Starlight Promises

Starlight Promises (2018)

約束の七夜祭り

A festival of miraculous reunions.

Shoma Mihara, a freshman in high school, receives a sudden message from his friend Atsushi inviting him to meet again at a mysterious festival. Having been unable to contact Atsushi for three and a half years, Shoma jumps at the chance and heads to join the Starlight Festival, held in a deserted mountain village. Once there, Shoma searches for Atsushi but finds no trace of him. Instead Shoma meets Shiori, a young woman who’s also looking for someone. Kana, the director of the Starlight Festival, assures Shoma that he’ll be able to reunite with Atsushi before the festivities end. Both Shoma and Shiori end up helping with preparations, only to find themselves pulled deeper and deeper into a series of strange happenings. Will Shoma be able to meet his dear friend...?

Date of release
2018-08-03
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 2m
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery
Director
Kazuya Murata

Casting

Interesting facts

Starlight Promises is a Japanese original net animation film produced by XFlag and Yokohama Animation Laboratory. The net film was scheduled to launch on July 7, 2018, on YouTube, but was postponed to August 3, 2018, due to the 2018 Japan floods.

Production and release

The net film was produced by XFlag and Yokohama Animation Laboratory. It was directed and written by Kazuya Murata, with Jonathan Kazushi Maeno producing the work. Taro Iwashiro composed the music, with Anri Kumaki performing the opening theme song "Awai".

The release of the 62-minute film in Japan was scheduled for July 7, 2018, the day of the 2018 Tanabata Festival via YouTube. However, the net film was delayed to August 3, 2018, due to the 2018 Japan floods. Crunchyroll holds the license to simulcast the anime with subtitles in various languages.

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