Danica Davidson
April 14, 2025 
Masaaki Yuasa, director of such titles as INU-OH, DEVILMAN crybaby, and Ping Pong, has announced his next project: a movie called Daisy’s Life. Adapted from the novel Hinagiku no Jinsei by Banana Yoshimoto, it’s the first work from ame pippin, the studio Yuasa founded earlier this year.
But ame pippin is not working on this alone. Asmik Ace, Inc. is producing, and French company Miyu Productions has signed on to co-produce.
“Even among the works of Ms. Banana Yoshimoto, this is a novel that evokes visual images throughout, and while there are parts that are vividly scary, the final passage is very happy, like something I had dreamed of in the past,” Yuasa remarked. “I would like to depict the life of the protagonist who works for a yakisoba restaurant in a downtown area with a 100-meter radius on a cosmic scale.”
Emmanuel-Alain Raynal and Pierre Baussaron, two producers from Miyu Productions, commented in a joint statement, “After a first fruitful collaboration with Asmik Ace on Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s ‘A New Dawn’ we are delighted and honored to renew our partnership on the next project by Masaaki Yuasa, one of the greatest animation filmmakers of our time.”
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Yoshitomo Nara, the illustrator of the novel, will also be involved as the character designer for childhood characters.
If all goes according to plan, it will be released next year.
Variety, which exclusively revealed the news, gave this description for the movie’s plot:
Daisy’s Life Plot
“Daisy’s Life” follows the emotional journey of a six-year-old girl named Daisy, who loses her mother in a tragic accident and struggles to adapt to life with her aunt. One sleepless night, she encounters a mysterious girl named Dahlia at her window. Their days together begin to transcend time and space, bringing a cosmic perspective to Daisy’s modest life in a downtown yakisoba restaurant.
Source: Variety
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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