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The web site for the World Animated Movie Pageant – Animafest Zagreb 2024 mentions this Phoenix: Remembrance of flower (Hi there no Tori: Eden no Hanaactually “Eden’s Flower”), the movie model of the Phoenix: Eden17 anime adaptation of Osamu Tezuka‘S phoenix manga, will compete within the Grand Competitors – Function Movie class. The movie competition takes place from June 3 to eight in Zagreb, Croatia.
Ryo Orikasa’s eight-minute “Depressing Miracle!” quick will probably be proven within the Grand Competitors – Brief Movie class. The quick movie is a joint manufacturing between studios from Japan, France and Canada, and in addition competes in Annecy. Gao Yuxin’s quick movie “Bottled Bugs” and Masataka Kihara’s “Toomoya!” shorts compete within the scholar class.
Moreover, Mari Miyazawa’s “Konigiri-Kun: Linked?” and Akane Nakamoto’s “The One for Me” anime are competing within the “Movies for Kids Competitors 1 (Ages 3-6) class”, Azusa Fujii’s “Cossie of Chairville” anime are competing within the “Movies for Kids Competitors 3 (Ages 10) )-14)” class, and Miho Kidoguchi’s “Hottest Tokyo” and Michiko Soma’s “Maidens of the Ripples” anime compete within the “Movies for Youth Competitors (Age 14+)” class.
Koji Yamamura“Extraordinarily Brief” anime will probably be proven out of competitors through the occasion.
Phoenix: Remembrance of flower opened in Japan on November 3 and has a unique ending than the Phoenix: Eden17 animation. The 4 episodes Phoenix: Eden17 anime debuted worldwide on Disney+ on September 13. The Japanese title of the anime is Hi there no Tori: Eden no Sora (literal, phoenix: Eden’s area).
The anime follows a lady named Romi and her companion as they depart the devastated Earth and head for a brand new life on the planet Eden17. Nevertheless, life on the brand new world is already extinct, so Romi has to stay a fair more durable life there. The anime is predicated on the “Nostalgia” arc of the unique manga.
Shojiro Nishimi (Mutafukaz, Batman: Gotham Knight “Do I’ve a narrative for you?” Ani-Kuri 15 “Invasion from House – Hiroshi’s Case”) directed the anime Studio 4°C. Katsunari Mano (Demise Observe Illuminates the NEW world) And Saku Konohana (Kids of the ocean) served as screenwriters. Tatsuzou Nishida (Kids of the ocean lead animator) designed the characters, and was additionally the lead animation director. Shinji Kimura (Kids of the ocean) was the artwork director. The English boy singing group Libera sang the closing theme track titled “Eien no Kizuna” (Everlasting Bonds).
Atsushi Wada‘s collection of anime quick movies, titled ‘Ikimono-san”, primarily based on his My train recreation, took half within the Grand Competitors – Brief Movie class of final 12 months’s competition in June 2023.
Animafest Zagreb is the oldest animation competition on this planet after Annecy.
Sources: Animafest Zagreb web site (hyperlink 2, hyperlink 3, hyperlink 4), Animation enterprise journal (Tadashi Sudo)
