The staff of the Anime Expo Lite virtual event announced on Wednesday that it will host a first look for Cretica Universal’s Child of Kamiari Month (Kamiari no Kodomo) anime film project on Saturday at 5:45 p.m. EDT.
Producers Michihiko Suwa and Uko Oshia and writer Toshinari Shinohe will be present at the event to discuss the film.
The anime film will open in 2021, delayed from its original 2020 opening date.
Aju Makita (live-action Shino-chan wa Jibun no Namae ga Ienai’s Kayo) voices the protagonist Kanna, who loses her love of running after her mother passes away. Maaya Sakamoto (Escaflowne‘s Hitomi, Fate franchise‘s da Vinci and Jeanne) voices Shiro, a one-winged rabbit messenger of the gods, while Miyu Irino (Spirited Away‘s Haku, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE‘s Syaoran) voices Yato, an oni boy. Both appear before Kanna and journey with her to Izumo. In the old…