Masaaki Yuasa, director of one the century’s best animated films thus far, Mind Game (which recently enjoyed a theatrical re-release), is back this year with a new feature, Lu Over the Wall. Set to be released by Gkids in May, they’ve now debuted a new trailer for the film which picked up the Grand Prize at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Festival.

We caught up with the film–which follows a mermaid who comes ashore and joins a family–at Sundance, where Dan Schindel said in his review that it “demonstrates everything that makes Yuasa one of the best contemporary anime filmmakers. It’s an energetic, frequently hilarious, always visually riveting ride. Featuring the voices of Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh, see the trailer below.

From visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa, comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who...