Shelter

Shelter is a 2016 animated short film created by Porter Robinson and produced by A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online) and Crunchyroll. The film premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block on December 31, 2016 at 12:00 AM, before a Dragon Ball Z Kai marathon. The film was announced as the first property to air on the Toonami block with subtitles.^[1] However, an edited version was aired, removing the subtitled parts. According to Jason DeMarco, these edits were not planned, and he has stated that a re-airing with subtitles is possible.^[2]

Plot[]

Shelter tells the story of Rin, a 17-year-old girl who lives her life inside of a futuristic simulation completely by herself in infinite, beautiful loneliness. Each day, Rin awakens in virtual reality and uses a tablet which controls the simulation to create a new, different, beautiful world for herself. Until one day, everything changes, and Rin comes to learn the true origins behind her life inside a simulation.

Voice Cast[]

Rin - Sachika Misawa

Credits[]

Original Story by — Porter Robinson
Music — Porter Robinson and Madeon
Storyboard Animation Director — Toshihumi Akai
Character Design Drawing Director — Megumi Kouno
Original Pictures — Megumi Kouno
Motion Picture Examiner — Tomoko Miyata
Motion Pictures — Tomoko Miyata, Mizuki Matsuda, A-1 Pictures, Satomi Tabuchi, Mika Sugiyama, Seira Yamagishi, Kanna Hirayama, ingresA, P.A.WORKS, StudioGokumi, GIMLET, LIDENFILMS, ASAHI PRODUCTION, Anime-R, Snowlightstaff
Color Design — Kazuko Nakashima
Color Setting — Yuko Watanabe, Mai Yamaguchi
Painted by — Asuka Yokota, Mayu Morita, Ayaka Nagai, Kyoko Hara, Ayaka Murakami, Akane Edagawa, Ayaka Suzuki, Mana Hokuto
2D Design — CAPSULE, Yohei Miyahara, Kaori Seki
Special Effects — Aya Kubota (Graphinica)
Art Director — Yusuke Takeda (Bamboo)
Art Board — Bamboo, Harumi Okamoto
Background — Bamboo, Takamasa Masuki, Tsukasa Kakizakai, Izumi Hirabayashi, Surok Chong, Ryusei Nishino, Takumi Sasaki, Aya Sato, Michiko Nakamura
CGI Animation — Yuusuke Noma, You Fukuda, Shigeru Horiguchi
Director of Photography — Yuya Sakuma
Finished by — Takeru Ogihara, Ayaka Shimizu, Satsuki Takahashi, Taichi Nishikawa, Sachiko Ito
Editing — Akinori Mishima (Graphinica)
Sound Recording Director — Akiko Fujita
Sound Effects — Takahisa Ishino
Sound Mixer — Naotsugu Uchida
Sound Editor — Chiharu Kawasaki
Sound Production Manager — Yusuke Watanabe
Sound Recording Production — HALF H.P STUDIO
Production Manager — Kenta Ueuchi Eri Nakayama
Special Thanks — Kumiko Honma
Executive Producer — Porter Robinson
Producer — Vincent Shortino (Crunchyroll), Takuma Sugi (Crunchyroll), Masanori Miyake, Akira Shimizu, Takamitsu Inoue
Animation Producer — Yuichi Fukushima
Animation Production — A-1 Pictures