
Also known as URVAN
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URVAN is a collaborative anime between Toei Animation x Nagasaki International University. It is a cyberpunk-esque short in which shows the sights of Sasebo, a city in the Nagasaki prefecture.
"URVAN" refers to the ancient Avestan word "urvan (spirit)" from the seventh century B.C., which is said to be the origin of the Japanese word "Obon" or "Urabone", a Japanese custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors in the middle of August.
Set in Sasebo-city, Nagasaki Prefecture, this anime is a mystical and nostalgic cyberpunk action based on the motif of Obon, the festival of welcoming and sending off spirits, where the "extraordinary" and the "ordinary" intersect. The real landscape of Sasebo is transformed into a cyberpunk world, and a mysterious man and woman run through the mysterious city.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
"URVAN" is set in Sasebo City, which was produced by Toei Animation's new IP research and development team "PEROs" with the cooperation of Nagasaki International University. By utilizing remote location scouting and the latest communication tools, it is a work that challenged the production of animation during the Corona pandemic, creating a new charm of the area without going to Sasebo, which was the stage. "URVAN" is said to be the etymology of "Obon," that is, "Urabone". It refers to the ancient Avestan word "Ulvane (soul)" around the 7th century BC. (Source: AniDB)

Tsuzuki, Yuuichi
Episode Director

Umezawa, Atsutoshi
Storyboard, Planning

Hasegawa, Naho
Director of Photography

Hirota, Noriyuki
Key Animation

Iida, Hanao
Key Animation

Kamino, Manabu
Editing
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Romaji title
URVAN
Japanese title
URVAN
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Main studio
Toei Animation
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Japanese title
URVAN