#Aniplex Announces Hula Fulla Dance Anime Movie

Aniplex has announced a new original anime movie called Hula Fulla Dance, scheduled to release in early Summer 2021.

The protagonist is a girl called Hiwa Natsunagi (voiced by actress Haruka Fukuhara), who becomes a new member of the Hula Girls, a hula dancing team at the Spa Resorts Hawaiians in Fukishima’s Iwaki-shi (both the team and the location exist in real life). The story centers on the relationship between Hiwa, her colleagues, and the people around them.

A teaser was released on Aniplex’s YouTube channel, while the Hula Fulla Dance Twitter page uploaded a poster of the movie.

BN Pictures is in charge of the animation production. The staff includes:

Chief Director: Seiji Mizushima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Mobile Suit Gundam 00)

Director: Shinya Watada (Gundam Build Fighters, Aikatsu Stars!)

Scriptwriter: Reiko Yoshida (A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird)

Character Design: Hiroko Yaguchi (Aikatsu!, Beatless) 

Art Director: Kaori Hino (Napping Princess)

Color Designer: Masumi Ootsuka (Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas)

Photography Director: Youichi Oogami (After War Gundam X, Cowboy Bebop)

Editor: Kumiko Sakamoto (Carole and Tuesday, Dr. Stone)

Sound Director: Eriko Kimura (Devilman Crybaby, Penguin Highway, Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway)

Music: Michiru Oshima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Little Witch Academia)

Sources: Hula Fulla Dance official website, Anime News Network encyclopedia