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I Want to Deliver Your Voice
The story focuses on high school girl Nagisa Yukiai who lives in a seaside town. She has believed her grandmother's story that spirits dwell in words and they are called "kotodama" (word spirit). One day, she strays into a mini FM station that has not been used for years. As an impulse of the moment, she tries to talk like a DJ using the facility. But her voice accidentally broadcasted reaches someone she has never expected.
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The story focuses on high school girl Nagisa Yukiai who lives in a seaside town. She has believed her grandmother's story that spirits dwell in words and they are called "kotodama" (word spirit). One day, she strays into a mini FM station that has not been used for years. As an impulse of the moment, she tries to talk like a DJ using the facility. But her voice accidentally broadcasted reaches someone she has never expected.
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Genre:Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Written By:Manabu Ishikawa
In Theaters:
Box Office:$3,891
Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Madhouse, TFC, Lantis, KADOKAWA, GYAO
Cast
Naoyuki Ito
Director
Mina Katahira
Nagisa Yukiai (voice)
Hitomi Suzuki
Otoha Biwakōji (voice)
Momone Iwabuchi
Shizuku Dobashi (voice)
Misako Iino
Yū Hamasuka (voice)
Mitsuho Kambe
Ayame Nakahara (voice)
Yuki Tanaka
Kaede Tatsunokuchi (voice)
Suzuko Mimori
Shion Yazawa (voice) / Akane Yazawa (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Masaki Kawabukuro (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Daigo Koyurugi (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Nagisa's grandmother (voice)
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