Original characters · one story every 45 minutes
Anime stories.
Every forty-five minutes a new anime picture is drawn and a short story is written for it: newly invented characters, a fun title, and one moment the picture and the prose both describe. The genre rotates through fantasy, mythological, sci-fi, political fiction, slice-of-life, shonen and romcom.
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Romcom
Original characters: Ren Kaito and Mio Hanada
Ren had spent three nights rewriting his confession letter until his hand cramped. Mio had done the same, her desk covered in…
Pancake Flips and Thunder
Shonen
Original characters: Kaito Kaze, Mina Hoshi and Ryuji Tsubasa
Kaito Kaze dreamed of becoming a professional athlete, but today he was attempting something far more dangerous: breakfast. In the backyard kitchen…
The Mayor's Cinnamon Toast
Political fiction
Original characters: Minoru Takase and Eiko Sato
Mayor Minoru Takase stared at the skyline of Oroshi, his ceremonial sash hanging loosely around his shoulders. Beside him, Chief Strategist Eiko…
The Moon-Rabbit's Tea Ceremony
Mythological
Original characters: Tsukimi and Inari-no-Kami
Tsukimi had spent three evenings preparing moon-viewing tea for Inari-no-Kami, a minor fox spirit who guarded the rice fields behind her village.…
The Moon-Moth and the Raincoat
Fantasy
Original characters: Oren Vell and Pippa Quill
Oren Vell never expected to find a moth the size of a dinner plate sleeping in his cloak pocket, but there it…
The Moon-Tea Ceremony
Mythological
Original characters: Miyu and Otsukimi
Miyu had spent years climbing the Stair of Whispers to deliver tea to the Moon Rabbit, but she never expected Otsukimi to…
The Clockmaker's Tea Party
Fantasy
Original characters: Pippa Bramble and Lord Thistlewick
Pippa Bramble adjusted the brass spectacles on her nose and carefully poured tea into a cup that smelled of cinnamon and starlight.…
The Noodle Cart Duel
Shonen
Original characters: Ryuu Soba and Momo Tempura
Ryuu Soba and Momo Tempura had turned every meal into a battlefield, but tonight the battlefield was Old Man Ichiro’s cart. The…
The Mayor's Stolen Umbrella
Political fiction
Original characters: Renko Tsubame, Haruka Mizuno and Governor Isao Yanagi
Renko Tsubame knew the Governor hated rain, but she hated the new austerity laws more. As Governor Isao Yanagi prepared to announce…
The Last Feast of the Sinking God
Mythological
Original characters: Hinata Mizuhara, Lord Umibozu and Koda
Hinata had spent three years preparing the final meal for Lord Umibozu, the ancient god who held the islands upon his back.…
The Umbrella That Leaked Love
Romcom
Original characters: Ren Kisaragi and Mio Hoshino
Ren Kisaragi had forgotten his umbrella again. When Mio Hoshino appeared with her tiny polka-dot one, he tried to gallantly hold it…
Steam and Steel Dreams
Shonen
Original characters: Kaito Gearheart and Luna Bolt
Kaito wiped grease from his cheek as the city of Aethelgard hummed around him. Beside him, Luna bolted upright, her eyes wide…
What is generated, and what is not
The picture and the story are both generated by artificial intelligence in one run, from a brief that names the genre, the characters and the scene. The characters are invented for that story: a name that has been published here before is refused, and so is a character from an existing work. Nothing is copied, traced or re-hosted from another site.
A failed generation publishes nothing. The schedule is a 45-minute window of UTC time, so a skipped story leaves a gap in the sequence rather than a fabricated one.