A new trailer and visuals have been released for the upcoming anime film The Imaginary. The film will hit theaters in Japan on December 15, 2023, and globally sometime in 2024.
The trailer highlights some interesting scenes from the film, while the latest image introduces the imaginary friend character, Rudger.
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The film’s main theme song “Nothing’s Impossible” was also revealed in the trailer, performed by musical duo A Great Big World, featuring singer Rachel Dia.
The film is being directed by Yoshiyuki Momose, who directed the 2019 anime film Ni no Kuni and served as a character designer for the video game Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. Momose has previously worked on several Studio Ghibli films such as Porco Rosso, Pom Poko, Whisper of the Heart and Princess Mononoke. Studio Ponoc is an animation production company.
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Yoshiaki Nishimura is the film’s producer, having previously produced Mary and The Witch’s Flower and the first episode of Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theater.
Meanwhile, the main voice cast includes:
• Kokoro Terada as Rudger • Rio Suzuki as Amanda • Sakura Andou as Lizzie • Riisa Naka as Emily • Takayuki Yamada as Zinzan • Atsuko Takahata as Granny Downbeat • Issey Ogata as Mr. Bunting • Akira Terao as Con old dog • Hana Sugisaki as Aurora
The Imaginary is based on the 2014 novel of the same name by AF Harrold and Emily Gravett. The film was originally scheduled to release in summer 2022 but was delayed to around March 2022.
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Studio Ponoc describes the film as follows:
The main character of The Imaginary is Rudger. Born from the imagination of a young girl, Rudger is a boy no one can see living in a world where imagination can live and be eaten by others. The Imaginary is an incredibly moving and beautifully hand-drawn fantasy in which Rudger and his new friends from “The Imaginaries Town” embark on an adventure that no one can see coming at risk. the future and fate of the people they love happen.
Source: Official Anime Twitter of Studio PonocFantasy official website
