{"id":67804,"date":"2023-08-21T01:03:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T08:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=67804"},"modified":"2023-08-23T00:17:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T07:17:02","slug":"the-imaginary-anime-movie-releases-official-trailer-premieres-december-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/08\/21\/the-imaginary-anime-movie-releases-official-trailer-premieres-december-15\/","title":{"rendered":"The Imaginary Anime Movie Releases Official Trailer, Premieres December 15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The upcoming fantasy anime movie&nbsp;<em>The Imaginary&nbsp;<\/em>has received its first full-length trailer and a December 15 Japanese release date.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Befitting of its title, <em>The Imaginary<\/em>&#8216;s trailer is packed with fantastical visuals and fantasy-adventure elements. There are multiple instances of epically changing\/emerging environments, a sinister man whose mouth morphs into a terrifying, air-hoovering form, a shot of an astronaut running towards a very stylized, art project-like depiction of Earth, and a talking cat with heterochromia.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The trailer also provides a look at the movie&#8217;s main characters, including the imaginary boy Rudger and the girl who created him. Midway through the video, a voice tells Rudger, &#8220;Humans forget us. There&#8217;s no getting around that. There is but little time for you. Either you simply disappear, or come with me.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Imaginary \u2013 Official Trailer (Studio Ponoc)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-nW6LLojcUw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">In addition to the trailer and Japanese release date, the cast of the movie was also revealed. 15-year-old <strong>Kokoro Terada<\/strong> is voicing Rudger, while 18-year-old actress <strong>Rio Suzuki<\/strong> is voicing Amanda, the girl whose imagination gave life to the boy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Other cast members include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Sakura Ando<\/strong> as Lizzie, Amanda&#8217;s mother<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Riisa Naka<\/strong> as Emily, a girl who Rudger encounters in The Town of Imaginaries<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Takayuki Yamada<\/strong> as Zinzan, the aforementioned cat<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<strong> Atsuko Takahata<\/strong> as Granny Downbeat, Amanda&#8217;s grandmother<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Issey Ogata<\/strong> as Mr. Bunting, the previously mentioned sinister figure. He is following Rudger for some reason.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>The Imaginary<\/em>&nbsp;is based on the 2014 novel by<strong>&nbsp;A. F. Harrold<\/strong>, which features illustrations from&nbsp;<strong>Emily Gravett<\/strong>. Animation production company<strong> Studio Ponoc<\/strong> describes the film as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>The main character of&nbsp;<strong>The Imaginary<\/strong>&nbsp;is Rudger. Born from a young girl\u2019s imagination, Rudger is a boy no one can see who lives in a world where imaginations can live and be eaten by others.&nbsp;<strong>The Imaginary<\/strong>&nbsp;is an extraordinarily touching and beautiful hand-drawn fantasy film in which Rudger and his new friends in \u201cThe Imaginaries Town\u201d embark on an adventure no one can see at the risk of the futures and fates of those they love.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>The Imaginary <\/em>was originally meant to be released in the summer of 2022, with a delay announced in March of that year. <strong>Yoshiyuki Momose <\/strong>(<em>Ni no Kuni&nbsp;<\/em>anime and <em>Ghiblies<\/em> director, <em>Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom<\/em> character designer) is directing the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Studio Ponoc YouTube channel<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The upcoming fantasy anime movie&nbsp;The Imaginary&nbsp;has received its first full-length trailer and a December 15 Japanese release date. 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