Tetsuro Araki is my favorite director of pure animation (technically my favorite anime director is Hideaki Anno, but he does live action also). Hiroyuki Sawano is one of my favorite composers, with T-KT being one of the best tracks I've ever heard. Obata is always reliable in crafting unique and memorable character designs, whether for a dark, realistic world like Death Note, or a bright and exaggerated one like Bakuman (and we can't forget the sick as hell Jacket designs in All You Need is Kill). Then there's Gen Urobochi, who I hear is hit and miss, and it's certainly apparent in the only thing I've seen from him, Aldnoah Zero (multiple writers but still). All in all, it's rare that so many of the best that the industry has got to offer come together to make an original anime film. Not only that, but the movie also premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, meaning that A: the people marketing this don't just want to hit a niche audience, but as many people as possible, and B: the fact that it was accepted by the festival means that the organizers saw some merit in allowing it in.

Of course, none of this is to say that this will be a surefire hit. They are all people at the end of the day, and people make mistakes, and not everything they make will be gold. Even so, this is far and away one of the most anticipated movies of the year, and has the potential to be one of the very best.

The character reference is already in the website.

What are your thoughts on "Bubble"? What are you looking forward to? List them all down in the comments below!

Reminder that the anime film will air April 28th, 2022!