Under an overcast sky, an old farmer plants seeds in a field that had been ravaged by a tsunami. An angel watches his efforts and begs the sun to show itself, which it does, giving the farmer some hope.
This is the story of "Blossom," an anime set to music and released two weeks ago by the nonprofit Zapuni Project, which pays tribute to the anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011.
The Zapuni Project is the brainchild of Crunchyroll manager Vince Shortino. Six months after the Tohoku-region quake, he contacted London-based filmmaker Gregory Rood, who is well connected in the music world. They decided to link Japanese animators with musicians in order to create short music videos themed on the disasters.