The Four Seasons

This anime was made to promote tourism in Saitama Prefecture, with each 7-minute episode highlighting local attractions. Every episode featured a five-minute story set in spring, summer, fall, or winter, showcasing different parts of the prefecture. After each story, a two-minute segment explained how to reach the featured locations from Tokyo by train. The stories included a romance ("Sakura no Omoide"),a comedy ("Saitama Koukou Housou-bu -Natsu no Kankou Annai-"),a fantasy adventure ("Yuusha Higan to Hime-sama no Bouken"),and a family tale ("Winter Sweet Home"). The four episodes were available in Japanese with subtitles in English, Chinese (both traditional and simplified),Korean, and French. Eight local residents or workers from Saitama were chosen from 223 applicants to provide voices for the series.