The first anime feature film from I.G Port's new anime studio subsidiary Signal.MD has released a new teaser poster for Napping Princess: The Story of the Unknown Me, written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama. The film is set in Japan during the year 2020 and follow a teenage girl named Morikawa Kokone who encounters a strange robot named Hearts and embarks on an incredible adventure of self-discovery. Takahata Mitsuki plays the main lead heroine.
The film will be released in Japan in March 2017.
Warner Bros. Japan, the distributor of the film, has official concept art and character designs on the film's website
http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/hirunehime/.
Trailer translation
via ANN:
Kokone: Aw, it happened again! Why do I keep falling asleep in the middle of the day?
Kokone: I'm Kokone Morikawa. I live together with my dad who's crazy about car modding.
Text: Kokone Morikawa: Mitsuki Takahata
Text: Director, Script: Kenji Kamiyama
Kokone: The same dream's been on my mind lately.
Kokone: That uncomfortable but warm dream is connected to my family's secret!
Kokone and Logo: Hirune Hime
Text: 2017. A secret door will open.
Director: Kenji Kamiyama ( Eden of the East, Ghost in the Shell: SAC )
Screenplay: Kenji Kamiyama
Character Designer: Satoko Morikawa (The Cat Returns)
Mechanical Design: Shigeto Koyama (Big Hero 6),
Animation Director: Atsuko Sasaki (Eden of the East)
Production Studio: signal.MD
Distributor: Warner Bros. Japan
Release Date: March 2017 - Japan