At 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 18, Porter Robinson stood on a street corner in Shibuya and watched his lifelong dream become reality.
The electronic music producer, surrounded by around 100 dedicated fans, saw the anime that he produced himself for his song "Shelter" — a collaboration with French musician Madeon — play in its entirety on a screen mounted on the Shibuya Modi shopping center. It was his first time seeing the finished product, and for six minutes and seven seconds the crowd watched it with him in silence, grinning from ear to ear.
After it was over, the silence hung in the air for a moment before the bustle of the surrounding streets brought everyone back to reality.