Tsuki no Waltz

Waltz of the Moon) is a 2004 Japanese anime music video created for the popular NHK program Minna no Uta by director Atsuko Ishizuka and Studio Madhouse.

Minna no Uta, a showcase for independent Japanese animators and musicians presented on the public broadcasting network NHK, had taken notice of Atsuko Ishizuka while she was still in college.

The film is animated in Ishizuka's "moving sketch" style, giving the short the look of a hand drawn and colored pencil work.

Great care was taken to disguise and cover these modern productions aids and ensure that the film look as hand-crafted and individual to Ishizuka's style as possible.

According to Benjamin Ettinger of AniPages Daily, Ishizuka received "literally thousands of posts on the BBS at her home page" after Tsuki no Waltz was aired.

Cover of Mio Isayama's "Tsuki no Waltz" Single.