Hanazuki: A New Journey

Hanazuki: Full of Treasures is a 2019 American-British computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Sarah Smith and Genndy Tartakovsky, written by Mark Burton, James Higginson, Richard Starzak, Steve Box, Nick Park, Michael Colton, John Aboud, Kelly Asbury and John Stevenson. It stars the voices of Selena Gomez, Kristen Wiig, Zack Isaac Sanchez, Andy Samberg, Noah Schnapp, Michael Cera and James McAvoy, The film was produced by Aardman Animations and Blue Sky Studios and was released on 2019.

Plot
The movie is set in a fictional galaxy of moons that is beset by the "Big Bad", a black, inky miasma that drains the life and color of anything it touches. Each moon is protected by a Moonflower, a plantlike child who uses his or her emotional states to activate magical "treasures" that are supplied by an infantile being named Little Dreamer, which can then be planted to grow trees that ward off the Big Bad. The series opens with Hanazuki, a newly born Moonflower, arriving on a moon populated by numerous denizens, including colorful rabbit-like creatures called Hemka. Several episodes focus on Hanazuki and her friends' escapades as she learns about her responsibilities and emotions, ending with her growing a colored Treasure Tree that corresponds with her mood in that episode. As the series progresses, Hanazuki encounters other Moonflowers that have failed at saving their own moons and seek to learn from Hanazuki in order to properly harness their powers against the Big Bad.

Cast

 * Selena Gomez as Hanazuki, The main character of the movie. A newly born Moonflower, Hanazuki is a kind, friendly, and optimistic girl who always offers help to those who need it. She is quick to adapt to her role as her moon's guardian, allowing her to understand and control her own emotions more successfully than most other Moonflowers. Hanazuki's name is derived from the Japanese word hanazuki (花月), which roughly translates to "moon flower".
 * Kristen Wiig as Kiazuki, An older, cynical Moonflower who lives on a moon ravaged by the Big Bad. Although claiming to be more experienced than Hanazuki, Kiazuki has failed to ever grow a colored Treasure Tree of her own, and envies Hanazuki's success. She thus manipulates Hanazuki, who admires her as her "Moonflower sister", into helping her acquire treasures to restore her moon. She is later revealed to be the founder of the Garlandians, a failed emergency response team devised to combat the Big Bad.
 * Zack Isaac Sanchez as Kiyoshi, A male Moonflower who protects a moon inhabited by unicorns. Because of his pessimistic nature, he is only able to grow black Treasure Trees, which are ineffective in warding off the Big Bad. Deposed and exiled for his failures, Kiyoshi receives guidance from Hanazuki to properly harness his emotional powers, eventually regaining authority of his moon.
 * Andy Samberg as Maroshi, A Moonflower from an ocean-covered world that is frozen and shattered by the Big Bad. Despite losing his home, he maintains a positive, laid-back attitude at all times, which makes him easy for others to get along with, but also appearing somewhat irresponsible. He is talented at flying through space on a surfboard-like device.
 * Noah Schnapp as Red Hemka, A feisty Hemka prone to picking fights and pulling pranks on others.
 * Michael Cera as Orange Hemka, A wacky Hemka who often jumps around and makes silly faces.
 * James McAvoy as Sleepy Unicorn, A unicorn who lives on Hanazuki's moon and, as his name suggests, spends most of his time sleeping. Despite his relaxed and lazy nature, he harbors a troubled past; originally named Noble Unicorn, he lives in exile from his home moon after failing to stop his brother Twisted Unicorn's revolt against Kiyoshi. Convinced that he is unfit to wield magic because of his failure, Sleepy regains his confidence to use his powers again to help Hanazuki.

Sequel
Aardman had been already working on a sequel idea, a story had been prepared, awaiting to back the project. Eventually, decided not to support the project due to insufficient international earnings. According to Smith and Tartakovsky, it got close, but not quite close enough. I was all fired up for doing more. It was such fun to do! We actually have a poster for Hanazuki 2: The Adventures of Imagination. That would have been just great.