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Anime Mirai 2014's 2nd Trailer Previews Voice Casts

The second trailer for the Anime Mirai 2014 projects began streaming on Tuesday. The latest trailer includes more footage for each of the four shorts and features the voice cast. The narrator proclaims that these four stories will change the future of anime.



The shorts are introduced in the following order:



Ultra Super Pictures
Title: "Harmonie" (Arumoni)

Every person has his or her own little world. Among the 34 bustling students of classroom 2-1, there are many such worlds.

Akio Honjō's world — my world — is filled with ionate talk about last night's anime with Yoshida, Watanabe, and other friends. It's An Fūn, comfortable place…. But, I always wonder. Wonder about the world of Juri Makina, smiling and surrounded by gorgeous friends on the other side of the classroom.

One day, I enter her world. But it's not as simple as it sounds.

Director: Patema Inverted)
Producer: Ryousuke Inagaki
Production Head: Ryousuke Inagaki
Character Design: Atsushi Ikariya
Animation Director: Atsushi Ikariya
Animation Direction Assistant: Makoto Furukawa as Gotō



A-1 Pictures
Title: "Ōkii Ichinensei to Chiisana Ninensei" (The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader)

First-grader Masaya-kun is a crybaby despite his large stature, so he can't walk by himself on the dark path to school. The one who holds his hand is Akiyo-chan, a tiny but capable second-grader.

Masaya wants to be strong like Akiyo and ires her, but one day, something happens that leaves Akiyo in tears.

To lift Akiyo's spirits, Masaya goes trekking to the distant Ipponsugi forest to find the spotted bellflowers that Akiyo loves. But there are still many paths in the world unknown to him.

Director: Danchi Tomoo)
Producer: Makoto Sotozaki
Production Head: Takuya Hirata
Character Designer: Shizue Kaneko
Animation Director: Keiichirou Matsui
Animation Direction Assistant: Misaki Kuno as Mariko



Shinei Animation
Title: "Paroru no Miraijima" (Paroru's Future Island)

There is a tiny island floating on the other side of a distant sea. Strange animals, still unknown to humans, live there. The children of the island — Paroru, Zūzu, and Rikotto — come across a photo of the human world one day, and fascinated by this beautiful wonder, break the rules and rush out of the island. Paroru and the others are surprised and excited to see the human world for the first time. However, unforeseen pitfalls await them there…. Can they safely reach their journey's destination?

Director: Valkyria Chronicles unit director)
Producer: Maiko Okada
Character Design: Yoshimichi Kameda
Animation Director: Yoshimichi Kameda
Animation Direction Assistant: Ayako Kawasumi as Rikotto



Studio 4°C
Title: "Kuro no Su - Chronus-"

Makoto Nakazono is a high school student with a small dark secret. Since he was little, he has had the mysterious power to see "black entities" that steal souls — the gods of death known as Fates.

One day, he is suddenly interrogated by one of the "black entities," Akira Seno: "Will you get in our way?"

But Makoto replies with an air of resignation, "There's nothing I can do anyway, so I won't."

At that moment, Makoto didn't notice the threatening shadow approaching his childhood friend Hazuki …

Director: Gantz)
Producer: Eiko Tanaka
Production Head: Hiroto Yonemori
Character Design: Yasuyuki Shimizu
Animation Director: Yasuyuki Shimizu
Animation Direction Assistant: Yūki Matsumoto as Ichiko Shimura

The four studios each received 38 million yen ($380,000) from the "Young Animator Training Project" to make a half-hour anime. Just like the TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo and other theaters throughout Japan will begin screening the anime shorts on Saturday.