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BONES' 'Josee, the Tiger and the Fish' Anime Film Delayed Due to COVID-19
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The official website for the anime film of Seiko Tanabe's short story Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi (Josee, The Tiger and the Fish) announced on Friday that the film has been delayed from its scheduled summer opening. The website cited the ongoing discussions on the state of Japan due to the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The site will announce the new opening date as soon as it is decded, and it also revealed a new visual of the two smiling main leads Tsuneo and Josee on the streets of Osaka.
The story centers on the relationship between Tsuneo and Josee. Tsuneo is a university student, and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to walk. The two meet when Tsuneo finds Josee's grandmother taking her out for a morning walk.
Kotaro Tamura (Noragami, Noragami Aragoto) is directing the anime. Nao Emoto (O Maidens in Your Savage Season) drew the original characters designs, and Haruko Iizuka (Tamayura, Children of the Whales, Endro~!) is designing those characters for animation, as well as serving as chief animation director. Sayaka Kuwamura (Strobe Edge) is writing the script. loundraw (Tsuki ga Kirei, I want to eat your pancreas character design) is credited for concept design. Evan Call (Violet Evergarden, Schwarzes Marken) is composing the music. Shochiku and Kadokawa will distribute the film.
Tanabe published the original story in the 1985 short story collection of the same name. The story inspired a live-action film in 2003.
Sources: Josee, The Tiger and the Fish film's website, Comic Natalie
