Underplayed Gems

My Oni Girl (2024)

My Oni Girl poster
Original title
好きでも嫌いなあまのじゃく
Directed by
Francesca Calo, Tomotaka Shibayama
Genre
family film, adventure anime, fantasy anime, drama anime, Adventure, Supernatural
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 89 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A shy boy who cannot say no meets a spirited oni girl from the mountains. They travel together through snowy rural Japan and urban settings, learning about friendship and self-acceptance.

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What happens

My Oni Girl (Japanese: 好きでも嫌いなあまのじゃく, Hepburn: Suki demo Kirai na Amanojaku; lit. "The Demon I Both Love and Hate") is a 2024 Japanese animated fantasy film produced by Studio Colorido and Twin Engine. Directed by Tomotaka Shibayama from a screenplay he co-wrote with Yuko Kakihara, the film was released simultaneously in Japanese theaters and on Netflix globally on May 24, 2024. The film stars the voices of Kensho Ono, Miyu Tomita, Shintarō Asanuma, Aya Yamane, Tomoko Shiota, Shirō Saitō, Miou Tanaka, Satsuki Yukino, Shōzō Sasaki, Noriko Hidaka, Satoshi Mikami, and Hisako Kyōda. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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