What if your inner child hijacked your midlife crisis—and had OPINIONS?
Yuuto Matsubara is a 27-year-old man who works in the sales department of a major toy maker, but he isn't able to pursue his dreams, and he feels hollow every day. He's even given up on love with his childhood sweetheart Ai. One day a "Time Driver" robot that runs on the power of dreams appears in front of him, and he is forced into the cockpit against his will. Inside is a 12-year-old version of himself.
Direction
Yamamoto packs an entire character arc into 24 minutes.
Writing
Time travel premise that actually serves emotional truth.
Director
Junichi Yamamoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Japan's Young Animator Training Project, government-funded to combat anime industry's brutal working conditions and talent drain.
The 24-minute runtime mirrors Yuuto's quarter-life crisis—barely enough time to fix things, but somehow enough to start.
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