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Crunchyroll Adds Original Anime Film Hula Fulla Dance, More Anime in India
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The streaming service also added the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam anime both in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub on Tuesday. It added the Hindi dub of KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World on Thursday.
Hula Fulla Dance opened in Japan in December 2021.
The film's story centers on Hiwa Natsunagi (played by Haruka Fukuhara), a novice at hula dancing who nevertheless takes a job as a hula dancer at the real life Spa Resort Hawaiians hotel. The film shows the relationships between her and her colleagues. The same hotel in Iwaki City, Fukushima was also the setting for the popular 2006 film Hula Girls. Iwaki is also the setting for Gaina's Hulaing Babies anime, which is similarly centered on hula dancing.
Shinya Watada (Aikatsu Stars!, Gundam Build Divers, Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE) directed the film at Bandai Namco Pictures, with Seiji Mizushima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Gundam 00) as supervising director. Reiko Yoshida (K-ON!, Violet Evergarden, Liz and the Blue Bird) penned the script. Aikatsu! anime character designer Hiroko Yaguchi designed the film's characters. Michiru Oshima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Snow White with the Red Hair, Bloom Into You) composed the music. Kaori Hino was the art director, while Masumi Ootsuka served as the color designer. Youichi Oogami was the director of photography, and Kumiko Sakamoto was in charge of editing. Eriko Kimura served as the audio director.
The anime, which is set in the Fukushima Prefecture, is one of three anime projects that are part of the larger "Zutto Ōen Project 2011 + 10..." initiative aimed at promoting Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima. (The other two anime projects are Bakuten!! and Misaki no Mayoiga.) The "Zutto Ōen Project 2011 + 10..." is in remembrance of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 10 years ago.
Mine Shidō launched a manga adaptation in Monthly Comic Alive in January 2021. The manga ended in October 2021.
Source: Crunchyroll (Kyle Cardine), (link 2)
