Time has come to a standstill. A whale appears from a glassy ocean and spends half a day soaring gracefully across the skies. What makes this works extraordinary is the artist's decision to use the transparency and visual bulk of 3D computer graphics only for the un-moving ocean and glaciers. The people, whale, and ships are all hand-drawn, and with this contrast, he invites the viewer into a different world. This is a poem written in animation, the creation of a true fantasy. This project was a considerable under taking, and the results are marvelous.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

While traveling the realm of dreams, I discovered a small planet, Phantasmagoria... 
 
Life on the Glassy Ocean, a snowman's journey to the south, and the day that the giant lightbulb finally shone. Whispers of a great meteor, the confessions of a planetarium technician, and experiments to raise an artificial moon. 
 
Short stories that unearth transparent moments like crystals — a fusion of the fantastical world illustrated by Tamura Shigeru and the ambient music of Teshikai Utollo. 
 
(Source: Bandai, translated)

A one-shot published in the April 1979 issue of Garo, this work is said to be prototype to the OVA Kujira no Chouyaku. In the story, an old man relaxing on a beach, discovers a fascinating ship grounding.

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