Popular illustrator, Loundraw had his debut film premiere during this year's Anime Expo 2022, & recently during this year's Animation Is Film festival, we had the opportunity to interview Loundrawabout his debut film, Summer Ghost. The film is produced by Loundraw's company Flat Studio, with scripts written by Hirotaka Adachi, and music composed by Akira Kosemura, Itoko Toma, Guiano, and Hideya Kojima.
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