The animation for USHIO CHOCOLATL- the bean-to-bar chocolate factory in Hiroshima.

They value their relationships with cacao farmers and establish what they have learned and gained from their local lives as a brand-specific attitude.

This time, they archived their lives on a cocoa farm in Guatemala.
https://ushio-choco.com/journal/ (Written in Japanese, understandable photos.)

The climate nurtures the taste of beans. This project changed my attitude when eating chocolate in a good way.
I depicted the couple on a cacao farm in Guatemala and a local hummingbird morphing with rich, chocolate-like paint.
Hope you feel earthy vibes from it!

It is available on their website top page. (February 2021 ~) USHIO CHOCOLATL

Client: USHIO CHOCOLATL
Dir: Guy Buybo
Animation: Noriko Ishibe
February 2021