Anime-style girl with brown hair sits hugging her knees, looking sad. Her body is covered in colorful “STOP” and “NON-STOP” stickers—reminiscent of Takashi Ohashi’s CALF works. Bold shapes and Japanese characters fill the Wildest Flower-inspired background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Takashi Ohashi & CALF Plant the “Wildest Flower” for Hatsuboshi Gakuen in New Music Video

Working through Japanese collective CALF, animation director Takashi Ohashi delivers a masterclass in character and style with this music video for Hatsuboshi Gakuen, the fictional band from the mobile game Gakuen Idolmaster. [Watch]

Émilie Tronche Brings “Samuel” Style to Music Video for Miki’s “it stings a little though”

Émilie Tronche, the French director/screenwriter whose breakout animated series Samuel now resides on Netflix, applies the same easy charm and childlike style to this video for French-Korean singer-songwriter Miki. [Watch]

Evan Schiller & Vincenzo Lodigiani Slow Down “TIME”

Meditative and minimalist new personal work here from Evan Schiller, a veteran CD at TBWA\Media Arts Lab in LA, and NYC motion artist/animator Vincenzo Lodigiani. “TIME” is the first single from their audio-visual project Ode. [Watch]

2veinte & McFlyy “JUMP” Coca-Cola x FIFA World Cup 2026

“Jump”, Van Halen’s 1984 pop-rock mega-hit, gets a shiny update as the Coca-Cola x FIFA World Cup 2026™ anthem, uniting the talents of Buenos Aires animation studio 2veinte with director/art director McFlyy and creative collective TUNL. [Watch]

BLACKPINK Go music video by Rima Yoon & Rigend Film | STASH MAGAZINE

Rima Yoon & Rigend Film Conjure a Surreal Fantasy for BLACKPINK “Go” Music Video

Director and co-founder Rima Yoon at South Korean prodco Rigend Film leads members of K-Pop group BLACKPINK down a rabbit hole of frenetic design and VFX filled with nods to traditional Korean culture. [Watch]