Måneskin - TIMEZONE - BEASTARS for Måneskin (Animated Video)

What this video is

Released June 19, 2023, this video represents a landmark moment in the globalization of manga IP: an Italian rock band (Måneskin) that rose to international fame via X Factor Italy (2017) and Eurovision 2021 collaborating with one of Japan's most acclaimed active manga artists for a music video that functions simultaneously as fan service, cross-cultural marketing, and a genuine artistic tribute. The collaboration…

Why it matters

Represents a structurally novel format within music video history: a motion-comic music video in which a manga creator directs a video using her own source artwork, blurring the line between music video, animated short, and manga adaptation. Sits at the intersection of global rock, J-manga, and…

The director

Paru Itagaki (板垣 巴留, born September 9, 1993, Fuchu, Tokyo) is a Japanese manga artist best known as the creator of BEASTARS, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion (Akita Shoten) from 2016 to 2020. She graduated from Musashino University of Arts…