Aki no Kanade

Aki Miyagawa has loved the sound of traditional Japanese drums ever since she first heard them in her youth. Now a professional drummer in Tokyo, she struggles to keep her passion alive while also having to work a second job to make ends meet. When she gets a call from Michio Yoshioka, the teacher who introduced her to drums, Aki has a chance to return to her hometown and reflect on the path she took to reach where she is now, reigniting her passion in the process. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Aki no Kanade was one of the four films of Anime Mirai 2015 (Young Animator Training Project), a project funded by the Japanese government's Agency of Cultural Affairs in order to support training animators.