Upcoming anime film Child of Kamiari Month has received a new 30-second trailer. New cast announcements were also made for the film, which is set to release in Japan in fall 2021.
The newly announced cast members are Riko Nagase as the protagonist’s classmate Miki, Chafurin as the god Kotoshironushi, and Wataru Takagi as the dragon god. They are part of a cast that includes Aju Makita as Kanna, Maaya Sakamoto as Shiro, Miyu Irino as Yasha, Chise Niitsu as young Kanna, and Akira Kamiya as the deity Okuninushi.
Toshinari Inoue is credited as the original creator, communication director, and one of the scriptwriters for Child of Kamiari Month. Other staff members include Takana Shirai (Children of the Sea assistant animation director) as director, Ryuuta Miyake (The Asadas! live action film) and Tetsuro Takita (Goemon live action movie co-writer) as scriptwriters, Haruka Sagawa (Happy-Go-Lucky Days character designer) as character designer and chief animation director, and Hiroyasu Oda (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid action supervisor) as deity designer.
Child of Kamiari Month follows Kanna, a girl who is offered the chance to meet her deceased mother by a deity’s familiar. To do so, Kanna will have to travel to the city of Izumo in Shimane prefecture, with the demon descendant Yasha standing in the way of her goal. The story will involve the month of Kamiarizuki/Kannazuki, a time where it is believed that deities leave their shrines from across Japan to gather at Izumo.
Sources: Crunchyroll, Comic Natalie, Child of Kamiari Month website
