Shizuoka Daiichi Television

The original manga starts when a girl called Emi comes into possession of a pencil capable of granting any wish. While Emi becomes involved in a convenience store holdup, her life is put at risk. She then makes a wish with the pencil for "a hero who will save everyone." In answer to Emi's wish, four heroes arrive to alter the direction of what lies ahead. The anime version will follow a plot distinct from that of the original manga.

The manga's previously untold true beginning, encapsulating Japan through its dreams and emotions, is being adapted into an animated film. This is the origin story. This is chapter 0.

Seventeen-year-old Emi, residing in Shibuya, struggles with a sense of detachment since her father is frequently away for work. Her life is abruptly altered by a mysterious enchanted item. That unusual object—an apparently ordinary pencil—summons heroes from another dimension. Is this the adventure Emi has always wished for, or does it conceal a deeper enigma?

Motivated by his father’s legacy, Luca sets out on a journey to locate the chosen hero capable of wielding the Zenithian sword, with the goal of saving his mother from Ladja. This story is based on the video game Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride.

Seven students in Tokyo, each cut off from their loved ones and confined to their dim rooms, notice their mirrors beginning to glow. Reaching out to these reflective surfaces, they are transported to a castle inspired by the tales of Grimm, which serves as a sanctuary during school hours. Though the castle has electricity, it lacks basic necessities like food and water, and is ruled by a masked girl known as the Wolf Queen. The students learn of a key hidden within the castle walls that can grant wishes, along with clues pointing to its location. They must find this key before the school year ends and return to the real world by five PM each day, or risk losing their lives. As the deadline approaches, it becomes clear that to survive, they must share their deepest struggles. Among them is a boy haunted by his obsession with technology, another grappling with inexplicable rejection, and a girl living in fear of her abusive stepfather. Through revealing their innermost sorrows, the seven adolescents trapped in solitude and mutual misunderstanding discover freedom, resilience, and the power of their unity.

This genre-defying film is set in a near-future world dominated by machinery. Kokone ought to be focusing on her university entrance exams, but she keeps drifting off to sleep. Beyond wasting precious study time, her napping proves even more troublesome because it triggers strange dreams filled with battling machines—dreams that point to long-buried family secrets. She cannot turn to her father, a hipster mechanic whose talent and artistry far exceed what his job demands, since he is perpetually lost in his own whimsical projects modifying motorcycles and cars. What are these visions that simultaneously draw Kokone closer to her family and push her further away? Like the finest anime, this film revels in layered fantasy to reveal how opposites—waking and dreaming, the past and the future—are often far more connected than they seem.

In an alternate world where global peace appears secure and conflicts are waged by private corporations instead of nations, Yuuichi Kannami joins Area 262 as a contract fighter pilot. As he settles into his new role, he begins to uncover various mysteries. Through Yuuichi's experiences, "The Sky Crawlers" explores this reality, focusing on his quest to understand the Kildren—genetically modified teenagers with superior reflexes—and his predecessor, the renowned pilot called Teacher. Yuuichi grows increasingly troubled by the connections between these elements and the base commander, Suito Kusanagi. Area 262 holds the truths he seeks, but discovering them may come at a cost too heavy for the young pilot to bear.

In "Mary and the Witch's Flower," Mary Smith, a clumsy redhead, struggles to adjust to her new life at her Great Aunt Charlotte's home, feeling isolated and out of place. One day, she notices a peculiar cat that constantly shifts colors. Following the feline into the forest, she stumbles upon a barren clearing with a patch of unusual blue flowers, which the estate's gardener later identifies as "Fly-by-Night." These flowers are rumored to be highly valued by witches for their potent magical properties. Later that evening, the enigmatic cat reappears, leading Mary back to the woods, where she discovers an ancient broom hidden beneath a gnarled tree. When she accidentally crushes the Fly-by-Night flowers against the broom, it begins to glow and lifts her into the air. Her erratic flight carries her to Endor College for Witches, where she is mistaken for a new student. Now, Mary must navigate this magical world, uncovering its many secrets and illusions while finding her place within it.