First Trailer for Ookami Kodomo Ame to Yuki Streamed

A 50-second trailer for the upcoming anime movie Ookami Kodomo Ame to Yuki (The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki) has been posted on its official website. It is the latest film by Hosoda Mamoru, director of Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. The film is due to be released in Japan July 21^st.

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The film follows the story of the 19-year-old college student Hana, who goes through a “fairy-tale like” love with a “wolf man”, and their two children – the older sister who was born on a snowy day, Yuki, and the younger brother who was born on a rainy day, Ame.

In addition to directing the film, Hosoda is the writer for both the original story and the screenplay. Character design will be by Sadamoto Yoshiyuki, who also worked on both Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Animation will be handled by Studio Chizu, and the animation director will be Yamashita Takaaki. The executive producer will be Okuda Seiji, who worked in this capacity on several Studio Ghibli films.