23/04/2025
Studio Mappa and Contrail partnered up for an anime short called "Tell Me About You" (Kika Sete Hoshi Kimi no Koto).
The short, themed around connections with others, centers around a boy named Yuuma who tries to learn more about Kenta, a boy from his school who is a young carer.
Young carers are children and young people who are legally recognized as "caring excessively for their family members and other daily needs", which causes various social problems such as affecting their school life and preventing them from having time for themselves.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx7wwb4_PCA
The two companies created this for the Nakano Ward in Tokyo's project of the same name, which is a local Public-Private Partnership platform designed to connect individuals and reduce feelings of loniless, and whose efforts Mappa and Contrail empathize with.
A special exhibition for the anime short will be held between April 26th till June 26th at Nakano City Nakano Higashi Library, where visitors can see storyboards and character settings of the work.
Link: https://library.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp/event/?id=190
Staff:
1. Yasuyuki Kitazawa (In This Corner of the World (key animator); Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2 (ED key animator)) as director, script writer and character designer;
2. Dokan (Suzume (2nd key animation); The Promised Neverland (Ep.3)) as key animator and assistant character designer;
3. Osh*tani Saki (Mini Van; Dragon Ball Z Kai (Ep.17 insert song)) on music;
4. Kumi Dobashi (Backflip!!; Noblesse (Ep.7, 10)) on art setting, art board, and background art.
Cast:
1. Satou Hana (Emile Elman - Spy x Family; Yukari - Mission: Yozakura Family) as Yuuma;
2. Sasamoto Natsue (Menou - Tasokare Hotel; Kinana - Fairy Tail) as Kenta;
3. Oominami Yuki (Miguel - Metallic Rouge; Mocchan - Skip to Loafer) as Yuuma's mother;
4. Hirohara Fuu (Kirarin Swan - Wonderful Precure!) as Yuuma's Sister
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