GKIDS and Anime Ltd. have snagged the rights to The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), a fresh anime flick made by Science SARU and directed by Naoko Yamada (known for works like K-ON!, The Heike Story, A Silent Voice).
GKIDS will release the film in North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand, while Anime Ltd. will take care of Europe.
PLAION PICTURES will handle Italian and German-speaking regions, and CHARADES will handle sales for the remaining parts of Europe, along with Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand.
The companies will show the movie with Japanese audio and English subtitles, as well as with an English dub this winter.
In Japan, the anime will debut on August 30. Initially planned for a fall 2023 release, then pushed to 2024.
Yamada is helming the movie at Science SARU. Story Inc. is recognized as the planner and producer.
Reiko Yoshida (known for works like K-ON!, Girls und Panzer, Ride Your Wave, and Violet Evergarden) is writing the script, while Kensuke Ushio (credited for Space Dandy, A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird, Chainsaw Man) is creating the music.
Daisuke Richard crafts the original characters, and Takashi Kojima designs the characters and oversees the animation direction.
The plot revolves around Totsuko, a high school girl with a unique ability: she can see the colors of people’s emotions.
She goes to a mission school in Nagasaki and works hard to prevent her friends and family from experiencing negative feelings.
She frets, assesses situations, and sometimes fibs to maintain harmony. One day, while visiting a quaint bookshop, she encounters a stunning woman radiating beautiful colors and a music enthusiast striving to form a band.
The narrative tracks the journey of these three sensitive individuals as they come together to create music as a band.