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Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron U.K. Blu-ray Released on Monday
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The film's story takes place during World War II. After Mahito loses his mother during the firebombings of Tokyo, he and his father move to the countryside. There, Mahito's father gets remarried to his late mother's pregnant sister. As Mahito struggles with his situation, he encounters a talking heron and enters another world based on a promise that he can meet his mother again.
Miyazaki is credited with the original work, in addition to directing the film and writing the script. Takeshi Honda (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Rebuild of Evangelion films) is the animation director. Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro) composed the music. Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki is the producer. Kenshi Yonezu (Chainsaw Man, My Hero Academia, March comes in like a lion) performs the theme song "Chikyūgi" (Globe).
"To be reincarnated into another world with the promise of a "cheat" power is one thing... but to be reborn as a baby, and then left for dead after your royal parents think you're powerless?? That's another thing entirely! Now the newly-born Reinhart—or Hart to his new friends—must find his way through a dangerous world...but luckily he's got magic that's quite literally off the charts!"
Takashi Naoya (Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, Tales of Wedding Rings) directed the anime at Staple Entertainment with assistant director Matsuo Asami (Real Girl, Val x Love). Tatsuya Takahashi (Val x Love, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls) supervised the series scripts, and Takahashi and Tetsuya Yamada (Val x Love) wrote the scripts. Shōko Yasuda (Happy Sugar Life, My Happy Marriage) designed the characters.
"Ryota Sato gets the surprise of his life when he's suddenly transported into another world and nearly clobbered at the hands of the young, pretty adventurer Emily Brown. This new world revolves around defeating monsters and profiting on whatever they drop—food, money, items, etc. Unfortunately for Ryota, he has no skills to speak of...until he learns he has the ability to get rare drops! Suddenly his luck turns around...or does it?"
Yūji Yanase (By the Grace of the Gods) directed the series at MAHO FILM. Yuka Yamada (Tokyo Mew Mew New) was in charge of the series composition. Miyako Nishida (In Another World With My Smartphone), Eri Kojima (In the Land of Leadale), Kaho Deguchi (If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord), and Yūko Ōba (I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss) were the main character designers. Endō. composed the music. Nora from Konya, Ano Machi Kara performed the opening theme song "Chase Me." Airi Miyakawa performrf the ending theme song "Tamborine no Naru Oka" (The Tambourine-Ringing Hill).
Miki debuted the series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let's Be Novelists) website in February 2017. Miki and Subachi launched the light novel series in September 2017. Mawata's manga adaptation debuted on Kodansha's "Suiyōbi no Sirius" website in May 2018.
