The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle animated book trailer

Haruki Murakami is one of my favorite authors and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a book of his that I find myself continually coming back to. The novel starts as an surreal mystery-a missing cat, a missing wife-then careens into territory few writers are able to explore as adeptly as Murakami. Isolation, war, love, and memory all entwine in a narrative that swings into wild, unknowable places.
I’m too afraid to look back and check when I first started working on this animation. It started more as a proof-of-concept for me to test out different software and techniques I had never tried before, then kept getting bigger and bigger as these things tend to go. Honestly I don’t consider this finished and I wish I had more time and resources to devote to it, but I also know it will only eat away at me if I don’t just post it and officially move on. I’ve got other projects on the docket I’m already behind on!
So maybe I’ll come back to this, who knows. But also, maybe the frustrating, unpolished nature of it plays into the general theme of the novel. You’re left hanging. Things could be better, things could be worse.
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[@midnight_blue2000]

Great video! ❤ One small correction : The well was half covered with a wooden plank which resembled the shape of half moon.

[@jakewelch.design]

And he was listening to the thieving magpie while cooking his spaghetti

[@PhyzikTalks]

Christ alive this is outstanding work that view down the alley, the attention to detail. Its truly beautiful

[@ramenpower8097]

Beautiful

[@sedahovsepyan6743]

WOW ❤ nice job💗 love it 🥰

[@rodrigo3732]

This is great. It must look so weird for someone who has not read the book.

[@corinnejernigan]

I have not lol but it's a beautiful animation!

[@Fullbatteri]

The flailing scene really traumatized me for a while. Glad you considered it for the cut, it's a central piece of the narrative.

[@rjanimates2518]

Definitely one of the most difficult scenes to read and integral to the book.

[@woaxnatasha]

thank you for this. speechless amazing work. have you been able to work on this at all? i’m excited to see if you have!

[@wekuchi]

Good job! In my opinion, the prism through which the reader looks is well conveyed. Good job!

[@Diovoloo]

اخيرا قدرت اعرف شكل الزقاق

[@RichardAugsten]

How did you go from knitting to animation?

[@Ramon-gg3bd]

Great job! This truly brings the book to life.

[@rjanimates2518]

Thanks a lot!

[@aquafinner1505]

where can we watch this?

[@dsts13]

so beautifull - amazing animation you really nailed the mystical-surreal atmosphere of murakami’s work

[@ryanfisher1440]

Wow this is awesome!!! Well made

[@kopaka647]

Well I've been reading it right now and that's how I ran across this. I like it. What were the music choices? Self-made?

[@N3TZZZ]

Wow :0 Nice video!

[@_Dumb_Answers]

Thanks for doing this

[@manishgautam2024]

This is so nice ❤

[@cheriwhite4304]

You are so talented. When can we expect a graphic novel?

[@m0ntaukTV]

So great!

[@francoismeyer2180]

Awesome work! :)

[@rjanimates2518]

Thanks!

[@Limiteds]

love 🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍😍😍😻😻😻😻😻😻

[@ash155]

beautiful!