The Diary of Tortov Roddle

About The Diary of Tortov Roddle

From Academy Award-winning animator Kunio Kato comes THE DIARY OF TORTOV RODDLE, a tapestry of whimsical fantasy featuring tatters of everyday life of the eponymous Tortov Roddle. Riding on the back of his pig with legs as long as stilts, what will be the next surreal journey to be written in his diary?

Follow Tortov as he journeys through very surreal, magical, picturesque landscapes, meeting interesting characters and circumstances on the way. Accompanied by his long-legged pig friend, Tortov takes us on an on-going adventure of peaceful contemplation.

(from ann)

Episode 1 to 6 is the flash animation and originally made for website and released in 2003.
Episode 7 "Red Berry" is the fully animated version of the stories and released in 2004.

List of The Diary of Tortov Roddle Episodes

Episode	Title	Release	Prerelease
The Diary of Tortov Roddle
-	Red Berry	-	07/02/2009
-	Episode 1-6	-	07/02/2009
-	Episode 1	07/02/2009	07/02/2009

Detailed Information

• Alternative Names: Aru Tabibito no Nikki, 或る旅人の日記
• Genres: art, drama, fantasy
• Episodes: 7
• Publisher: ROBOT Communications Inc.
• Year: 2003
• Air Date: Mar 19, 2003 to Jun 04, 2003

Kinio Kato is a key member of "Cage," the animation studio at ROBOT Communications Inc.

"Cage" was founded by Tatsutoshi Nomura, an animation director known for “Stray Sheep” and other works, The studio has four animation artists (Nomura, Kunio Kato, Takuya Inaba, Osamu Sakai) and two computer graphic artists as staff. It is involved in the creation of various animation and CG works.

In addition to designing and producing original works, the studio is engaged in a wide range of services, such as character creation/development, creating animations for TV and Internet advertisements, and more.

Official website:
ROBOT: http://www.robot.co.jp/en/
ROBOT Character & Animation Team : http://www.robot.co.jp/charanim_en/