The second release in a good week for anime fans, Short Peace is a fascinating curio – it features a four-part animated short film anthology from some of the greatest directors in Japan, accompanied by a thematically linked game.

The first segment, Shuhei Morita's Possessions, was deservingly nominated for an Oscar for best animated short film, and the whole project was overseen by Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo. It's a beautiful exhibition of animation as an art form.

The game, Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day, shouldn't be evaluated on its own. It's short but deliberately so – 40 minutes, complementing the chapters of the fillm. Playing as Ranko, a schoolgirl assassin, the 10 brief levels offer a blitz of colour and frenzied ideas. Outrunning hordes of demons leads to shooting down dragons and unmasking luchadores – brilliantly madcap stuff from the creators of Tokyo Jungle and No More Heroes. Thankfully, there's replay value, unlocking items or simply targeting a speedrun playthrough. As a whole package, Short Peace is fantastic, but may fall flat for anyone without interest in the greater anime parts.