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Warner Bros. Japan, Level 5 Reveal Ni no Kuni Anime Film for Summer 2019
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Ni no Kuni video game franchise that will debut this summer.
Inazuma Eleven franchises) is animating the film. Warner Bros. Japan is the distributor.
Hino and Momose attended the press conference. The event revealed character designs and a teaser trailer.
Actor Orange's Kakeru Naruse) is starring in the film as the protagonist Yū.
In the story, Yū is a high school student, and his best friend is Haru and his childhood friend is Kotona. Through a certain incident, they travel back and forth between reality and Ni no Kuni. When Kotona's life is put in danger, the three must make "the ultimate choice."
Warner Bros. Japan had teased on Thursday that it would make a big announcement on Saturday. The teaser stated that the "global" project has been in the works for 10 years, and is a new challenge from "a person who launched a movement in Japan."
Hino had teased on Thursday that he might be involved with the film, stating "What is this? As I thought..."
The official website for the AnimeJapan 2019 convention Warner Brothers Film New Film Stage Event" on March 23 from 3:15 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. The stage event will provide more details. Staff and voice actors for the project will appear.
Level 5 Studio Ghibli.
Level 5 released the Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom PlayStation 4 and PC game on March 23.
Update: Added visual and details about story and staff. Source: Ni no Kuni anime film's website
Source: LINE Live
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