Mayo Kobayashi

History

I mostly make cut-out animation. It would be great if children and adults could take a look at my work. I was born in Tokyo in 1994 and graduated from the Department of Intermedia Art at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2018. I went on to study animation in the same university's Graduate School of Film and New Media where I will receive my master's degree in March 2022.

Movies

Fourth Period Swimming Class
Fourth Period Swimming Class
Akari
The fourth-grade protagonist is going through physical and emotional changes and feels awkward as she can't help but compare herself to her friends. One day, she is blown away by her classmate Aya's swimming and realizes that she has feelings for her.
Fourth Period Swimming Class
Fourth Period Swimming Class
Director
The fourth-grade protagonist is going through physical and emotional changes and feels awkward as she can't help but compare herself to her friends. One day, she is blown away by her classmate Aya's swimming and realizes that she has feelings for her.
My Hand, Her Hand
My Hand, Her Hand
Animation
The little girl has a complex because she doesn’t look like her mom, and the mom wants her daughter to look more ladylike. Their faces don’t look alike, but their hands do. The girl treasures this resemblance, which also enables the mom to treat her daughter with tenderness.
My Hand, Her Hand
My Hand, Her Hand
Director
The little girl has a complex because she doesn’t look like her mom, and the mom wants her daughter to look more ladylike. Their faces don’t look alike, but their hands do. The girl treasures this resemblance, which also enables the mom to treat her daughter with tenderness.
Psyche
Psyche
One day, while the main character is dozing off, he is abandoned by the owner of the shadow that he lives in. This creature who has lost his home wanders through the night city in search of his shadow.