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| distributor = [[Avex Inc.|Avex Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Avex Inc.|Avex Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2021|11|12|Japan}}
| released = {{Film date|2021|11|12|Japan}}
| runtime = 40 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/375964|script-title=ja:サマーゴースト|trans-title=Summer Ghost|website=allcinema|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408053459/https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/375964|url-status=live}}</ref>
| runtime = 40 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/375964|script-title=ja:サマーゴースト|trans-title=''Summer Ghost''|website=allcinema|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408053459/https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/375964|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country = Japan
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| language = Japanese
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==Production==
==Production==
In June 2020, animator and illustrator loundraw revealed that he is producing a short theatrical anime film as part of the Project Common multimedia project.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Animator, Illustrator loundraw Produces Anime Film Short for Project Common|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-26/animator-illustrator-loundraw-produces-anime-film-short-for-project-common/.161130|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref> The film was unveiled in February 2021, with the project serving as loundraw's directorial debut. It is produced by loundraw's company Flat Studio, with scripts written by [[Otsuichi|Hirotaka Adachi]], and music composed by Akira Kosemura, Itoko Toma, Guiano, and Hideya Kojima.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Animator, Illustrator loundraw Directs Anime Short Film Summer Ghost For Debut This Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-19/animator-illustrator-loundraw-directs-anime-short-film-summer-ghost-for-debut-this-year/.169696|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 19, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref><ref name="ANN2"/>
In June 2020, animator and illustrator loundraw revealed that he is producing a short theatrical anime film as part of the Project Common multimedia project.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Animator, Illustrator loundraw Produces Anime Film Short for Project Common|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-26/animator-illustrator-loundraw-produces-anime-film-short-for-project-common/.161130|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref> The film was unveiled in February 2021, with the project serving as loundraw's directorial debut. It is produced by loundraw's company Flat Studio, with scripts written by [[Otsuichi|Hirotaka Adachi]], and music composed by Akira Kosemura, Itoko Toma, Guiano, and Hideya Kojima.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Animator, Illustrator loundraw Directs Anime Short Film ''Summer Ghost'' For Debut This Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-19/animator-illustrator-loundraw-directs-anime-short-film-summer-ghost-for-debut-this-year/.169696|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 19, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref><ref name="ANN2"/>


==Release==
==Release==
===Theatrical===
===Theatrical===
''Summer Ghost'' was released in Japanese theaters on November 12, 2021 by its distributor [[Avex Inc.|Avex Pictures]].<ref name="ANN1">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Artist loundraw's 'Summer Ghost' Anime Short's Trailer Reveals Cast, More Staff, November 12 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-15/artist-loundraw-summer-ghost-anime-short-trailer-reveals-cast-more-staff-november-12-debut/.175154|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 15, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref> It had its international premiere on the same day at the [[Leeds International Film Festival]] in England.<ref>{{cite web|last=Osmond|first=Andrew|title=International Premiere of Summer Ghost at Leeds on Friday|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-08/international-premiere-of-summer-ghost-at-leeds-on-friday/.179351|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 8, 2021|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>
''Summer Ghost'' was released in Japanese theaters on November 12, 2021 by its distributor [[Avex Inc.|Avex Pictures]].<ref name="ANN1">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Artist loundraw's {{'}}''Summer Ghost''{{'}} Anime Short's Trailer Reveals Cast, More Staff, November 12 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-15/artist-loundraw-summer-ghost-anime-short-trailer-reveals-cast-more-staff-november-12-debut/.175154|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 15, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref> It had its international premiere on the same day at the [[Leeds International Film Festival]] in England.<ref>{{cite web|last=Osmond|first=Andrew|title=International Premiere of ''Summer Ghost'' at Leeds on Friday|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-08/international-premiere-of-summer-ghost-at-leeds-on-friday/.179351|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 8, 2021|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>


In North America, [[GKIDS]] will screen the film in Japanese and English language formats in Q3 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=GKIDS Screens 'Summer Ghost' Anime Short in N. America in Summer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-07/gkids-screens-summer-ghost-anime-short-in-n-america-in-summer/.184445|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 7, 2022|access-date=April 8, 2022}}</ref>
In North America, [[GKIDS]] will screen the film in Japanese and English language formats in Q3 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=GKIDS Screens {{'}}''Summer Ghost''{{'}} Anime Short in N. America in Summer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-07/gkids-screens-summer-ghost-anime-short-in-n-america-in-summer/.184445|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 7, 2022|access-date=April 8, 2022}}</ref>


===Home media===
===Home media===
The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] in Japan on March 25, 2022. The limited edition version includes the original soundtrack, an 80-minute documentary of the film's production, [[animatics]], and a special booklet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/10de5cce83c5a93a58d7389bac5a712b2e78ebf7|script-title=ja:loundraw×乙一によるアニメーション映画『サマーゴースト』特典情報公開|trans-title=loundraw and Otsuichi's Animated Film "Summer Ghost" Special Offer Information Revealed|website=[[Yahoo! Japan]]|date=February 2, 2022|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>
The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] in Japan on March 25, 2022. The limited edition version includes the original soundtrack, an 80-minute documentary of the film's production, [[animatics]], and a special booklet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/10de5cce83c5a93a58d7389bac5a712b2e78ebf7|script-title=ja:loundraw×乙一によるアニメーション映画『サマーゴースト』特典情報公開|trans-title=loundraw and Otsuichi's Animated Film "''Summer Ghost''" Special Offer Information Revealed|website=[[Yahoo! Japan]]|date=February 2, 2022|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>


==Adaptations==
==Adaptations==
A [[manga]] adaptation by Yoshi Inomi began serialization in [[Shueisha]]'s ''Tonari no Young Jump'' website on October 8, 2021.<ref name="ANN2">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Artist loundraw's 'Summer Ghost' Anime Short Unveils More Cast & Staff, Manga, Novels|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-24/artist-loundraw-summer-ghost-anime-short-unveils-more-cast-and-staff-manga-novels/.177757|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 24, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref>
A [[manga]] adaptation by Yoshi Inomi was serialized in [[Shueisha]]'s ''Tonari no Young Jump'' website from October 8, 2021,<ref name="ANN2">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Artist loundraw's {{'}}''Summer Ghost''{{'}} Anime Short Unveils More Cast & Staff, Manga, Novels|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-24/artist-loundraw-summer-ghost-anime-short-unveils-more-cast-and-staff-manga-novels/.177757|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 24, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref> to June 3, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tonarinoyj.jp/episode/3270296674372973066|script-title=ja:[最終話] サマーゴースト|trans-title=[Final Story] ''Summer Ghost''|website=Tonari no Young Jump|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=June 10, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=June 3, 2022}}</ref>


Two novels were written by the film's scriptwriter Hirotaka Adachi. The first is a novelization that expands on the film's story which was released on October 29, 2021. The second is an original spin-off novel titled ''Ichinose Yūna ga Uiteiru'' (''Yūna Ichinose Is Floating'') which was released on November 26 of the same year.<ref name="ANN2"/>
Two novels were written by the film's scriptwriter Hirotaka Adachi. The first is a novelization that expands on the film's story which was released on October 29, 2021. The second is an original spin-off novel titled ''Ichinose Yūna ga Uiteiru'' (''Yūna Ichinose Is Floating'') which was released on November 26 of the same year.<ref name="ANN2"/>

Revision as of 10:47, 10 June 2022

Summer Ghost
Directed byloundraw
Written byHirotaka Adachi
Starring
Music by
  • Akira Kosemura
  • Itoko Toma
  • Guiano
  • Hideya Kojima
Production
companies
  • Flat Studio
  • Flagship Line
Distributed byAvex Pictures
Release date
  • November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12) (Japan)
Running time
40 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Summer Ghost (Japanese: サマーゴースト, Hepburn: Samā Gōsuto) is a Japanese animated short film produced by Flat Studio and directed by loundraw. It was released in Japanese theaters on November 12, 2021.

Cast

Production

In June 2020, animator and illustrator loundraw revealed that he is producing a short theatrical anime film as part of the Project Common multimedia project.[4] The film was unveiled in February 2021, with the project serving as loundraw's directorial debut. It is produced by loundraw's company Flat Studio, with scripts written by Hirotaka Adachi, and music composed by Akira Kosemura, Itoko Toma, Guiano, and Hideya Kojima.[5][3]

Release

Theatrical

Summer Ghost was released in Japanese theaters on November 12, 2021 by its distributor Avex Pictures.[2] It had its international premiere on the same day at the Leeds International Film Festival in England.[6]

In North America, GKIDS will screen the film in Japanese and English language formats in Q3 2022.[7]

Home media

The film was released on Blu-ray in Japan on March 25, 2022. The limited edition version includes the original soundtrack, an 80-minute documentary of the film's production, animatics, and a special booklet.[8]

Adaptations

A manga adaptation by Yoshi Inomi was serialized in Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website from October 8, 2021,[3] to June 3, 2022.[9]

Two novels were written by the film's scriptwriter Hirotaka Adachi. The first is a novelization that expands on the film's story which was released on October 29, 2021. The second is an original spin-off novel titled Ichinose Yūna ga Uiteiru (Yūna Ichinose Is Floating) which was released on November 26 of the same year.[3]

References

  1. ^ サマーゴースト [Summer Ghost]. allcinema (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Loo, Egan (July 15, 2021). "Artist loundraw's 'Summer Ghost' Anime Short's Trailer Reveals Cast, More Staff, November 12 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Loo, Egan (September 24, 2021). "Artist loundraw's 'Summer Ghost' Anime Short Unveils More Cast & Staff, Manga, Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (June 26, 2020). "Animator, Illustrator loundraw Produces Anime Film Short for Project Common". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 19, 2021). "Animator, Illustrator loundraw Directs Anime Short Film Summer Ghost For Debut This Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Osmond, Andrew (November 8, 2021). "International Premiere of Summer Ghost at Leeds on Friday". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 7, 2022). "GKIDS Screens 'Summer Ghost' Anime Short in N. America in Summer". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  8. ^ loundraw×乙一によるアニメーション映画『サマーゴースト』特典情報公開 [loundraw and Otsuichi's Animated Film "Summer Ghost" Special Offer Information Revealed]. Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). February 2, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  9. ^ [最終話] サマーゴースト [[Final Story] Summer Ghost]. Tonari no Young Jump (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 10, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
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