{"id":72773,"date":"2023-11-02T18:25:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T01:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=72773"},"modified":"2023-11-02T18:26:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T01:26:02","slug":"studio-ponocs-the-imaginary-releases-newest-trailer-main-visual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/11\/02\/studio-ponocs-the-imaginary-releases-newest-trailer-main-visual\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Ponoc\u2019s The Imaginary Releases Newest Trailer &amp; Main Visual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new trailer and visual have been released for the upcoming anime feature film <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/08\/21\/the-imaginary-anime-movie-releases-official-trailer-premieres-december-15\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Imaginary<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The film will premiere theatrically in Japan on December 15, 2023 and globally sometime in 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The trailer highlights some exciting scenes from the film, while the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/07\/14\/studio-ponocs-the-imaginary-film-debuts-december-15-in-japan-unveils-new-visual\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">latest visual<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> showcases the imaginary friend character, Rudger.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Imaginary \u2013 Official Trailer (2) (Studio Ponoc)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iQ9jeWmPsvc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The film\u2019s main theme song \u201cNothing\u2019s Impossible\u201d was also revealed in the trailer, which is performed by musical duo <\/span><b>A Great Big World<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">featuring singer <\/span><b>Rachel Platten<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Yoshiyuki Momose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is directing the film, who directed the 2019 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ni no Kuni <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anime film and served as character designer on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> video game. Momose previously worked on several Studio Ghibli films such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Porco Rosso<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pom Poko<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Whisper of the Heart<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Princess Mononoke<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><b>Studio Ponoc <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is the animation production company.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72777\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"72777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/11\/02\/studio-ponocs-the-imaginary-releases-newest-trailer-main-visual\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-1.jpg?fit=1500%2C2122&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2122\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the imaginary new main visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 2023 Ponoc&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-1.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-1.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-72777\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-1.jpg?resize=350%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the imaginary new main visual rudger\" width=\"350\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-1.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-1.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9 2023 Ponoc<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Yoshiaki Nishimura<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is serving as the film\u2019s producer, having previously produced <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mary and The Witch\u2019s Flower<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the first volume of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/10\/22\/the-imaginary-adds-akira-terao-hana-sugisaki-to-voice-cast\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">main voice cast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> includes:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Kokoro Terada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Rudger<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Rio Suzuki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Amanda<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Sakura Andou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Lizzie<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Riisa Naka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Emily<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Takayuki Yamada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Zinzan<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Atsuko Takahata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Granny Downbeat\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Issey Ogata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Mr. Bunting<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Akira Terao<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as The Old Dog<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Hana Sugisaki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as the Aurora\u2019s voice<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Imaginary<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is based on A.F. Harrold and Emily Gravett\u2018s 2014 novel of the same name. The film was originally meant to be released in the summer of 2022, but was delayed for some time around March 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65683\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/07\/14\/studio-ponocs-the-imaginary-film-debuts-december-15-in-japan-unveils-new-visual\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1698&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1698\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the imaginary studio ponoc film visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 2022 Ponoc&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-65683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?resize=350%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the imaginary studio ponoc teaser visual\" width=\"350\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1087&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?resize=1086%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?resize=696%2C985&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?resize=1068%2C1511&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-imaginary-studio-ponoc-film-visual-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9 2022 Ponoc<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Studio Ponoc describes the film as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The main character of The Imaginary 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. The Imaginary 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.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StudioPonoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Studio Ponoc Official Anime Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoc.jp\/Rudger\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Imaginary Official Website<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new trailer and visual have been released for the upcoming anime feature film The Imaginary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":72776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[7893,3866,3867,7297],"class_list":["post-72773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-a-great-big-world","tag-studio-ponoc","tag-the-imaginary","tag-yoshiaki-nishimura"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-e1698974546519.jpg?fit=1499%2C845&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-iVL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72773"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72773"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72780,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72773\/revisions\/72780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}