Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara will be Yuasa’s first new work since The Night is Short Walk On, Girl, Lu over the wall, and DEVILMAN crybaby.
TOHO revealed at a 2019 lineup presentation on Thursday that director Masaaki Yuasa’s Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara anime film will open in Japan on June 21, 2019.
Reiko Yoshida (Lu over the wall, A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird) is writing the film’s script, and Michiru Oshima (Patema Inverted, The Night is Short Walk On, Girl) is composing the music.
The Night is Short Walk On, Girl won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year in March, and Lu over the wall won the top “Cristal for a Feature Film” award at the Annecy International Film Festival in June 2017.