Softimage's Michael Arias started the project as a short CG exercise, which then came to the attention of Morimoto, who then agreed to work on the project on the Softimage 3D software. A few months later, Visual Director Wilson Tang and Animation Supervisor Lee Fulton introduced a pilot to the Softimage staff, made entirely on computer with a staff of only 12. The pilot won the Excellence Award at the 3rd Japan Media Arts Festival in the Digital Art Division.
Unfortunately the movie Tekkonkinkreet Pilot is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Koji Morimoto | Director |
| Writing | Taiyō Matsumoto | Comic Book |
