Studio Ponoc, the up-and-coming animation studio founded by two-time Academy Award-nominee Yoshiaki Nishimura (The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There) and featuring many artists from the venerable Studio Ghibli, made an immediate splash with their acclaimed debut film Mary and The Witch’s Flower last year. This year, the studio returns with their follow-up effort, Modest Heroes, an ambitious anthology of three thrilling tales created by some of the greatest talents working in Japanese animation today.