Toei Animation's animated short film "Magic Candies" (directed by Nishio Daisuke), which was also nominated for the Best Animated Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards in the US, has been announced to be released in theaters in Japan. It will be released in theaters for two weeks only, starting February 28th. As the first Toei Animation film to be nominated for an Academy Award, many movie fans expressed their desire for it to be released in theaters, and it was quickly decided that the film would be screened in a limited number of theaters, mainly T-Joy, including Shinjuku Wald 9 (Shinjuku, Tokyo). This is the first time that Toei Animation will screen a short film on its own at a box office.
This is a full CG short anime by Toei Animation, and is also a hot topic as it is the first collaboration in about 20 years between Director Nishio, known for "Dragon Ball Z," "The Kindaichi Case Files," and "Futari wa Pretty Futari wa Pretty Cure," and Producer Washio Ten, also known as the creator of the "Pretty Cure" series. The production team from Dandelion Animation Studio, which worked on "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK," gathered together. Naoki Sato, known for the "Pretty Cure" series, was in charge of the music.
The film is based on the picture books "Magic Candies" and "I'm a Dog." It has been the talk of the town, winning the Jury Prize and Audience Award in the short animation competition at the 25th New York International Children's Film Festival, and was also selected for the Jury Prize in the children's short film category at the 64th Zlín International Children's and Young People's Film Festival.
