If we lost our written memory would we remember our history? Pale Cocoon is a 23 minute OVA about a boy who reconstructs data from the archives. He is interested in what Earth used to look like on the surface, before he and his people built cities deep underground. One of the files he reconstructs causes him to question what he knows about the world and leads him to climb to the surface to see what is there for himself. The end is surprising. I won’t spoil it for you, but it isn’t what you would think it would be.
I loved the animation and the music. It has a sad but hopeful atmosphere.
