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Despair of the Monster Indie Short Anime Film Streams on Fawesome
posted on by Adriana Hazra
June 2019 anime follows 14-year-old girl who learns her family are alien monsters

©Junya Kotani 2019
The 29-minute short film originally opened in Japan in June 2019. The film's website describes the anime:
That day, a 14-year-old girl learns her family are alien monsters. She and her little brother never knew because their parents hid it. They stay human with a medicine, but its effect starts to fade — only for her.
The cast includes:
- Makoto as Aoi Hoshino
- Kaoru Kawasaki as Kanae Hoshino, Noriko
- Risa Kagawa as Keigo Ōmiya
- Shun Ogawa as Toshio Hoshino
- Tomomi Kadokura as Yūta Hoshino, Mao
- Masashi Inukai as Male Student
Junya Kotani produced, directed, storyboarded, and wrote the screenplay. Akiko (Gintama, Hell Girl: Two Mirrors voice actor) composed the music. Sakura was the sound mixer. Kiyotaka Kawata (Date A Live, Oshi no Ko) was in charge of sound effects.
Makoto performed the theme song.
Sources: Email correspondence, Despair of the Monster's website, Fawesome