Modest Heroes

Japanese: ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－

Premiered: Fall 2018

Plot Summary: Modest Heroes will consist of three shorts by three different directors: "Kanini & Kanino" ("Kanini to Kanino") by Hiromasa Yonebayashi will be a 15-minute fantasy adventure story of two crab siblings, and will be long. "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" ("Samurai Egg") by Yoshiyuki Momose will be a 15-minute "human drama" showing the love between a mother and a boy. "Invisible" ("Tōmei Ningen") by Akihiko Yamashita will be a 14-minute "action spectacle" that centers on the lonely struggle of one invisible man. Studio Ponoc describes the shorts as "tales of modest heroes of our times."(Source: ANN, edited)

Genre: Action,Adventure,Drama,Fantasy

Aired: Aug 24, 2018

MAL Score: 6.95

Status: Finished Airing

Synonyms: Ponoc Tanpen Gekijou, Ponoc Short Films Theatre