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Naoko Yamada, Science Saru's The Colors Within Film Posts 'Special' Dance Video
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), the new anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada (K-ON!, The Heike Story, A Silent Voice), began streaming a new special "dance" promotional video on Tuesday. The video features original animation of the three main characters dancing, made exclusively for the video, along with the film's insert song "Suikinchikamokudoten Amen."
Yamada herself drew the storyboards for the video, while the film's character designer and animation director Takashi Kojima was the key animator. The Power Puff Boys dance group choreographed the dance.
Yamada directed the film at Science SARU. Story Inc. is credited as planner and producer. Reiko Yoshida (K-ON!, Girls und Panzer, Ride Your Wave, Violet Evergarden) penned the script, and kensuke ushio (Space Dandy, A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird, Chainsaw Man) composed the music. DaisukeRichard drafted the original characters, and Takashi Kojima designed the characters and also directed the animation. Mr. Children performs the theme song "in the pocket."
The story centers on a Totsuko, a high school girl who can see the "colors" of the emotions in people's hearts. She attends a mission school in Nagasaki. In order to keep her friends and family from feeling dark feelings, she worries, reads situations, and even lies to smooth things over. At an antique bookshop in the corner of town, she meets a beautiful woman with an incredibly beautiful color and a music-loving boy trying to put together a band. The story follows these three sensitive people who gather together to play in a band.
The film held its premiere at this year's Annecy International Film Festival earlier this year in June. The film also won the Best Animation Film award at the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival in June.
Sources: The Colors Within film's website, Comic Natalie
