maddox the fan

[On a white background, a drop of blue-black ink diffuses and swirls, as if spilled into water. The pigments form the shape of a running athlete, which recedes to an astronaut, which recedes to a twirling girl. Whales, birds, and strange animals join the figures as the camera pulls back. The pigments part to center a new figure that wears a conical, tasseled hat, and holds an open tome. The book has a tan cover and is not made of ink pigment. It transforms as it turns to the viewer, revealing endless, complex ink designs across its pages. A human hand enters the frame to close it and reveal its new cover, a dark sage-blue with purple branches and leaves. The hand reopens the book, and pop-up features of a tiny forest spring organize themselves neatly across two pages. Suddenly they are filled with watercolor greens, blues, greys, and yellows. Opening credits appear in Japanese.]