It has been announced that Tomihiko Morimi's novel Penguin Highway will get an animated movie to premiere in Japanese theaters this August.
Staff
Director: Hiroyasu Ishida (Fastening Days)
Character Design: Youjirou Arai (Hinata no Aoshigure)
Script: Makoto Ueda (Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei)
Music: Umitaro Abe
Studio: Studio Colorido
Cast
Aoyama-kun: Kana Kita (live-action Kizoku Tantei)
Lady: Yuu Aoi (Hana to Alice: Satsujin Jiken)
Morimi (Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome) published Penguin Highway on May 28, 2010 via Kadokawa Bunko. It has received the 31st Annual Japan SF Award on the same year. The novel centers around a fourth-grader, Aoyama-kun, investigating the mysterious reason behind the suddenly appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a lady working at a dental clinic.
Teaser
Source: Comic Natalie
Penguin Highway on MAL
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