“Haywire” and “sheer madness” are the two descriptions that flash to mind after watching this music video by director Shu Sasaki with Tokyo prodco Khaki wrangling 20+ animation studios into the collective chaos.

From the team at Kahki: “MILLENNIUM PARADE is a music project that collaborates with various artists and creators under the theme of ‘Tokyo’s sound from a global perspective.’

“This latest video blends traditional Japanese limited animation techniques with thrilling car chases to embody the theme of Kong Tong Tokyo (Chaotic Tokyo). The characters are designed to merge mainstream international aesthetics with Japanese manga influences, aiming for a unique cultural fusion.
 

“This latest video blends traditional Japanese limited animation techniques with thrilling car chases to embody the theme of Kong Tong Tokyo (Chaotic Tokyo).”

 
“In this project, we tackled the creative challenge of expressing Japanese culture while achieving world-standard 3D animation quality with a cinematic feel. To bring this complex cultural mix to life, we incorporated the style of traditional Japanese limited animation from the 1980s and 90s.

“Drawing from American cartoons, we employed exaggerated expressions in the car chase scenes. For a cinematic look, each cut was finalized with a 16mm film recording, adding a distinctive texture.

“The building designs drew inspiration from the cultural energy of Japan’s 1970 Expo. We laid out simplified city scapes to avoid overwhelming details and then strategically placed unique buildings, creating a realistic yet unprecedented vision of Japan’s future landscape, distinct from cyberpunk aesthetics.”
 
 

 
Client: MILLENNIUM PARADE

Director: Shu Sasaki
Art Director/Designer: Cota Mori
Producer: Kento Yoshida
Direction Support: Osrin
Character Design: Cota Mori, Shu Sasaki, Gakto Okutani
World Concept: Shu Sasaki And Cota Mori
Story Board Artist: Harakiri
Head Production: Khaki

Khaki
CG Supervisor: Hirokazu Yokohara, Tomoyuki Iwasaki
Compositing Supervisor/Grading: Masaki Mizuno
Environment Supervisor: Yota Tasaki
CG Producer: Kazuma Kase
Character Artist: Taiki Miyano, Yuta Sasaki, Takeshi Kenjo
CG Artist: Yuri Nigo, Takuto Inoue, Taichi Nagano, Nozomu Akazawa
FX Artist: Koudai Takiguchi,Rodriguez Gabriel
Compositor: Yuki Yokoyama, Mami Watanabe, Chihiro Hagiwara, Kotomi Kawasaki, Koh Yamamoto, Hibiki Takeya

Modeling Cafe
Head Of Department: Kenichi Nishida
Modeling Supervisor: Ryuichi Matsumoto
Modeler: Kanae Kawashima, Fugo Nonoguchi, Konomi Ishikawa
CG Producer: Sho Naito

Studio Picapixels
3D Modeling Artist: Takehiko Hoashi

Zinou Pharmaceutics,Inc.
CG Producer/Director: Koichi Nobuta
CG Animation Lead: Mutsumi Sakai
CG Animator: Shoya Hayakawa, Miura, Ryo Watanabe, Tan Se Ri
Chief Rigging Artist: Takahiro Nowatari
Rigging Artist: Chihiro Taguchi, Shota Kato
Technical Support: Yasuto Someya, Takahito Toshimitsu
CG Animator: Yuji Ohtake

Bigfoot Inc.
CG Animator: Shuhei Kumamoto

Morie Inc.
CG Animator: Kohta Morie

Just Cause Productions, Inc.
Producer: Takuya Shibata
Action Director: Ken Ohara
Storyboard Artist: Nanato Watanabe
Production Assistant: Qihan Jin

Stealthworks Inc.
FX Supervisor: Kei Yoneoka
FX Producer: Shinya Kohno
FX Pipeline TD: Akira Nakamura
FX TD: Ayumu Negami, Kouki Sakamoto
Production Manager: Ayano Eguchi
FX Artist: Tomoki Miyashita, Takuji Kanaya
Production Manager: Ryo Nozawa

Newpot Picutres Inc.
CG Supervisor: Gento Fujiwara
CFX Artist: Kousei Tokuda
System Administrator: Keiichi Yamazaki
Production Coordinator: Kana Manabe

N-Design Inc.
CG Executive Producer: Motoyuki Kawase
CG Supervisor: Tomoaki Mori
CG Artist: Junpei Ora
Assistant CG Artist: Uta Tanaka, Maha Yagi
Rigging Artist: Masahiko Takaramura
Compositor: Erika Ito

Studio Gooneys Inc.
Senior Manager: Kazuyuki Ishihara
Producer: Yasuaki Yamagata
Project Manager: Kei Yashiro
Composite Artist: Satomi Iwatsubo, Yusuke Tanaka

Flux Inc.
Lead CG Artist: Riku Takahashi
CG Artist: Keisuke Fukuoka, Sakura Tawara
CG Producer: Yasuaki Miyatake
CG Production Manager: Ryoji Ikuta

Attic Co., Ltd.
Producer: Keisuke Ishikawa
Project Manager: Joyce Yukari Hashizumi, Hoai Nam Nguyen
CG Artist: Ueno Tomohiro, Hiroto Fujita, Keishiro Sato, Yuki Jindo, Seiya Yamada, Shogo Nakanowatari, Tatsuki Fukushima, Kakeru Wakui

This Man
CG Man: Atsushi Saito, Yu Ishino
Effect Man: Syunya Ando

Wow Inc.
Senior Visual Director: Kouhei Nakama
CG Producer: Yasuaki Matsui

Wachajack Inc
Concept Artist: Masashi Kageyama
Producer: Ryo Yamamoto, Nao Nakatsuka

2D Animation Director: Ryoji Yamada (Mimoid)
2D Animator: Ryoji Yamada (Mimoid), Shuhei Kobayashi
Effect Animator: Aodaruma (Mimoid)
2D Animation Compositor: Asaka Kishida

Character Artist: Kanta Kawachi
CG Artist: Ryuichi Iwata, Rikito Shibata, Ramm, Ryota Sugisaki, Hayato Kitazaki (Xion)
FX Artist: Rodriguez Gabriel
Compositor: Kenichi Sasaki, Yuzuki Shida
Project Manager: Sotaro Abe (Sync.Dev)

Motion Capture Studio: Studio Soup
Choreographer/Motion Actor: Dr.Pay
DOP: Tomoyuki Kawakami

Concept Modeler: Gakuto Okutani
Graphic Designer: Go Ishida
Enviornment Artist: Sho Fujita

Artone Film
Colorist: Toshiki Kamei

Xor Inc.
VFX Supervisor / Online Editor: Tomonori Horie
Compositor: Yuta Miura, Jun Igarashi, Sawako Okuma

Song produced By Daiki Tsuneta, Tainy, El Zorro
Lyrics By Daiki Tsuneta, Believve, Rauw Alejandro, Jota Rosa
Composed By Daiki Tsuneta, Tainy, Rauw Alejandro, Jota Rosa
Synth Bass By Kazuki Arai
Synthesizer By Jun Miyakawa
Recording / Mixing By Yu Sasaki
Mastering By Chris Gehringer

Sound Engineer: Erito Ayaki