Ahead of an August 30 theatrical release in Japan, the official website and accounts for The Colors Within anime film unveiled a ‘sound visual’, depicting a lively jam session with Kimi, Totsuko and Rui, and announced that the film’s original soundtrack will be released on August 28 with 52 tracks composed by Kensuke Ushio and full-length versions of songs performed in the film.
The visual’s tagline translates to “Our colors, our sound.”
Sound Visual
Naoko Yamada (K-ON!, A Silent Voice) helms The Colors Within as director and original creator at studio Science SARU, with a script by Reiko Yoshida (Liz and the Blue Bird), soundtrack by Kensuke Ushio (The Heike Story) and daisukerichard’s original character designs adapted for animation by Takashi Kojima (Ride Your Wave), who also serves as animation director.
GKIDS announced that they will distribute the film North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, and describes the story:
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the ‘colors’ of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true ‘colors’?
Source: Comic Natalie
