Name: Fumiko no kokuhaku
Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy
Released: 2009-11-08
Duration: 2 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Hina, Raika Sou

Fumiko wants to go out with a young man. He wants to play baseball. She starts running and soon she accelerates at breakneck speed, flying down steps, leaping over power lines, on and on. I'm not sure what the whole point is, but the animation is startling. Interesting Japanese short.

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This story is about Fumiko, a schoolgirl who just confessed her love. However, she gets turned down because the boy wants to concentrate on baseball training. Crying and running downhill through the town, she gains more and more speed.

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