Anime fans! We have some really exciting news for you today. We told you this this month was the month for anime, and it only gets better. There’s no time more exciting yet poignant than the end of youth… When we weigh up what’s truly special to us and become aware of the wider world outside our humble hometowns. This fond farewell to childhood is at the heart of Goodbye, DonGlees!, a coming-of-age adventure that Anime Limited are excited to bring to new horizons with the film’s UK Premiere at the 75th Edinburgh International Festival on 16th August 2022, with the film’s director Atsuko Ishizuka in attendance!
Don’t worry, Goodbye, DonGlees! will receive a wider theatrical release in the UK and Ireland later this year.
Teen misfits Roma, Toto, and Drop call themselves the “Don Glees,” an informal name for their backyard adventures. One day, when the trio gets blamed for a nearby forest fire, they set off into the woods to prove their innocence. As disaster strikes their expedition, tensions flare between the friends as they realize that growing up has taken them on wildly different paths in life.
Director Atsuko Ishizuka follows up her critically acclaimed series A Place Further Than the Universe with her first original feature film. With luminescent animation and lush backdrops, Goodbye, Don Glees! is a tender coming-of-age story about the fearlessness of being young and the bittersweet journey of self-discovery.
Goodbye, DonGlees! will be shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival on Tuesday 16th and Friday 19th August 2022, with the director in attendance for the former screening only.
For more information and to book tickets, you can visit https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk
If you are unfamiliar with Atsuko Ishizuka, then we highly recommend checking out A Place Further Than The Universe which is available to watch on Crunchyroll. The series follows a group of girls who embark on a journey to Antarctica. Filled with laughs, tears, brilliant characters, and outstanding animation, A Place Further Than The Universe is one of the sweetest shows out there. It is definitely worth a watch before heading into Goodbye, Don Glees!
