Trailer of the anime film Sasaki to Miyano

Kadokawa has just revealed the trailer for the upcoming film "Sasaki to Miyano: Sotsugyo-hen," which is set to premiere in Japanese theaters on February 17, 2023. The film will be accompanied by an animated short based on the spin-off manga "Hirano to Kagiura." As a bonus, moviegoers who watch the film during its opening week will receive a short manga by Shō Harusono titled "Sasaki to Miyano: Valentine no Chottoshita Hanashi."



The film is being produced by the same talented crew and voice actors from the original anime series, including director Shinji Ishihara, assistant director Takahiro Ueno, screenwriter Yoshiko Nakamura, character designer Maki Fujii, and music composer Kana Shibue. The band Miracle Chimpanzee will also return to perform the main theme "March." The film's soundtrack will be released on February 15, 2023.

Voice actors Yuusuke Shirai and Sôma Saitô will reprise their roles as Shumei Sasaki and Yoshikazu Miyano, respectively. The rest of the cast includes Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Yûki Ono, Yûma Uchida, Ryohei Arai, Mitsuhiro Ichiki, and Nobunaga Shimazaki.

"Sasaki to Miyano" is a manga series written and illustrated by Shō Harusono, which began serialization on the Comic Pixiv website in 2016. The series has nine compiled volumes and has been published in Japan by Kadokawa. It also has two light novels, an anthology comic, and a spin-off light novel titled "Hirano to Kagiura." The spin-off manga "Hirano to Kagiura" was serialized in Kadokawa's Comic Gene magazine in 2019 and spans three volumes.

The story revolves around two friends—Miyano, a young man with a complex about his feminine features, and Sasaki, an outgoing boy who shares Miyano's passion for BL. Their shared passion brings them closer, and their relationship evolves beyond mere friendship. It is a heartwarming tale about the power of friendship and acceptance.