New Crunchyroll Anime Uses Stunning Animation to Tell an Important Story

Amid what many consider to be a Renaissance for shojo anime, with more titles than ever being adapted with higher quality productions than fans have seen in years, many are celebrating the recent trailer for the animated adaptation of A Sign of Affection , based on the work of suu Morishita, which will premiere during the Winter 2024 anime season on Crunchyroll. The series follows Yuki Itose, a deaf college student who longs to learn more about the outside world with the help of Itsuomi Nagi, another college student who loves traveling the world and learning about other cultures.

A new trailer for A Sign of Affection was released on October 20, 2023, revealing the team behind the upcoming anime, as well as a unique detail that has fans of the original series more excited than ever. In the trailer, it is revealed that Ajia-do has assembled a team of animators dedicated to animating the sign language seen throughout the series. This is beautifully shown in the conversations between Yuki and Itsuomi in the trailer, as well as other key characters’ communication with Yuki.

As Twitter user @Yuyucow documented in a tweet praising the effort put into A Sign of Affection , this exclusive animation team is made up of Ajia-do veterans, including Yoshiaki Yanagida (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Jin-Roh). , Masaya Fujimori (Revenger, Fairy Tail: Priestess of the Phoenix) and Yuki Miyamoto (How NOT To Summon a Demon Lord, Doraemon Nobita no Takarajima). Additionally, the anime will be directed by Yuuta Murano, who previously directed Kakushigoto and has worked on episode storyboards for Dragon Ball Super and Kamisama Kiss.

The level of care and detail being put into the animated adaptation of A Sign of Affection is simply astonishing, and many fans of the original manga, as well as die-hard shojo fans, have been asking the anime community to praise and support this one. level of effort once the series begins airing. Additionally, the reception of efforts to properly animate the sign language seen in A Sign of Affection speaks to how much shojo anime fans desire high-quality adaptations of series within the genre. After the successful releases of My Happy Marriage and My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv.999 , it’s clear that the demand for high-quality shojo is more in demand than ever.

A Sign of Affection will begin streaming on Crunchyroll during the Winter 2024 anime season.