The release date for the theatrical anime "Doukanai Hibi" has been set for May 8! Cast includes Kana Hanazawa, Mikako Komatsu, Takahiro Sakurai, and Seiichiro Yamashita

The release date for the animated feature film "Dokanaru Hibi" has been set for May 8, 2020. The cast information for the film has also been released.

The film is based on the omnibus manga of the same title by Takako Shimura ("Hounobo Son," "Blue Flower"), a master of the coming-of-age ensemble drama, which depicts various love stories in a light and delicate manner.

⇒"Doukanai Hibi", an omnibus manga by Takako Shimura, will be released as a theatrical anime in early summer, 2020!

Directed by "Asagao and Kase-san. and "STEINS;GATE", and Haruka Sagawa, who worked as animation director on "Yamada-kun to 7 no Majo" and character designer on "Senritsu no Lucifer", will be in charge of character design. Animation production will be handled by Leiden Film Kyoto Studio, known for "Mugen no Nezumi - IMMORTAL" and "Terraformers".

Cast Information Revealed

Kana Hanazawa and Mikako Komatsu will appear in "Echan to Aya-san," a story about two women who meet at the wedding of their former lovers and their shaken feelings.

Takahiro Sakurai and Seiichiro Yamashita appear in "Sawa Sensei to Yagasaki kun," a story about a boy school teacher who is at the mercy of his student's sudden confession.

And in the series "Shin-chan to Koyoko" and "Mika-chan to Shin-chan," which depict the distance and frustration between two childhood friends going through puberty, Kido Kibuki, Ishihara Natsuori, and Files Ai appear.

The following are comments from the cast (all in Japanese).

■Kana Hanazawa comment
I am very happy to be able to be involved again in my favorite Shimura-sensei's work. The anime, like the original, is a fascinating work with a tantalizing rawness that makes you feel as if you are peeking into a part of someone's life. I am sure that the irreplaceable moments depicted in the anime will be something that will accompany you in your daily life. Please come and see it in the theater!

Comments by Mikako Komatsu
Each episode has a different impression that the title "somehow days" echoes, and although the episodes seem to be lying around somewhere in everyday life, for each of them it is a detailed life. I love the atmosphere of this very warm, delicate, and meltingly unraveling story. I also cherished this atmosphere in the story of "Echan and Aya. I sincerely hope that the similarities between the two in the "past," their encounter in the "present," and their future will be peaceful and happy.

Comment from Takahiro Sakurai
It was a very atmospheric work, and I felt as if I had tasted something extraordinary in everyday life.
I feel as if I am seeing human nature through thinly veiled eyes behind a pale veil. I hope you all enjoy it.... I look forward to seeing you at the theater.

Comment from Seiichiro Yamashita
Everyone is troubled by trivial things or experiences dramatic events in secret. What we usually tend to assume as "bad" can be a relief for some people.
After reading the original story, I felt as if my shoulders were loosened. It is a warm work that amusingly and gently affirms the everyday life that everyone experiences at least once. I played the role with a feeling of being stripped naked, without bringing in anything unnecessary. I hope it will leave a little warmth in the hearts of those who watch it.

Comment from Ebuki Kido
Falling in love is sweet and sour, but sometimes painful, and the experience becomes a good memory later on. I thought love is wonderful." Shin-chan" is a complicated adolescent boy who doesn't show much emotion, so it was difficult to play him and I was very nervous, but I did my best.
I hope that everyone watching "Doukanaru Hibi" will remember the days with the person you loved and feel warm feelings.

Comment from Natsuori Ishihara
I play "Mika-chan," a girl who seems very mature from the words she utters. However, during the recording session, I was directed to play a girl who is just the right age for her age, which made me nervous at first because it was different from my imagination. The days are numbered." It is a very delicate and wonderful work that captures the everyday life of a person. I hope many people will watch it.

Comment by Ai Fayreuse
Dokanaru Hibi" is a work with a mysterious charm that somehow makes me feel nostalgic. You really get into the story, and you feel a sense of excitement as if you are becoming invisible and peeking into other people's secret affairs. The play, the pictures, and even the music are filled with so much love. We hope that you will experience firsthand the beautiful and sad hearts of the characters, and that we will be able to deliver the charm of the story to you.

Outline of the theatrical version of the anime
Theatrical version "Doukanai Hibi" (The days when you can't help yourself)

Release date: May 8, 2020 (Friday)

＜Staff＞
Original story: Takako Shimura "Doukanaru Hibi" / Ota Publishing
Director: Takuya Sato
Director: Koji Aritomi
Screenplay: Takuya Sato, Yasuki Ide, Yoriko Tomita
Character Design: Haruka Sagawa
Color Design: Yuei Nakamura (BeLoop)
Art Concept: Yutaka Ito
Art Director: Yukihiro Saito
Director of Photography Junpei Takatsu
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (editz)
Animation Production: Leiden Film Kyoto Studio
Distribution: Pony Canyon

＜Cast＞
Ee-chan: Kana Hanazawa
Aya-san: Mikako Komatsu
Sawa-sensei: Takahiro Sakurai
Yagasaki kun: Seiichiro Yamashita
Shin-chan: Kinoh Kido
Mika-chan: Natsuori Ishihara
Sayoko: Filez Ai

＜Story＞
The everyday life of thinking about someone is sometimes sweet, sometimes painful. Such days, which can only become what they will become, will surely become someday. An ex-lover's wedding, a teacher and a student at a boys' school, a childhood friend who is going through a mental and physical change. No matter who it is, no matter what form it takes, every love and way of life has equal value. And the days of clumsily thinking about someone else will surely one day become a lovely memory. This omnibus short story collection gently watches over and warmly depicts such "someone else's love.

(C) Takako Shimura / Ota Publishing, "What Will Become of the Days" Production Committee