The Kimi no Iro movie from Science Saru and Naoko Yamada has released its very first trailer, as well as a theatrical release date of August 30, 2024. The film was supposed to be released in Fall 2023 before being moved to this year.
The main cast has been also announced, and it includes Sayu Suzukawa as Totsuko Higurashi, Akari Takaishi as Kimi Sakunaga, Taisei Kido as Rui Kagehira, and Yui Aragaki as Sister Hiyoshiko. Daisuke Richard is doing the original character design, with Takashi Kojima doing the film’s character designs.
The plot of the upcoming Kimi no Iro is described as:
“I can see people’s hearts in colors.”
Totsuko is a high school student at religious high chool in Nagasaki and she can see people’s emotions as colors.
Whether they’re happy colors, sad colors, peaceful colors, frightened colors… In order to not darken her loved ones’ colors, Totsuko is careful about keeping them all bright and happy.
One day, she mees a beautiful girl in a bookstore, who radiates all kinds of beautiful colors. Two of them end up forming a band with a boy who loves music.
These three sensitive people get together and begin to play the music of their youth.
Kimi no Iro is one of the original titles from Science Saru alongside anime films Lu Over the Wall (2017) and Ride Your Wave (2019), as well as the TV anime series Yurei Deco (2022). Meanwhile, Yamada was one of the youngest animators who got a chance to direct an anime at the Kyoto Animation studio. K-On was her directorial debut and she went on to work on Tamako Market, Liz and the Blue Bird, A Silent Voice, and more.
Source: Official Website
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