Magic Candies

Feb 28, 2025

0h 21m

★ 6.3

Whose Voice Do You Want To Hear?

Overview

The other kids never ask Dong-Dong to play, but he’s fine just playing marbles on his own. Until one day, he buys a bag of colorful candies and begins to discover new voices and perspectives.

Genres

Animation

Fantasy

Production Companies

DandeLion Animation Studio

Toei Animation

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Cast

Dong-Dong (voice)

Haruto Shima

Sofa (voice)

Hiroshi Iwasaki

Gusuri (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Dad (voice)

Ikkei Watanabe

Grandma (voice)

Sakiko Uran

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