Kappa Diary (河童日記): 2D hand-drawn animation 

I want to clarify and respond to a few things since this got a lot more popular than I anticipated, and I might edit this as more things come to my attention. This might ruin some of the magic of the animation though, as I will also be answering some questions about the storybeats and the making of. 1. The title of the other video. No I wasn't trying to clickbait. I don't like analog horror, so it didn't even cross my mind people would associate a "found VHS" with it. The reason I titled it that way is literally just because it seemed like a fun interesting way to title it, especially since I was also uploading this version simultaneously, I didn't want to just put "VHS version" behind the same title for that upload. I occasionally like to roleplay with these uploads, most evident in my Instagram posts, so I figured I'd do the same for the title. I also didn't expect these uploads to reach anybody at all, I had like

Anyone else find this cute animation after getting the VHS version recommended?

This feels like a Ghibli movie, i love it!

THE WAY HE ACTUALLY EXISTS AT THE END OMG

That is a VERY NICE work! Wish you to bring us more, humanity needs that type of animations. Also I have to mention, that 'VHS'-version looked more charming to me. And here are my additional congratulations for that. But placing '2024' in last frame revealed the trick :-)

AHHH this is so cute, I loved this wholesome ghibli-isc art style and the animations are so well made and expressive wish you all the best!

this is such a beautiful and charming story!!! I love the watercolor style backgrounds, it really adds to the overall feel of the film ❤

This was amazing!! Definitely had those 90s vibes, and the animation was beautiful! Not to mention the music and the story! :0 THIS is the kind of stuff they should air in theaters!

I love the water color backgrounds, especially the pink one at 1:11 because it feels so magical. I loved everything but that was my fave part!

So inspiring🤍

After getting recommended the "vhs version" and reading the description of both. I guess I'll now be watching this on Vimeo.

amazing animation!!! ❤

This is an awesome work, honestly I thought I never heard about this short 90's anime before. Shortly after I went to my closet to see that the vhs tape wasn't there but also went through some databases online. But I looked both the credit and description to see this was a very recent animation. I was deceived by the quality of this animation.

YOU TRICKED US ALL AHAHA nice one😂❤

Saw the VHS version first. I did thing it was a playful thing and reading how much you thought about every detail was really interesting. Thanks a lot!! (Loved the kappa-gel, pretty great solution and clearly explained ;-D)

I'm glad you found a way to get your film seen with the VHS idea

THI SIS S IS SO COOL Oh my gosh!! i am glad this was recommended to meand i do hope it gets more attention in the futrue!!

Very nice

Man this was fucking phenomenal. A genuine little gem.

とても素敵です。全体に日本らしさが出ていて色の濃淡で表現するとかすごいです。魚が池に落ちるシーンの水しぶきとか上手いし。 最初の校門前のカットで「ウェストミンスターの鐘」使う辺り、作者は日本人なのかな？だとしたらとても誇らしいです。これからも頑張ってください。

Loved it :D

So sweet! You are a talented artist. 😊

that was beautiful :) thanks

SOOOO NICE ❤

Fantastic animation ❤

So goood 🎉

KAPPA DIARY BEAUTIFULLY MADE HAND DRAWN 2D ANIMATION - 6.7K VIEWS VHS I FOUND IN MY ATTIC - 124K VIEWS the absolute state of youtube right now

cool , wanna see more

A truly wonderful work

Beautiful

The RU-vid algorithm is so weird, I like both versions of this animation but it’s strange that one gets pushed more than the other especially since they’re essentially the same video

Underated

this was movie quality.

woahhh

WHY IS THIS SO UNDERRATED WHYYY

Vhs version is way better