by Studio Colorido’s long-awaited latest full-length feature film, “I Like It, But I Don’t Like It, ‘ ‘ will be exclusively distributed worldwide on Netflix and theatrically released in Japan from May 24th (Friday). In addition, various information has been released, including the main cast and staff, noteworthy news, and teaser visuals.
Studio Colorido is an anime studio founded in 2011. His first feature film, Penguin Highway (2018), won the 42nd Japan Academy Award for Best Animated Film. Since then, he has continued to work on ambitious works, such as his second feature film, I Want to Cry, Wear a Cat” (2020), and his third feature film, A Drifting Complex That Tells the Rain” (2022), was produced as a Netflix movie. It is attracting attention.
The latest work, Suki But Hate Amanojaku,” is a youth fantasy of One Summer and One Winter”. It begins with an encounter between a boy and a demon girl” and the mysterious event of snow falling in the summer. The director is Tomotaka Shibayama, who made his feature-length directorial debut with Want to Cry, I Cover My Cat”, and Yuko Kakihara, known for her work on the TV anime Chihayafuru series and Yakuya no Hitorigoto, contributed to the screenplay.
The character design was done by Tadashi Yokota, who worked on the opening of “Yakuya no Hitorigoto” and the theatrical animations ” Weathering With You” and “The Wind Rises, ” and the character design assistant was the character designer for the theatrical animation “Ame wo Ou no Drifting Danchi” and the TV anime. Urusei Yatsura.” Naoto Chikaoka, who demonstrated his skills as the animation director for the opening of”, will be in charge.
The two prominent cast members who will play the main characters of this work have also been announced. Kensho Ono plays Yatsuse Hiiragi, a first-year high school boy living in Yamagata Prefecture, and Miyu Tomita plays Tsumugi, a demon girl. Ono, who reunited with director Shibayama after I Want to Cry, Wear a Cat,” said of Hiiragi that he is a boy more significant than life and surprisingly stubborn but attractive.’
Regarding the highlights, he commented, “I hope you look forward to meeting many people, including Hiiragi, and seeing how they grow!” The released special report shows Hiiragi’s surprise at the snow that falls in the summer, the comical interactions between Hiiragi and Tsumugi, the mysterious creatures, etc. It is an exciting content that foreshadows an exciting development.
The unique Mubichike cards that will go on sale today can be selected from two types of original art designs (Hiiragi ver./Tsumugi ver.). As a bonus, a cute “goblin” acrylic keychain will be randomly distributed among the three types. Furthermore, a special exhibition of this work is planned for “Anime Japan 2024,” which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight on March 23rd and 24th.
There will also be exhibits that can only be seen here, and novelty items will be distributed exclusively to booth visitors. Director Shibayama will be on the Creation Stage on the 24th, so this will be an excellent opportunity to get to know the world of this work as soon as possible. A new youth fantasy, “Suki But Hate Amanojaku,” completes Studio Colorido’s theme of “From the Ordinary to the Extraordinary.”
I look forward to an exciting “boy meets girl” story from summer to winter!
