Ohashi’s manga short story series City Lights inspired a live-action film adaptation titled Chōnōryoku Kenkyū-bu no 3-nin (ESP Research Club’s 3 Members) in December 2014.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) revealed on Wednesday that On-Gaku: Our Sound, the anime film adaptation of Hiroyuki Ohashi’s “Ongaku” manga, will screen in competition for the festival’s Grand Prize for Features award.
The campaign sought to raise 3.5 million yen (about US$31,000) to finish and edit the film by this year.
Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Short Walk On, Girl film won the festival’s Grand Prize for Features award in 2017.