Orphan presents a
very recent short anime,
The First Line. Directed by 29-year-old wunderkind China, it portrays a young animator, Mito, who works at an old-line animation studio under an irascible director.


Mito (and his exhausted colleagues) are trying to finish the director's film, but Mito's inexperience and self-doubt plague his attempts to bring the final scene to life, until a vision of (or nightmare about) of his director renews his determination.

The short is a showcase for the talents of its director. See
this blog entry for more details.
This release, and all Orphan releases, are available for direct download from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.
Information:https://collectr.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-first-line.html