Makoto Ueda

After spilling some cola on a remote control, five boys accidentally conjure up a time machine, and waste no time screwing up the future, as you would expect. (HKFlix)

When a nameless student at Kyoto University encounters a demigod one night, he asks to relive the past three years in order to win the heart of Ms. Akashi, the object of his affection. (imdb)

The story of the titular girl known only as "Otome" and her insanely long night of partying and drinking-complete with a book fair, festival, and many adventures in between. It is also the story of "Senpai," her upper class man who has been attempting to get closer to her by "coincidentally" running into her again and again. However, on this night, meeting up with her may be the greatest challenge of his life. (imdb)

A fourth-grader, Aoyama-kun, investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic. (imdb)

A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future. (imdb)

On a calm winter's day, a mountain inn becomes trapped in a time loop.

Company employees are depicted earnestly grappling with meaningless things in this drama. Doi of the Maeda Construction Company's Advertising group has little passion for his work. One day the group's leader Asagawa declares, "Let's build the hangar for Mazinger Z!" Having been dragged in by Asagawa, Doi and his co-workers commence putting on appearances of having taken on this request from a fantasy world. (JFF Theater)