{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0416dfb2019938317aa5261b","clusterId":"c_9ab6a28f69226b97300c7d8e","slug":"kodansha-vr-lab-s-if-you-see-a-cat-takes-xr-golden-fireball-at-kaohsiung","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kodansha VR Lab's IF YOU SEE A CAT Takes XR Golden Fireball At Kaohsiung","summary":"Kodansha VR Lab's VR film IF YOU SEE A CAT, directed by Atsushi Wada, won the XR Golden Fireball Award, the top prize in the Kaohsiung Film Festival's XR section, and the XR Spark Award. The top prize was chosen from 29 nominated works on criteria of emotion, story, and art. The Spark Award, established in 2024, is judged by representatives from other fields.","whyItMatters":"A Japanese VR film built from interviews about mental healthcare took the top prize in a festival XR section judged on story and emotion, not on the technology alone.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe top prize was decided among 29 nominated works, with organizers judging on emotion, story, and art. The XR Spark Award, set up in 2024, is picked by representatives from outside the XR field on theme, content, production quality, experience, and recommendation level. Neither award is a side category at a film festival: Kaohsiung\u0026#39;s XR section has grown into one of Asia\u0026#39;s larger gatherings of immersive work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film is Wada\u0026#39;s first VR project, structured on detailed interviews with people involved in Japan\u0026#39;s mental healthcare. Tatsuya Wakaba voices the protagonist Naoki and Ryoko Yui plays the mother. It is on sale on Steam and Meta.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"IF YOU SEE A CAT won the Golden Fireball from a field of 29 nominees judged on emotion, story and art, plus the Spark Award, whose cross-field jury weighs the work on different terms than the XR competition itself.","twitterPost":"IF YOU SEE A CAT took both Kaohsiung XR prizes, but the Spark Award is decided by a jury from other fields, so the film reads to two different rooms.","threadsPost":"Kodansha VR Lab's IF YOU SEE A CAT cleared 29 nominees to take the XR Golden Fireball, judged on emotion, story and art. It also took the XR Spark Award, decided by representatives from other fields, so Atsushi Wada's film reads on two separate sets of criteria.","newsletterBlurb":"Kodansha VR Lab's IF YOU SEE A CAT won the XR Golden Fireball Award, the top prize in the Kaohsiung Film Festival's XR section, and the XR Spark Award. The Atsushi Wada film was selected from 29 nominated works. It is Wada's first VR project and is built on interviews about Japan's mental healthcare.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/161108\",\"title\":\"VR film \\\"IF YOU SEE A CAT,\\\" planned and produced by Kodansha VR Lab, wins two awards including top prize \\\"XR Golden Fireball Award\\\" at XR event Kaohsiung Film Festival\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4772,"outputTokens":631,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792985693,"createdAt":"2026-10-26T03:30:55.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T03:33:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T03:33:41.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9ab6a28f69226b97300c7d8e","canonicalTitle":"講談社VRラボ企画・制作のVR映画「猫が見えたら」がXRの祭典「高雄映画祭」にて最高賞「XR Golden Fireball Award」含むW受賞を達成","representativeArticleId":"a_8d8568365a1251f7f2fef3a6","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"猫が見えたら\"],\"studios\":[\"Kodansha VR Lab\"],\"people\":[\"Jun Wada\",\"Kenji Ishimaru\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-26T02:40:31.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-26T02:40:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T03:33:35.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/161108","title":"講談社VRラボ企画・制作のVR映画「猫が見えたら」がXRの祭典「高雄映画祭」にて最高賞「XR Golden Fireball Award」含むW受賞を達成"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["猫が見えたら"],"studios":["Kodansha VR Lab"],"people":["Jun Wada","Kenji Ishimaru"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null,"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["kodansha-vr-lab","jun-wada","kenji-ishimaru"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"kodansha-vr-lab","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"jun-wada","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":0,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"kenji-ishimaru","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":0,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}