{"rewrite":{"id":"r_629bd98115e12a8ff0d2ba98","clusterId":"c_1929463ace902c713e7c6283","slug":"sunao-katabuchi-s-fukufuku-no-chizu-short-streams-with-english-subtitles","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Sunao Katabuchi's Fukufuku no Chizu Short Streams With English Subtitles","summary":"The official Fukushima Prefecture YouTube channel began streaming Sunao Katabuchi's new anime short, Fukufuku no Chizu, with English subtitles on Monday. The short is the second brand movie for the prefecture's variety magazine Fukushima Map. It follows a French philosopher who gets lost in Fukushima and discovers the region's culture through detours.","whyItMatters":"The short pairs Katabuchi with staff from In This Corner of the World, and its English-subtitled release extends Fukushima Prefecture's brand-movie project to an international audience.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe short is the second brand movie for Fukushima Map, following Aka no Kioku, which debuted in March 2025 under Look Back director Kiyotaka Oshiyama. The Japanese version of Fukufuku no Chizu appeared on the official website on March 24, after a completion event on March 5 at Forum Fukushima 5 theater.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatabuchi directed the short at CONTRAIL and wrote the script. He reunited with staff from In This Corner of the World, including assistant director Chie Uratani, manga creator Fumiyo Kouno for original character designs, and kotringo for music. Izumi Seguchi handled character design and animation direction. Katabuchi previously directed the reconstruction support song Hana wa Saku for NHK\u0026#39;s Great East Japan Earthquake Project.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Katabuchi's second Fukushima Map short turns a lost French philosopher into the guide, which lets the region's culture surface through missteps rather than a curated tour.","twitterPost":"Katabuchi's second Fukushima Map short uses a lost French philosopher to let the region's culture surface through detours, not a curated tour.","threadsPost":"Katabuchi's second Fukushima Map short follows a French philosopher who gets lost, and that choice matters: the region's culture is revealed through wrong turns rather than a planned itinerary. It is a subtle shift from promotional tourism to accidental discovery.","newsletterBlurb":"Sunao Katabuchi's new anime short Fukufuku no Chizu is now streaming with English subtitles on Fukushima Prefecture's YouTube channel. The second brand movie for the Fukushima Map magazine reunites Katabuchi with staff from In This Corner of the World.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-01/sunao-katabuchi-fukufuku-no-chizu-anime-short-streams-with-english-subtitles-on-youtube/.241206\",\"title\":\"Sunao Katabuchi's 'Fukufuku no Chizu' Anime Short Streams with English Subtitles on YouTube\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4611,"outputTokens":600,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788379406,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T19:52:35.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T19:57:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T19:57:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1929463ace902c713e7c6283","canonicalTitle":"News\nSunao Katabuchi's 'Fukufuku no Chizu' Anime Short Streams with English Subtitles on YouTube","representativeArticleId":"a_fc2f60ecd329b05566963063","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Fukufuku no Chizu\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Sunao Katabuchi\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-02T19:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-02T19:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T19:57:26.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-01/sunao-katabuchi-fukufuku-no-chizu-anime-short-streams-with-english-subtitles-on-youtube/.241206","title":"News\nSunao Katabuchi's 'Fukufuku no Chizu' Anime Short Streams with English Subtitles on YouTube"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Fukufuku no Chizu"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Sunao Katabuchi"],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}