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From “Hula Fulla Dance”, an animated film with an originl story depicting bonds and growth among novice dancers who chose “Hula” as an occupation, youthful scenes and 30-second trailer have been unveiled.

The released scenes are the shots that partially clipped out a youthful life of unique novice hula-girls pushing themselves ahead. Featuring the protagonist Natsunagi Hiwa (voice: Fukuhara Haruka), Kamakura Kanna (voice: Miyama Karen), Takigawa Ranko (voice: Tomita Miu), Ohana Kaaihue (voice: Maeda Kaori), and Shirasawa Shion (voice: Suyama Emiri), the scenes of their taking a step forward arm in arm with, dancing a hula on the stage, and their fresh figures when they just joined Spa Resort Hawaiians, can be seen.

The scene of Hiwa looking at her senior Suzukake Ryota (voice: Dean Fujioka) will surely make you curious about their relationship.

Moreover, 30-second trailer has also been unveiled, featuring the novice hula-girls spending a passionate life while being troubled, losing their ways, and wandering. The life of the girls, who chose their occupation to make people smile from the stage, is being colored by the theme song “Sunflower” by Philosophy no Dance.

“Hula Fulla Dance” is directed by Mizushima Seiji, who has engaged in “Fullmetal Alchemist”, “Mobile Suit Gundam 00”, etc. Although this theme might be some sort of challenge for cheif director Mizushima, he “wanted to make this kind (job-related story) of film at some point.”

He revealed his enthusiasm toward his long-desired title, “I thought it would be fascinating enough only to depict how the protagonist and other characters, who have come from various areas with a lot of thoughts to become hula-dancers, are growing in one year. I want to make a youthful film, which director Suo Masayuki and director Yagushi Shinobu would make, as an animated film ―― my dream has come true.”

“Hula Fulla Dance” is scheduled to premiere nationwide on December 3. For the youthful entertainmant packed with the factors of music, youth story, and idols, making full use of experience of chief director Mizushima that he cultivated through “Natsuiro Kiseki”, and “Aikatsu!”, expectations are running high.

“Hula Fulla Dance”
Chief Director: Mizushima Seiji (“Fullmetal Alchemist”, “Mobile Suit Gundam 00”)
Director: Watada Shinya (“Aikatsu Stars! The Movie”, “Gundam Build Divers”)
Screenplay: Yoshida Reiko (“Violet Evergarden”, “Ride Your Wave”)
Character Design: Yaguchi Hiroko (“Aikatsu!”, “Un-Go”)
Art Director: Hino Kaori (“Sumikko Gurashi The Movie – The Pop-up Book and the Secret Child”, “Napping Princess: The Story of the Unknown Me”)
Color Design: Otsuka Masumi (“Aikatsu!”, “Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop”)
Director of Photography: Ogami Yoichi (“Aikatsu!”, “Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”)
Editing: Sakamoto Kumiko (“Aikatsu Friends!”, “Mr. Osomatsu”)
Sound Director: Kimura Eriko (“Penguin Highway”, “Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn”)
Music: Oshima Michiru (“Fullmetal Alchemist”, “Nodame Cantabil”)
Theme Song: “Sunflower” by Philosophy no Dance
Production: BN Pictures (“Aikatsu!”, “Gintama)”
Distributor: Aniplex

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