Iolite

A pair of characters who feel like family drift through a dreamy, shifting world where the animation itself seems to breathe and morph around them. That's the core of Iolite, a standalone anime music video for Eve's song of the same name — the one you might recognize as the sixth opening for Pokémon Horizons during its Rising Again arc. But you don't need to know anything about Pokémon to appreciate this. Directed and animated by Havtza, the whole thing runs just a few minutes and uses this soft, ethereal color palette that makes every frame feel like a half-remembered dream. The story is simple: it's about companionship, about finding the courage to step into something new alongside someone who matters to you. There's no dialogue to speak of, just Eve's voice carrying the emotional weight while the visuals do the rest. If you liked the vibe of Shelter — that Porter Robinson short that made everyone cry in three minutes — this hits a similar nerve. Fans of Eve's other visual work like Kaikai Kitan or the Idol music video already know he picks collaborators who can match his energy, and Havtza delivers here with animation that's fluid and quietly strange in all the right ways. It's a small, gentle thing. The kind of watch that sits with you for longer than its runtime suggests, especially if you're in the mood for something introspective and warm rather than loud.