Sylvanian Families 3DCG Film Hits Japanese Theaters in Fall 2023
The adorable anthropomorphic animals of the Sylvanian Families figurine line are headed to Japanese theaters in fall of 2023 with a newly announced 3DCG film entitled Gekijoban Sylvanian Families Freya kara no Okurimono (“Sylvanian Families the Movie – A Gift from Freya”). The main staff from the film has been revealed, including:
- Original work: Epoch Co., Ltd.
- Executive producer: Michihiro Maeda
- Planning, producer: Kenji Seki
- Director: Kazuya Konaka
- Script: Hirotoshi Kobayashi
- Music: Jun Ichikawa
- Producer: Noboru Miyashita, Daisuke Takizawa
- Animation producer: Hiroshi Moriguchi, Keisuke Futagi
- Sound director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
- Animation Production: Frebari
- Distribution: Aeon Entertainment Co., Ltd.
- Advertising: Showgate
- Production: “Gekijoban Sylvanian Families Freya kara no Okurimono” Production Committee
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The story of Gekijoban Sylvanian Families Freya kara no Okurimono is set in Sylvanian VIllage during the yearly Star Festival, and it follows the rabbit girl, Freya, struggling to make everyone happy during the holiday. The film is the first theatrical anime film for the series, which has previously been adapted into an animated series in 1987, a stop-motion animation series in 1988, and a three season 3DCG TV anime that kicked off in 2017.
Sylvanian Families is known as Calico Critters in the United States.
Source: Comic Natalie
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