| Digital Juice |
| Type: | ova |
| Producer: | Eiko Tanaka |
| Studio: | Studio 4°C |
| Released: | January 25, 2002 |
| Runtime: | 20 minutes |
| Episodes: | 6 |
Digital Juice is a series of six Studio 4°C shorts collected in January 2002 as a direct-to-DVD package film. Each short is directed by a different director. The shorts deal with a variety of subjects, but they share an emphasis on psychological issues, fantasy, and mystery.
A 2-minute and 9 second short directed by Hidekazu Ohara, takes place in a town in the Muromachi era, and is characterized by intense action.
A 3-minute and 25 second short directed by Hiroaki Ando,[1] [2] is a CGI animation about chickens and supposedly produced by chickens. The short features the vocal talents of Yūji Ueda who plays the role of Chicken.
A 31-second short directed by Tatsuyuki Tanaka,[3] [4] represents a portion of preview footage for Tatsuyuki Tanaka's first original manga.
A 4-minute and 26 second short, represents the directorial debut of Kazuyoshi Yaginuma. A simple tale of a girl and two boys, the short is characterized by intense color.
A 5-minute and 18 second short directed by Osamu Kobayashi, "Table & Fishman" is a love story between a fish-man named Jack (Hisao Egawa) and his companion named Stefany (Yūko Nagashima). After coming upon a symbol for infinity, the two find themselves racing rapidly into the infinite. Along the way they encounter a bewildering variety of fellow travelers including the Great Western King (Hirofumi Tanaka), the Queen of Singer (Yuka Komatsu), the Mini Prince (Tomoko Kaneda), and the mysterious Samu (Keisaku Baba).
A 4-minute and 26 second short directed by Kôji Morimoto, is set in a saloon floating high in the sky. The story is told from the perspective of Wine-chan and recounts a sequence of events that unfold one strange evening as a number of bizarre characters gather at the saloon. "Aerial Bar" is notably shot primarily in live-action instead of animation as Morimoto is known for.