The walls of video rental shops in Japan are lined with hundreds upon hundreds of animation DVDs, but experimental and art animation on DVD are rare. To remedy this situation, Image Forum put together this showcase of the work of contemporary avant-garde animators trained in Kyoto and Tokyo.

Short Peace
2013
6.4/10

Genius Party Beyond
2008
6.4/10

The Animatrix
2003
7.2/10

JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution
2025
6.1/10

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tsuzumi Mansion Arc
2022
7.4/10

The House
2022
7.0/10

Minions & More Volume 2
2022
7.4/10

Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
2003
7.1/10

Angel's Egg
1985
7.7/10

Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn
2019
7.5/10

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc
2021
7.7/10

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-
2023
7.3/10

The Place Promised in Our Early Days
2004
6.6/10

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hashira Meeting Arc
2021
7.0/10

Genius Party
2007
6.5/10

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
1997
7.4/10

The Testament of Sister New Devil: Departures
2018
7.5/10

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil
1993
7.0/10

EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²
1998
6.8/10

Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01
1987
6.1/10
Scar
2017
0/10