Kids' anime short · 1:14 · Made by Vixel team

Mika: The Moon Mission

Pip wants to go to the moon. Mika builds a cardboard rocket, and when it doesn't fly, she brings space to the living room. A 74-second film made in Vixel.

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The creative approach

From the series Mika: Everyday Adventures, small ordinary days that a big imagination turns into adventures. Pip wants to go to the moon, so the two build a cardboard rocket. At the countdown nothing happens, so Mika turns off the lights, fills the room with stars from a flashlight inside a kitchen colander and shows Pip the real moon through her cardboard telescope. The look is soft hand-drawn slice-of-life anime.

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A closer look at the film

Four moments from the finished cut, with creative notes from Vixel.

A toddler kitten in orange overalls holds a crayon rocket drawing up to a balcony door

01

A big wish

Pip holds up a crayon rocket at the balcony door, under a pale afternoon moon.

Mika and Pip sit on the rug beside a cardboard rocket decorated with paper stars

02

Building the rocket

A star here, and a window for the captain.

Pip, wearing a kitchen colander as a helmet, looks sad through the rocket's round window

03

Nothing happened

After the countdown, Pip opens his eyes: they are still at home.

Mika holds a glowing colander that fills the dark living room with tiny stars as Pip reaches up

04

Welcome to space

A flashlight inside the colander scatters stars across the dark room.

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Build a short story around a let-down and a turn: the rocket doesn't fly, then the room becomes space. For a series, start from a character sheet and keep each character's outfit, colours and props in the description of every shot.

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