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The Anthem of the Heart

The Anthem of the Heart

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The Anthem of the Heart

"Beautiful word, beautiful world."

2015

1h 59m

7.6(440 votes)

Animation

Drama

Music

Romance

Overview

A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?

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Production Companies

A-1 Pictures

Graphinica

Lawson Entertainment

Shogakukan

dentsu

Fuji Television Network

Aniplex

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Inori Minase

Inori Minase

Jun Naruse (voice)

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Takumi Sakagami (voice)

Sora Amamiya

Sora Amamiya

Natsuki Nito (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Daiki Tazaki (voice)

Taishi Murata

Taishi Murata

Itsuki Mishima (voice)

Rie Takahashi

Rie Takahashi

Yōko Uno (voice)

Shizuka Ishigami

Shizuka Ishigami

Asuka Eda (voice)

Takanori Ooyama

Takanori Ooyama

Motoki Aizawa (voice)

Makoto Furukawa

Makoto Furukawa

Toshinori Iwaki (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Kazuki Joushima (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Tatsuyuki Nagai
Written by: Mari Okada
Produced by: Shunsuke Saitou
Hiroyuki Shimizu

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