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Direction
Kamiyama's seamless dream-reality transitions hit different
Practical Effects
Hand-animated mecha that feel weighty and lived-in
Writing
The tablet/stuffed toy worldbuilding is genuinely clever

Director
Kenji Kamiyama
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