A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
Direction
Nagai builds entire emotional arcs through silence and color shifts.
Score
The anthem itself — you'll hum it for days, sadly.
Writing
That egg metaphor somehow works, against all odds.
Director
Tatsuyuki Nagai
Inori Minase
Jun Naruse (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Takumi Sakagami (voice)
Sora Amamiya
Natsuki Nito (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Daiki Tazaki (voice)
Taishi Murata
Itsuki Mishima (voice)
Rie Takahashi
Yōko Uno (voice)
Shizuka Ishigami
Asuka Eda (voice)
Takanori Ooyama
Motoki Aizawa (voice)
Makoto Furukawa
Toshinori Iwaki (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Kazuki Joushima (voice)
Yoh Yoshida
Izumi Naruse (voice)
Eizo Tsuda
Yasohachi Sakagami (voice)
Kiyoko Miyazawa
Shin Sakagami (voice)
Hirofumi Nojima
Jun's father (voice)
Kengo Kawanishi
Kazuharu Yamaji (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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