Tekkonkinkreet (Tekon kinkurîto) Directed by Michael Arias:

In Treasure Town, where the moon smiles and young boys can fly, life is both wonderful and terrible. Never more true than for our heroes, Kuro (Black) and Shiro(White), two street urchins who watch over the city, battling an array of old-world Yakuza and alien assassins, vying to rule the decaying metropolis. Tekkonkinkreet is a dynamic tale of brotherhood, lost love, and the kindness of the human heart amidst the corruption of modern society.

A brutal elegy for our changing times as well as a tour-de-force of visual artistry, Tekkonkinkreet is also a heartwarming story. The title Tekkonkinkreet is a play on the Japanese words for ‘concrete,’ ‘iron,’ and ‘muscle,’ suggesting harsh, imposing cities of concrete and steel, oppressing the freedom and imagination of its inhabitants. Until now, anime style has almost entirely been characterized by wide-eyed heroes and large robots. Tekkonkinkreet discards these stereotypes in favor of a more realistic aesthetic, by creating engaging, but complex children’s characters combined with a thrilling action plot to produce a visually poetic story.

Tekkonkinkreet - Official Site