Studio Colorido’s second full-length anime film A Whisker Away announced that the film will make a big appearance only on Netflix worldwide on June 18th.
The film was scheduled to open in Japan on June fifth yet was delayed due to the Coronavirus illness (COVID-19) pandemic.
Anime’s cast members include:
- Mirai Shida as Miyo
- Natsuki Hanae as Kento
- Kōichi Yamadera as the Cat Storekeeper
- Hiroaki Ogi as Homeroom Teacher Kusugi-sensei
- Minako Kotobuki as Yoriko Fukase
- Kensho Ono as Masamichi Isami
- Susumu Chiba as Yōji Sasaki
- Ayako Kawasumi as Kaoru Mizutani
- Sayaka Ohara as Miki Saitō
- Daisuke Namikawa as Tomoya Sakaguchi
Anime’s staff members include:
- Co-Directors: Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama
- Anime Studio: Colorido
- Scriptwriter: Mari Okada
- Yorushika will perform the anime’s theme song “A Ghost for a Flower“
The original story about finding one’s true self is set in Tokoname, Aichi, and centers on Miyo “Muge” Sasaki. She is a peculiar second-year junior high student who has fallen in love with her classmate Kento Hinode. Muge resolutely pursues Hinode every day, but he takes no notice of her. Nevertheless, while carrying a secret she can tell no one, Muge continues to pursue Hinode. Muge discovers a magic mask that allows her to transform into a cat named Tarō. The magic lets Muge get close to Hinode, but eventually, it may also make her unable to transform back to a human.
Source: A Whisker Away Official Website
