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| Fureru | |
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| ふれる。 | |
| Directed by | Tatsuyuki Nagai |
| Screenplay by | Mari Okada |
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| Cinematography | Yūya Sakuma |
| Edited by | Shigeru Nishiyama |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Fureru (Japanese: ふれる。; lit. 'Touch') is a 2024 Japanese animated film directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada. It was produced by CloverWorks, and distributed by Toho and Aniplex. The film premiered in Japan on October 4, 2024.
Plot
Aki Onoda, Ryō Sobue, and Yūta Inohara, are childhood friends attending the elementary school. Aki investigates the Shinto shrine in the island cave. He meets Fureru, a yellow tailed hedgehog, and adopts it as a pet. When the boys touch each other and hear their inner voices, they are caught by Fureru's magical power within the fur. In the aftermath, they cannot hear their inner voices in isolation when touching each other.
Ten years later, the trio move to Takadanobaba in Shinjuku, and become house renting tenants on a leasehold estate. Fureru stays at home, Aki becomes a chef and bartender, Ryō becomes a real estate agent, and Yūta studies at the fashion university. That night, Fureru knocks a thief off the bridge, after Aki retrieves a stolen handbag and returns it to the owner Nana Asakawa. The trio allows Nana and her bodyguard Juri Kamozawa to stay at the house as roommates. When Aki, Ryō, and Yūta invite Juri and Nana at the bar, they break up with each other. The night before being ambushed and wounded while alone, Nana identifies a real stalker as the school's assistant teacher, Kohei Shimada. While Nana recovers, Juri tells the trio that Kohei has been eavesdropping Juri and Nana the whole time while impersonating a teacher. After leaving the hospital and returning home, the trio are visited by their folklore teacher Wakita. He narrates the story about Fureru in the island with fertile soil: it connects the mind to people during ancient times. The villagers struggle to cheat over resources, but found Fureru in the cave. It helps everyone unite and oppose minds which can be removed before thoughts can convey with hearts. Aki, Ryō, and Yūta stack their hands, but they still cannot hear and sense their voices.
The next day, Aki, Ryō, and Yūta argue, suffer mental breakdown, and prepare to move on. However, Fureru becomes frightened and trapped them in the parallel world. They manage to escape from there by overcoming their negative emotions and reconciling with each other. Back in the real world, the trio discovers magical threads driving everyone mad in town. As they follow it to the stadium, Aki comforts Fureru, by climbing up to the tower and zip lining the threads that he had connected on his finger. Fureru transforms into a white living ball and the threads vanish from the town, reverting the minds of people into an original state. After the police arrest Kohei, Aki, Ryō, Yūta, Juri, and Nana, forgive each other and remain friends. Aki and Fureru part ways from Ryō and Yūta, after leaving the house for an expired lease.
Voice cast
- Ren Nagase as Aki Onoda, a part-time bartender and Fureru's owner. He and his friends are not well at communication.
- Ryota Bando as Ryō Sobue, a real estate agent.
- Kentaro Maeda as Yūta Inohara, a fashion student with a hang-up.
- Haruka Shiraishi as Juri Kamozawa, Nana's bodyguard.
- Manaka Iwami as Nana Asakawa, a fashion student named after the real-life actress.
- Sarutoki Minagawa as Wakita, a university folklorist and Aki's teacher.
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Kohei Shimada, a stalker and the assistant teacher of Nana and Yūta.
Production
The film was revealed in December 2023, with Nagai served as a director and Okada as a writer.[1] It premiered on October 4, 2024. The theme song "Monotone" is performed by Yoasobi.[2][3]
Crunchyroll streamed the film on January 15, 2026.[4]
References
- ^ Saabedra, Humberto (December 6, 2023). "Mari Okada, Tatsuyuki Nagai, Masayoshi Tanaka Reunite for Original Anime Film Fureru". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (December 5, 2023). "Super Peace Busters Creative Team Reunite for New Original Anime Film Fureru". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (July 4, 2024). "Super Peace Busters Team's Fureru Anime Film Unveils Cast, Theme Song Artists YOASOBI, October 4 Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (January 7, 2026). "Crunchyroll Adds Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers, The Case Book of Arne, Fureru., More Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Fureru (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Fureru at IMDb

