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Muse Malaysia Debuts Birthday Wonderland Anime
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Muse Malaysia released Keiichi Hara's Birthday Wonderland (The Wonderland) anime film on August 31.
Crunchyroll screened the film in the United States last year, and it describes the anime:
On the day before her birthday, young Akane meets the mysterious alchemist Hippocrates who brings her through a basement and into a fantastical world full of magic and color. He reveals that this world is in danger, and as the "Green Goddess" it is her destiny and responsibility to save this world. The only problem? Akane just wants to go home.Join them on this gorgeously animated fantasy directed by Keiichi Hara (Miss Hokusai, Colorful) and with character designs from fan favorite Ilya Kuvshinov.
The film opened in Japan in April 2019 and screened in competition at last year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June.
Russian artist Ilya Kuvshinov designed the characters and visuals, Miho Maruo wrote the script, and milet performed the image song "Wonderland." The film is an adaptation of Sachiko Kashiwaba's 1981 children's book Chikashitru Kara no Fushigi na Tabi (Strange Journey From The Basement).
Hara's most recent work, Miss Hokusai, debuted in May 2015. The film won the Jury Prize at Annecy in June 2015. Hara also won the Asiagraph 2015 Tsumugi Prize in recognition of individuals who have made valuable contributions to digital art.
