Kakurenbo (2004)

	Also Known As: Hide and Seek
	Year of first release: 2004
	Director: Shuhei Morita
	Actors: -
	Country: J
	Genre: Animation, Adventure
	Conditions of visioning: 04.02.2016, DVD, Japanese version with German subtitles
Synopsis: Among the ruins of the city, there is a game only children can play. It is called “Otokoyo”; a game of hide-and-seek. But whenever children play this game, one by one they would disappear into the blinds of the buildings… So the legend. One night, 8 children play the game, each for their own reasons. A boy named Hikora has joined in search of his missing sister who played the game last. But when the game does begin, it becomes apparent that the rumors were true.
Review: This anime is quite short (25 minutes) but manages to settle a good atmosphere. All the characters are well done and we can imagine that each of them could have been developped more. For a small studio, YamatoWorks, they did it good.  And while the children disappear and the solution comes closer, the surprise is great. It is not easy to transmit feelings through masks, thus only the size and position is used to make it.
Rating: 7 /10