The official website for the Mainichi Film Awards announced the winners for its 76th edition today, including Shinya Kawatsura (Non Non Biyori)-directed Misaki no Mayoiga / The House of the Lost on the Cape for Best Animation Film of 2021.
The film, based on Sachiko Kashiwaba’s fantasy novel of the same name published by Kodanhsa in 2015, was released in Japan on August 27, 2021.
Other anime feature films included in the nominees for The Best Animation Film category were Mamoru Hosono’s BELLE, Yasuhiro Yoshiura’s Sing a Bit of Harmony, Takayuki Hirao’s Pompo: The Cinéphile, and Ayumu Watanabe’s Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko.