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Naoko Yamada's Garden of Remembrance Anime Short Film Screens in Taiwan on June 27
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Taiwanese film distributor Cai Chang Asia began streaming a trailer for Naoko Yamada's Garden of Remembrance original anime short film on Monday. The trailer reveals that Cai Chang Asia will screen the film in Taiwan on June 27.
Beer cans and a whisky glass are placed in an open space on the floor. Though a bit disorganized, ”Your” room is filled with art supplies and an electric guitar lining the perimeter of the room. The alarm on a phone goes off, and “You” leisurely wake up to start your day.The anemone flower that “I” liked. A precious flower that holds memories which tie “You” and “I” together. After opening your bedroom closet one day, “You” become engrossed in your memories of "Me." A story that represents “Me,” “You,” our “Childhood Friend,” and our goodbyes.
Yamada and Science SARU first previewed the anime at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2022 as part of the festival's Work in Progress track for ongoing productions. Yamada then presented the short film's world premiere at the Scotland Loves Anime event in October 2022. The film also had a special screening at Annecy in 2023. The anime began streaming in Japan in August 2024.
Manga creator Etsuko Mizusawa (Hello, this is Terumi.) is the anime's original character designer. Singer-songwriter Lovely Summer-chan composed the anime's music.
Yamada was a veteran director on several Kyoto Animation works, before leaving the studio and working with Science SARU as a director in 2021. There she directed The Heike Story, her first work with the studio, which debuted in September 2021. Garden of Remembrance is her second project with the studio. Yamada and Science SARU released the new anime feature film The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), which opened in Japan in August 2024.
