Masaaki Yuasa Directs 'Hinagiku no Jinsei' Anime Movie for 2026

The Annecy Work in Progress event at the 2025's Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced an anime movie adaptation of Banana Yoshimoto's Hinagiku no Jinsei (Daisy's Life) novel on Monday, revealing the main staff. The movie is scheduled to be released in 2026.

Masaaki Yuasa (Inu-Ou, Devilman: Crybaby) is helming the movie at Miyu Productions and his new studio ame pippin. Sachiko Tanaka (Tokyo Sonata, Asako I & II) is penning the script, and the novel's illustrator Yoshitomo Nara is credited as the character designer. Asmik Ace is credited for production.

The novel was originally serialized in monthly magazine CUT from 1998 to 2000. Gentosha first published the novel in November 2000, later reprinting it in April 2006.

Synopsis
Daisy's loved ones always leave her behind. On a rainy day, six-year-old Daisy loses her mother, who is her only family, in a traffic accident. One night, when she is unable to sleep at her aunt's house, a girl appears at the window. (Source: Annecy Festival)

Source: Eiga.com

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