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48×61 is an obscure one-shot anime short built around a very specific creative joke: director Rintaro and manga/anime creator Katsuhiro Otomo are represented in a bicycle race. The title points to their ages around the project — Rintaro at sixty-one and Otomo at forty-eight — and the short was produced by Madhouse.
48×61 is a short movie made by the famous director Rintaro (Astro Boy, Metropolis, …) for the Japanese manga artist and director Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira, Mushishi, …). It was produced by Studio Madhouse. This movie was made when Rintaro was 61 years old and Katsuhiro 48 years old.
Quick Facts
- Japanese title: 48×61 四拾八x六拾壱
- Format ONA; status FINISHED; episodes 1; duration 6 minutes; genres Comedy, Sports; Kitsu rating PG / Teens 13 or older
- Best for: Madhouse history, creator-cameo anime, Rintaro/Otomo completists, and tiny sports-comedy oddities.
- Safety check: AniList returned isAdult=False; Kitsu metadata did not flag it as adult.
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Source Boundary
AniList and Kitsu agree on the core premise, one-episode format, creators-as-cyclists idea, Madhouse production note, and general comedy/sports framing. No active anime-specific Fandom community or stable public scene-by-scene transcript was found, so PopRot covers the short from verified metadata and does not invent shot order, dialogue, or unavailable screenshots.
Where to Watch
I could not verify a legal direct streaming page for 48×61 during this run. Check licensed/official catalogs, festival archives, or physical/collection notes where available; PopRot avoids unofficial reuploads.
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