年月が経ち、お婆さんの孫の黄色い レインコートの子と出会い、昔の記憶の断片 ＝赤い服の少女を想い出し、孫に引っ張られた 瞬時、崩れ落ちバラバラに。それまで停留所か 何かでずっと赤い服の少女＝現在のお婆さんの 帰りを長年待ち続け老朽化していた。かな。 お婆さんは密かにロボの頭だけ持ち帰る。 お婆さんも過去を懐かしんだのだろう。 路地一つ隔てた工場での出来事。 お婆さん＝赤い服の少女の時は 街は晴れていたんだね・・・。

[@-saegi-9945]

設定的に、赤いレインコートの女の子が街を後にしたのは、雨が降り止まなくなって、人間には住み続けるのが難しくなっちゃったから、さよならしなくちゃいけなくなったのかなって思いました

[@anastasia5756]

I had no idea what I'll watch when I clicked on this, but it was beautiful.

[@ceroran]

感動した…泣いた…切なかった… この動画はすばらしくて、なぜか心にしみました。 とても好きです…

[@user-he8ci1ns1q]

もっと評価されるべき

[@rrexaphadeli6705]

WHO THE HECK IS CUTTING THE ONIONS!!!???

[@enevy3165]

T_T I don't know. Someone's cutting onions here, too. . . *is floating in a tear-filled room*

[@rrexaphadeli6705]

+-Fantasy is my Reality- I don't know... my room is full of water... I think I own a lake now...

[@enevy3165]

Rrexaph Adeli​ Yep. Your private lake where you can wallow in sadness. . . While watching strangely sorrowful, nostalgic animations. *grabs a paddleboat and rows toward you*

[@oleghrozman4172]

reminds me "hedgehog in the fog" - there is no special story and action, only feelings. And its great)

[@user-vv9vh7pz4w]

何十年たっても、忘れない、、

[@yoshizo8]

すばらしいです。見ている間、この世界の中にとりこまれました。 ちょっと泣きました。素敵な作品をありがとうございます。

[@uuteki4900]

Oh, I get it. The girl in the little red jacket is the grandmother of the girl in the little yellow/green jacket. The robot/tin man had flashbacks of when he was young and silver playing with the grandmother, but she moved away. Now, he's rusty and broke while playing with the grandmother. But he got to meet the girl he used to play with again. :)

[@victorbadman2989]

!!! oh my gosh! this is the sweetest saddest thing

[@user-rn6nq4mh9d]

急にふと昔雨が降り続ける街のアニメーションがあったよな…と思い出してここに辿り着きました 当時ニコ動で何度も何度も繰り返し見たあの思い出がぶわっとよみがえりました 時代にとらわれない、不朽の名作だと思います

[@Nyoromo737]

ステキでした。Fantastic!!!!　青い世界に黄色い少女が映える。 音楽も雨に似合ってる。動きもきれい。

[@thrush_the_dutch]

I love this type of piano music. Does any one know how I can find more of this type? Kind of like gymnopedie or how ever the heck you spell it, and other pieces that give you this feeling.

[@captivatingcurios]

You got it, they're the Gymnopedies by Satie. :D Yann Tiersen's music is of a very similar style - minimalist beauty. There's a KZbin video, 'The Best of Yann Tiersen on Piano' - he also did the full soundtrack for the movie Amelie which I would also suggest listening to (or watching, it's magical).

[@thrush_the_dutch]

Ah, thank you so much ^^

[@mushnoodle]

would also recommend the "valiant hearts - the great war" game ost it has a few piano pieces you might like

[@thrush_the_dutch]

+mushnoodle I meant to say this earlier, but that's the best piano suggestion I've been given for a while. Thanks :)

[@mrshroude12]

why are you here lmao get off my shortfilms

[@ix3chocopanda]

Thank you for this... it's so soothing and breathtaking... dilapidated buildings have never looked so beautiful... the contrast between the past and present atmosphere is very interesting and the ceaseless rain submerging the town is so metaphorical... and the way that the granddaughter's adventure led to the robot being reunited with the grandma after being left behind for so many years is so heartwarming...

[@ruru1813ohanami]

胸の奥がくすぐられるような、 ふしぎな気持ちになります。 映像も音楽もすごく好きです。

[@TheBitBlock]

It's Chibi-Robo! :O

[@connor64x22]

More like little nightmare, but modern

[@connor64x22]

@@busquetanimationstudio1998 oh nice, another animator just like me And sure

[@connor64x22]

@@busquetanimationstudio1998 and also thanks for subscribing I'll sub to you too

[@busquetanimationstudio1998]

You're welcome...

[@busquetanimationstudio1998]

@@connor64x22 and thanks

[@lana-oh6sh]

dude this is so beautiful! i really adore this art style, my first thought was six and mono from little nightmares, also the place remembered me at first of the second part of the game the abandoned city, i love it so so much tho! but as he broke down to ground- it's really deep somehow

[@siegfried1x2]

Nice at first I was confused as to why the girl's coat changed colors from yellow to red but after watching the credits it all made sense.

[@JM-bc4jz]

These two characters make me remember little nightmares two of Six and Mono.

[@sadiabintezahedsammi4253]

This was so satisfying until the robot broke. This video has something deep but touching.

[@degas2474]

Story, artwork, music, animation, foley...all excellent. Well done!

[@busquetanimationstudio1998]

Hii i am an beginner animator and I would like to share my channel for other people's.. may you take a look this video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/o36pfIKvpdiXbLs

[@kool4catzx]

The mood, setting, characters, and even music feels like something you would see in a Miyuzaki film. This animation came out very well, and has inspired me to keep practicing my arts. I hope you continue to create art like this, if not, greater.

[@animeheartofpassion]

wow, even without the sorta happy ending it's a masterpiece...just when you think it's gonna end, the girl goes home, the names come up,then hope returns...this is really something unique

[@GuardianMomoku]

1:43 Little Nightmares! Also thought of Spirited Away. Beautiful animation.

[@skullknight4312]

Things you should do: Call Pixar. Show them what you can do. Be loved by absolutely everybody. Or do whatever it is you like to do.

[@chrisenvelope8985]

Called ghilbi, she's japanese

[@AmberGray93]

This is beautiful, in a very melancholy type of way. I love this.

[@busquetanimationstudio1998]

Hii i am an beginner animator and I would like to share my channel for other people's.. may you take a look this video.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o36pfIKvpdiXbLs

[@yokogao73]

何故か泣いてしまった。 言葉ではうまく表現できないけど、すごく素敵です。 これからもがんばって下さい。

[@YTsucks300]

The way that the grandmother rubbed his head and how his little robot head looked at her said so much, and I think it was so sweet that they still ended up together in the end.

[@maryhoward8784]

So touching....i didn't want it to end!!!

[@busquetanimationstudio1998]

Hii i am an beginner animator and I would like to share my channel for other people's.. may you take a look this video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/o36pfIKvpdiXbLs

[@ChristLover53]

I'm showing my family and friends this!!!!

[@busquetanimationstudio1998]

Hii i am an beginner animator and I would like to share my channel for other people's.. may you take a look this video.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o36pfIKvpdiXbLs

[@erierierittu]

素敵な世界観で、感動しました。本当にこんな街が何処かにあるような気がして、あれば行ってみたいと思いました！！！

[@zakasin]

よかったです。10分間、世界の雰囲気にしっとり浸れました。

[@bubbledreams6382]

So, originally the "tin man" was in the suburbs, but wandered into rain town? And that was after his friend in red left? And then he fell apart when he was with his friend in yellow because he didn't want her to leave eventually; then the girl in red grew up and came back and put his head in her house, and the second friend is the granddaughter of the first friend? Well if I got any of that wrong, it's still fantastic.

[@SomethingSomethingg]

TheReprobate The sunny scenes depict Rain Town before the rain started and the robots and humans lived together. Once it became apparent the rain would never end, the little girl in the red raincoat’s family left, leaving the robot behind. As the years passed, she grew up and her daughter or granddaughter in the yellow raincoat travelled to Rain Town and met the same robot. Because of their close resemblance, the girl reminded the robot of his friend but because he had gotten so rusty from decades of constant rain, he collapsed and fell apart. The girl got her mother or grandmother (who stills wears a red raincoat) and they took his head in so that at least he could be with them and out of the rain. The opening scene depicts the little girl in the yellow raincoat as an old woman. We know this because of her yellow sweater. If you look closely many of the objects that clutter her home are relics that were shown in Rain Town.

[@crispintranslations]

I was so shocked to see it's from Kyoto Seika Uni! That's where I wanna go for college!

[@user-dv8ur5xn5p]

外の雨すごいから見にきた

[@TheHaloBlader]

I think the reason he broke is that he hesitated because he didn't want to experience the pain of losing someone he cared about again. Luckily, even though he hesitated, there were people who cared about him to help him along...

[@taiwanrocks527]

I don't understand the story yet I'm still crying...

[@hannahf.4803]

the art was done really well

[@busquetanimationstudio1998]

Hii i am an beginner animator and I would like to share my channel for other people's.. may you take a look this video.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o36pfIKvpdiXbLs

[@user-wv5gp1iw8e]

なけた。いい作品に巡り会えた。

[@chris1pimentel]

This is why I love the rain.

[@ksu8343]

This is beautiful!

[@superlemonsama8794]

I want to live there so bad I could cry

[@George_Mallory]

I love the way the characters move.

[@Suiten9]

雨の降る中、明かりのない街を一人で歩く少女。その子が纏うレインコートが印象に強く残りました

[@marka112]

The garden of words. That is an amazing anime movie, talking off rain, the visuals and emotional side of things are splended. Definetly check it out.

[@skullknight4312]

Gorgeous film.

[@FarahMasud]

I've probably watched this film a dozen times over the past few years. The animation, the story-telling, the piano along with the transcendental pouring of rain...one hell of a combination. It's piece of art that actually stays with you.

[@mikipiru3]

綺麗。なんかおもむきがあるっていうか、心洗われる感じがしていいですね☆

[@creamiekrisp]

Dreamlike. Beautiful. Well-done.

[@hannahbananagonilda]

that was beautiful

[@riho1980]

胸がしめつけられるような気持ちになりました。ステキなアニメですね。

[@jambalolk]

This is beautiful. I started crying when the grandmother caressed the robot head. She has got to be the girl he was playing with in the past before the rain started.

[@MatheusMesquitaYouTuber]

Simple and beautifull ♥