Kaori Mado’s romance novel Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to , set around the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival in Niigata, will be lighting up screens in Japan this summer with an anime film adaptation premiering on July 17. A website for the film was launched this morning, along with the release of a “super teaser trailer” and a “super teaser visual,” featuring the two lead voice actors and lead staff members. Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to Super Teaser Trailer and Visual Voicing the two leads for the Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to anime film are: Makoto Natsume voiced by Shori Sato (member of the band timelesz) Aki Hayama voiced by Nanoka Hara (Suzume in Suzume ) Makoto Natsume character visual Aki Hayama character visual Akira Suzuki ( Tower of God Season 2 ) is directing Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to at SynergySP and The Answerstudio. Kohei Mori wrote the screenplay, and Yuji Watanabe is adapting Akamoku’s original character designs for animation. Shin-Ei Animation is producing the film with distribution by Shochiku. The film is sponsored by Niigata Prefecture, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture Tourism Association. The film will be released in Japan on July 17. The story of Kaori Mado’s original novel centers on two Tokyo high schoolers who connect over a painting of fireworks. They trace the painting to the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival in Niigata, one of Japan's three major fireworks festivals, and to a mysterious promise that connects the two to the past. Source: Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to official website
