Hanahaki Kids

(Originally titled Hanahaki Sisters; later bootlegs have altered the title out of respect for stars Jukebox and Tommy.) Short public information film produced in the mid-2010s. The short was a satire of the "Hanahaki Disease" trope, with the goal of encouraging young people not to romanticize death and mental illness. Focus testing showed that the intended message backfired, with audiences instead aspiring to be like the titular characters; this resulted in the short being scrapped before release.