Netflix explores the world of made-up friends with The Imaginary from anime legends Yoshiyuki Momose and Yoshiaki Nishimura.
You Imaginaries never learn, sneers a character in the trailer of Netflixs new animated movieThe Imaginary.
There is one thing imagination can never defeat.
And that is reality.
Snotty as he might be, the speaker has a point.
TheBlumhousehorror filmImaginary, about a pretend play pal turned evil, turned a profit but disappointed viewers.
TheJohn KrasinskimovieIfstarringRyan Reynoldshas also made back its budget, but audiences seem largely down on it.
Netflixhopes to turn the tide with their entry into the genre, the animated filmThe Imaginary.
Judging by the first trailer,The Imaginaryjust might pull it off.
The Imaginaries love their lives, but they also understand that their time is limited.
Imagination is to us Imaginaries what oxygen is for humans, explains a pretend person.
Kids grow up and lose interest in us and we are forgotten, she explains.
That complex combination of themes shouldnt surprise anyone who recognizes the name of the films director, Yoshiyuki Momose.
Video game fans might know Momose as a character designer and animation director from theNiNoKuniseries.
The rich colors and interesting character designs already putsThe Imaginaryabove much childrens fare.
Nishimura adapts the novel by writer A.F.
Harrold and illustrator Emily Gravett, bringing their visuals to life.
Joining them is an impressive English voice cast, which includesHayley Atwell,Jeremy Swift, and Kal Penn.
WillThe Imaginarymake good on the ideas that other imaginary friend films of 2024 only promised?
Its certainly off to a good start.
The Imaginary premieres on Netflix on July 5, 2024.
