Observed arrival · 2026-09-26
Pocket Apricot: a story headed for animation
A director-led original animated series about a child and a curious friend setting out from everyday life into a world of discovery.
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- Children and adults drawn to gentle adventure stories
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- The site says the current production plan is eight episodes of about 20 minutes each, with release timing and episode schedules subject to change.
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The director’s journal recounts how a story begun in summer 2023 as a personal record grew beyond its original picture-book intention. The site gives its scale as 68 illustrations and more than 105,000 Japanese characters, and identifies the current production plan as eight episodes of about 20 minutes. It also states that generative AI is used in image-making, while people handle planning, writing, and direction.
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