The folks at Studio Ponoc have their next anime feature film lined up with The Imaginary, which is based on A.F. Harrold and Emily Gravett’s 2001 novel of the same name. Scheduled for summer 2022, the studio released a subtitled teaser trailer for it below while noting that its Japanese title is Yaneura no Rudger.
The film will be directed by Yoshiyuki Momose.
The Japanese cast includes:
- TBA
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Rudger is Amanda Shuffleup’s imaginary friend. Nobody else can see Rudger–until the evil Mr. Bunting arrives at Amanda’s door. Mr. Bunting hunts imaginaries. Rumor has it that he even eats them. And now he’s found Rudger. Soon Rudger is alone, and running for his imaginary life. He needs to find Amanda before Mr. Bunting catches him–and before Amanda forgets him and he fades away to nothing. But how can an unreal boy stand alone in the real world?
[Source: ANN]
