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REVIEW | "The Colors Within" | B3crew.com

What gives a person their shade of spiritual color? Is a sin worth repenting for if something wonderful comes out of it? How does one deal with a guilt that hurts, yet also feels freeing from one’s suffering? These two questions ran through my mind while watching The Colors Within, the latest film from director Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice, The Heike Story) and Science Saru (Devilman Crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken). By the end of the film, not only do these questions find their answers, but they also gift-wrapped them in a beautiful, rainbow-infused package.

The film follows Totsuko (Sayu Suzukawa), a Catholic high school student with the ability to see the colors of others. However, she lacks the skill to know what color her own shade is, leaving her to wonder what might be the missing piece of that puzzle. Her life changes when she bonds with Kimi (Akari Takaishi), a former classmate who drops out of school unexpectedly. In awe of her color, Totsuko sets out to find her, running into Kimi at a used book store. Alongside the theremin-playing Rui (Taisei Kido), Totsuko and Kimi decide to form a band, and proceed to write, jam, and bond over the things most high school girls connect to.

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Masaaki Yuasa Retires as President of Anime Studio Science SARU

  Acclaimed anime director Masaaki Yuasa announced on April 1 on his personal Twitter account that he has stepped down as the president and representative director of Science SARU, an animation studio he co-founded alongside producer Eunyoung Choi in 2013. In a heartfelt thread on Twitter, Yuasa explained that he had been working non-stop for 7 years and would like a rest before his next work.

  The full thread on Twitter can be found here:

<お知らせ> このたび ３月２５日をもちまして 株式会社サイエンスSARUの 代表取締役社長を退任いたしました 創業以来７年あまり自分がやってこれたのも、 お力添えいただいた方々のお陰と感謝しております。 ありがとうございました

— 湯浅政明 (@masaakiyuasa) April 1, 2020

  Yuasa explained that while he was stepping down from his roles at Science SARU, he'll still be supervising on the upcoming anime film Inu-Oh, which is scheduled to be released in 2021. Japan Sinks 2020, the next work to be released from Science SARU with Yuasa as the director, has already wrapped production and is set to be streamed on Netflix worldwide at some point in 2020. His last work, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, was a critical success, inspiring many and giving viewers an inside look at the animation process from the mind of a genius.  

  今後わたしへの連絡は、 個人の連絡先へいただけると幸いです 湯浅政明 pic.twitter.com/B2yMeF6dcK

— 湯浅政明 (@masaakiyuasa) April 1, 2020

  The anime director said that his retirement from the anime studio was effective March 25, just 15 days after Japan Sinks 2020 had finished production. The announcement comes as Japan enters into a new financial year on April 1, where most new laws come into effect, and businesses announce major changes.

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  We wish you well, Masaaki Yuasa, thank you for all your hard work! Rest up and we look forward to whenever you feel like returning!

  Source: Masaaki Yuasa on Twitter

  Thumbnail image by Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan - Yuasa Masaaki from "The World of Masaaki Yuasa" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73983537

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs the YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza and posts photos of his travels on Instagram. 

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