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IRODUKU: The World in Colors

2018 · 1 season

A gentle, wistful coming-of-age story that unfolds slowly, wrapping you in soft color and quiet longing as a girl slowly learns to feel again.

Created by: Toshiya Shinohara, Yoshiyuki Asai
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Kaori Ishihara, Kaede Hondo, Nao Toyama

Overview: Set in the city of Nagasaki, the story takes place in a world where a miniscule amount of magic remains in everyday life. Hitomi Tsukishiro is a 17-year-old descendant of a witch family who grew up with stale emotions, as she lost her sense of color at a very young age. Feeling sorry for her granddaughter's future, Kohaku, a great witch, sends Hitomi to past, the year 2018. Through exchanges with her 17-year-old grandmother and her club members, the story follows Hitomi's growth as a person.

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Created by: Toshiya Shinohara, Yoshiyuki Asai
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Kaori Ishihara, Kaede Hondo, Nao Toyama

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
grief
friendship
art
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Toshiya Shinohara, Yoshiyuki Asai, Tadahito Matsubayashi, Yuriko Abe, Ryota Miyazawa, Shu Honma
Written by: Yuko Kakihara, Yasuhiro Nakanishi
Starring: Kaori Ishihara, Kaede Hondo, Nao Toyama, Sayaka Ohara, Kana Ichinose, Seiji Maeda, Keiko Han, Toshiyuki Morikawa
Music: Yoshiaki Dewa
Cinematography: Yoshimitsu Tomita, Satoshi Namiki
Length: 1 seasons, 13 episodes, 24 min each
Network: MBS, BS-TBS, AT-X, Tulip Television, Prime Video, TBS
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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