Niji-Iro Hotaru Teaser Released

Japanese website Cinema Today has premiered the teaser trailer for Toei Animation’s forthcoming feature film Niji-Iro Hotaru ~Eien no Natsu Yasumi~ (Rainbow-Colored Fireflies: The Eternal Summer Vacation~). The adaptation of Masayuki Kawaguchi’s 2007 novel tells the story of Yuta, a sixth-grade boy grieving over his father’s death who gets the opportunity to experience a joyous summer vacation after time-slipping 30 years back in time. Yuta will be voiced by 14-year-old actor Akashi Takei (Kamen Rider Decade).

Konosuke Uda (Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy) is directing with Hisashi Mori (Samurai 7) providing character design and serving as animation director. The film will hit Japanese theaters on May 19.

I recognize that the simplified character design is intentional style, but I’m still a little disappointed to see fluid animation come at the cost of detailed art design.

Source: Anime News Network