Amanda and her imaginary friend Rudger go on thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger finds himself alone, he faces a mysterious threat.
Directed by Yoshiyuki Momose
imaginary friend
based on children's book
anime
imagination
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3.4 / 5
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Cast
Kokoro Terada
Rudger (voice)
Rio Suzuki
Amanda (voice)
Sakura Ando
Lizzie (voice)
Riisa Naka
Emily (voice)
Takayuki Yamada
Jinzan (voice)
Atsuko Takahata
Downbeat Grandma (voice)
Issey Ogata
Mr. Bunting (voice)
Akira Terao
Old Dog (voice)
Hana Sugisaki
Aurora (voice)
Teiyu Ichiryusai
Honneko Garigari (voice)
Mitsuaki Kanuka
Koyuki (voice)
Ikue Otani
Doron (voice)
Crew
Yoshiyuki Momose
Director
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Screenplay
Kenji Tamai
Original Music Composer
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Producer
Nobuyuki Iinuma
Executive Producer
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Executive Producer
Kenichi Konishi
Animation Director
Ian Axel
Theme Song Performance
Rachel Platten
Theme Song Performance
Toshimi Tanio
Co-Executive Producer
Atsushi Ikariya
Key Animation
Natsuki Yamada
Key Animation
Popular Reviews
54 reviews
MechaniChris
8.0★ · 01/25/26
I’m not sure if the target demographic for this is young children because it certainly seems like it based on the animation and general concept. All I do know is that if I had seen this as a kid, I’d have been too scared to ever watch any anime ever again in my life.
I’m not sure if the target demographic for this is young children because it certainly seems like it based on the animation and general concept. All I do know is that if I had seen this as a kid, I’d have been too scared to ever watch any anime ever again in my life.
JeffPRO
9.0★ · 01/05/26
Good
Good
Taianh
5.0★ · 12/16/25
world building wasted potential
world building wasted potential
Bailey
6.0★ · 10/26/25
Quite cute, but the plot jumps so many times that it’s a little hard to keep track of and doesn’t seem to have a much deeper meaning unlike many films of its style.
Quite cute, but the plot jumps so many times that it’s a little hard to keep track of and doesn’t seem to have a much deeper meaning unlike many films of its style.
