Amedama
English title: Magic Candies
Foreign title: あめだま
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Animation studio
- DandeLion Animation Studio
Synopsis
A lonely boy buys unusual sweets that let him hear voices he normally cannot understand. Objects, animals and people around him begin revealing hidden thoughts, giving him opportunities to reconsider relationships he had dismissed or never thought to explore.
Characters
Dong-Dong, Sofa, Gusuri, Dad, Grandma
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Daisuke Nishio
Producing
- Producer
- Takashi Washio
Writing
- Screenplay
- Ichiro Takano
- Short Story
- Baek Hee-na
Voices
- Voice
- Haruto Shima (Dong-Dong), Hiroshi Iwasaki (Sofa), Kazuhiro Yamaji (Gusuri), Ikkei Watanabe (Dad), Sakiko Uran (Grandma)
Music
- Music
- Naoki Sato
Art Department
- Art Direction
- Sachiko Eba
Editing
- Editor
- Shigeru Nishiyama, Maki Sendo
Sound
- Sound Designer
- Yuji Furuya
Crew
- CG Supervisor
- Tsuyoshi Shimizu
Production notes
Produced and shown internationally in 2024; the Japanese theatrical release followed in 2025. Animation production: DandeLion Animation Studio.
Awards
2025 Academy Awards: Nominee, Animated Short Film (Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio)