Fukufuku no Chizu Anime Short Streams with English Subtitles

Fukushima Prefecture has begun streaming Sunao Katabuchi’s anime short Fukufuku no Chizu with English subtitles on its official YouTube channel. The film, previously released in Japanese in March, is the second brand movie created for the Fukushima Map variety magazine. It follows Sophie, a French philosopher visiting Fukushima for a friend’s wedding, who becomes lost and is guided by a mysterious friend and a map through unexpected detours. Katabuchi directed and wrote the short at CONTRAIL, reuniting with several collaborators from In This Corner of the World. Fumiyo Kouno provided the original character designs, kotringo composed the music, Izumi Seguchi served as character designer and animation director, and Kiyomi Ota handled art direction.

Anime News Network, Anita Tai – Sunao Katabuchi’s ‘Fukufuku no Chizu’ Anime Short Streams with English Subtitles on YouTube – 2nd September 2026