by Amanda Wicks
Watch Otoboke Beaver's Intense "ikezu" Anime Video
From the Kyoto punk band's Love Is Short!! EP
Photo by Mei Murata
Kyoto punk band Otoboke Beaver have shared a new video for their 19-second song "いけず (ikezu)." The title translates to "Mean," and in the clip, fantasy and reality merge through different animation styles. It's directed by Naoyuki Asano (animation director and character designer for "Mr. Osomatsu"). Watch it below. "ikezu" appears on Otoboke Beaver's 2017 EP Love Is Short!!, which is out via Damnably. It's the band's third release outside of Japan since they formed in 2009. Read Pitchfork's track review of "ラブ・イズ・ショート (Love Is Short)."
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