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The Anthem of the Heart

The Anthem of the Heart (Japanese: 心が叫びたがってるんだ。, Hepburn: Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda; lit.'My Heart Wants to Shout'), abbreviated as Kokosake (ここさけ) and subtitled Beautiful Word Beautiful World, is a 2015 Japanese animated youth drama film produced by A-1 Pictures and released in 2015. The film was directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada. Masayoshi Tanaka served as the chief animation director and designed the characters. The trio, under the creative team name of Super Peace Busters, had previously worked on Toradora! and Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day. The film was released in theaters in Japan on September 19, 2015.

The Anthem of the Heart received several accolades, including Best Animated Feature at the 36th Anima Festival, Best Rookie Voice Actor (Minase) at the 25th Japanese Movie Critics Awards; it was also nominated for Animation of the Year at the 39th Japan Academy Film Prize and Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2016.

As a young girl, Jun Naruse was very excitable and talkative. She used to love fairy tales and was always excited about the castle on the hilltop, which in reality was a love hotel.

One day, she saw her father leaving the love hotel. Not realising the significance of it, she exposes her father's infidelity. Her father blames her for the family conflict that follows. While she is crying, she imagines a fairy egg that curses her by sealing her words, so she won't hurt people again.

As a result of her "curse", Jun is not able to speak and suffers stomachaches whenever she tries to speak.

Years later, when Jun is attending high school, her homeroom teacher, Kazuki Jōshima, signs her up as a member of the Community Outreach Event along with three other classmates: shy computer music researching club member Takumi Sakagami, cheerleader and honor student Natsuki Nitō and former baseball team ace Daiki Tasaki, who has a broken elbow.

When she goes to the committee's room to reject her position, Jun hears Takumi singing and is captivated. She then tells Takumi about her past using her phone, and requests for him to turn her words into a song. In this way, Jun learns that though she cannot speak, the 'curse' doesn’t affect her if she sings. Her class decides to perform a musical for their school festival based on the story of her experience narrated in the form of a fairy tale.

While discussing the musical, Daiki has a falling out with his teammates. Jun intervenes, which leads to another stomachache, but this improves her bonds with the other Committee members. Misunderstanding Takumi's concern for Jun as a sign that he is falling in love with her, Natsuki tells Takumi that she will cheer them on, despite Natsuki's feelings for Takumi.

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