GKIDS to screen retrospective animated film in North American theaters on October 4 (Updated) – News

GKIDS It was announced on Friday that it had acquired North American rights to the animated film “Star Wars.” chainsaw man creator Tatsuki Fujimotoof”review” A comic that will be released in theaters on October 4. The company aired a trailer with English subtitles:

renew: According to relevant reports, the film has sold more than 1 million tickets in Japan. The film grossed more than 1.73 billion yen (approximately $12 million) at the Japanese box office.

The film was released in Japanese theaters on June 28.

Yūmi Kawai and Mizuki Yoshida The star of the movie. Kawai plays Fujino, a fourth-year student who draws four-part comic strips for the school newspaper. Yoshida plays Fujino’s classmate Kyomoto who plays truant.

Kiyotaka Oshiyama (flip clap) directed the animation and was responsible for the script and character design. Oshiyama’s Durian Studio made this movie.

The staff also includes:

singer you sleep The movie theme song “Qingge” is sung by the composer Nakamura Haruka.

Fujimoto debuted this manga Shueishaof Shonen Jump+ July 2021. visual media and Comics Plus An English digital comic was launched. visual media The comic will be published in September 2022.

The overconfident Fujino and the closed-minded Kyomoto are completely different, but their love for drawing comics brings these two small-town girls together. A poignant story about growth and progress Tatsuki Fujimotothe creator of chainsaw mancan be crafted with care.

Comics won first place Rakuten Kobo e-book award in May 2023, ranked first in the 2022 Kobo e-book award Baodao Societyof Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This comic is awesome!) Guide. It was also nominated for last year’s Will Eisner Comic Industry Award and placed second at the 15th Comic Taisho Awards.

renew: News of 1 million new tickets added. Source: review Japanese anime’s X/Twitter account, Mainichi Shimbun’s Mantan Web

source: GKIDS‘X/Twitter account and Instagram page