World (ワオワールド) A work depicting the life of Nitabō, the founder of the Tsugaru Shamisen style.

It has been selected and recommended by many institutions and organizations such as the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Eilin Youth Film Council, and the Japan PTA National Council.

Part of the film's score was recorded in Poland and performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.

[3] Nitabo won the Public Award for Best Animated Film at the 11th Lyon Asian Film Festival and Best Picture Youth Jury Award, chosen by the youth jury from 9 to 12 years old.

[citation needed] Justin Sevakis at Anime News Network praised the film as a "compelling, educating and unique piece of animation, with decent storytelling and ambition to match that of its subject" but criticized its reliance on well-worn tropes[4]