The Drillimation Show

The Drillimation Show, also known in Japan as Crystal Island, is a Japanese-American animated series created by Susumu Takajima for Kyoto Animation. The production is done almost entirely by himself along with a few others at the studio.

The series is made in the style of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, with sprites being used for animation cells, rather than pen and ink.

Plot
The series follows the story of Susumu "Driller" Takajima and his journey at Kouzankei High School in the fictional country of Kouzankei, an island country that runs from Alaska to Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from junior high school along with his childhood friend Ryuta Shigematsu, a girl named Kagami Ochiai moves into Kouzankei, who Takajima meets.

One day, while searching the newspaper, a serial killer who killed one of Hiroki's friends when Driller was 13, unveils its name, and Takajima decides to take revenge on him. When the new school year begins, Driller, along with Ryuta, enter orientation and a guy called The Alignment Guy, puts Driller into Honoodan, while Ryuta is put into Tsuchidan.