The website for the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2024 is listing that Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (Hi no Tori: Eden no Hana, literally “Eden’s Flower”), the film version of the Phoenix: Eden17 anime adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix manga, will compete in its Grand Competition – Feature Film category.
Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower opened in Japan on November 3, and features a different ending from the Phoenix: Eden17 anime.
The four-episode Phoenix: Eden17 anime debuted worldwide on Disney+ on September 13.
Ryo Orikasa’s eight-minute “Miserable Miracle!” short will screen in the Grand Competition – Short Film category.