Funimation usually just distributes movies made by other people, but with the upcoming Sing A Bit Of Harmony, they’re co-producing the whole thing. And what they’re bringing to life is a rare genre for anime movies: a musical.
We learned from the first trailer that the plot concerns two teenagers….Shion Ashimori, a transfer student, and Satomi Amano, a chronic loner who’s always in the dumps. With this second trailer released today, we found out the truth about Shion: she’s really a robot. Satomi is put off by her strange quirks, like singing to him in the middle of class, but once he discovers her true nature, he warms up to having her around. Shion’s AI is a work in progress and she’s “not quite market ready,” but her goal is to write an inspiring song that will not only lift Satomi’s spirits but everyone else around her.
The film’s Japanese cast includes Tao Tsuchiya (ERASED) as Shion, Haruka Fukuhara (Kaguya-sama: Love is War?) as Satomi and Asuka Kudo as Touma. Additional cast...
