Sea Cat (1988) [16mm 1080p HD Scan]

 

https://nyaa.si/view/1696008
Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

Another collab with Kineko Video. This time, it's the English-subbed release of an anime short from 1988, titled "Sea Cat'—scanned in 1080p from a 16mm reel. Produced by Oh! Production, this tells the story of a kitten who gets raised by a sea otter, only to eventually encounter a nuclear submarine which the kitten mistakes for a "whale" at first. I don't want to spoil anything else...but the ending is pretty wild. It's a few minutes shorter than your average TV anime episode so this won't take up too much of your time.

Details about this anime are scarce. One thread on the internet states that this was a "hobby" film by the company which could imply they did this for fun. It's certainly possible! 

However, considering the production of this was funded by a teacher's union, I'm leaning more towards the possibility that this was commissioned as an educational short meant to be screened at either schools or local community centers. There was a website that supposedly had more info on this short but it's dead now so I guess we'll never know.

A final note: there's this message that appears at the end of the movie, after the staff credits but before "The End" pops up. A list of names follows it afterwards. I didn't feel like getting the names translated as it would have taken a long time and written names can be interpreted in many ways, but at the very least I can post the English translation for the message before the names:

Members of the 'One Cat' movement who endorse the message of this movie, in alphabetic order.

I've no clue if these members are the very same people who provided the artwork displayed in the movie's beginning & end, FYI.

Anyways, enjoy!