Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Aoi Tsukiyo no Mahō no Ko (The Magical Little one of the Blue Moonlit Evening), the second movie in San-X‘s Sumikko Gurashi franchise, opened at #2. The movie bought about 200,000 tickets to earn about 250 million yen (about US$2.22 million) in its first three days.

The movie opened in Japan on November 5.

Takahiro Ōmori (Durarara!!, Natsume’s E-book of Mates, Princess Jellyfish) directed the movie. Reiko Yoshida (Violet Evergarden, Lu over the wall, Okay-ON!) penned the script, and Kaori Hino (Modest Heroes, Napping Princess) returned from the primary movie because the artwork director. Fanworks returned to animate the movie, and ASMIK Ace is distributing.

Within the movie’s story, the principle characters go on a tenting journey at some point within the fall, and that evening they recall a legend: that after each 5 years, on the evening of a big and blue full moon, magical creatures will go to the city. The characters search for, solely to see a big and blue moon overhead.

Sumikko Gurashi debuted in 2012 as barely unfavorable characters who like to remain within the nook of a room. The characters embrace “Shirokuma,” a polar bear who’s delicate to chilly; “Penguin?” (with a query mark in its identify), a penguin who’s uncertain whether it is truly a penguin; “Tonkatsu,” a chunk of pork cutlet that was left uneaten; “Neko,” a shy cat; and “Tokage,” who hides his nature as one of many final dinosaurs.

The dwell motion movie adaptation of Fumi Yoshinaga‘s What Did You Eat Yesterday? (Kinō Nani Tabeta?) manga opened at #3. The movie bought 100,000 tickets and earned about 145 million yen (about US$1.28 million) from Saturday to Sunday.

The movie premiered in Japan on November 3.

Seiyō Uchino and Hideotshi Nishijima reprised their roles from the manga’s live-action tv collection adaptation as Kenji Yabuki and Shirō Kakei, respectively. Kazuhito Nakae and Naoko Adachi additionally returned from the live-action collection as director and scriptwriter, respectively. Different forged members together with Kōji Yamamoto, Hayato Isomura, Makita Sports activities, Misako Tanaka, and Meiko Kaji returned as their characters Daisaku Kohinata, Wataru Inoue, Hiroshi Miyake, Kayoko Tominaga, and Hisae Kakei, respectively.

The manga facilities on a hard-working middle-aged homosexual couple in Tokyo and the meals they share collectively on the dinner desk.

The Sword Artwork On-line the Film -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Evening anime movie dropped from #1 to #5 in its second weekend. The movie earned 141,584,334 yen (about US$1.25 million) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative whole of 725,605,041 yen (about US$6.43 million).

A brand new movie titled Sword Artwork On-line the Film -Progressive- Kuraki Yūyami no Scherzo (Scherzo of a Darkish Nightfall) will open in 2022.

The primary film opened in Japan on October 30 in normal and IMAX theaters, and topped the field workplace in its first weekend.

Funimation will current the movie in each normal and IMAX theaters in the USA and Canada on December 3 and in Australia and New Zealand on December 9. The film may even display screen quickly in the UK, Eire, and Latin America. The movie will open in over 40 international locations and territories world wide. Odex will display screen the movie in Southeast Asia this yr.

Ayako Kohno (unit director on Black Butler: E-book of the Atlantic, Excessive College Fleet, The Seven Lethal Sins the Film: Prisoners of the Sky) directed the movie at A-1 Footage, and Kento Toya (Sword Artwork On-line: Alicization – Struggle of Underworld, The Seven Lethal Sins: Revival of The Commandments) designed the characters. Yasuyuki Kai served as motion director, and Yuki Kajiura returned to compose the music.

Eiga Tropical-Rouge! Precure: Yuki no Princess to Kiseki no Yubiwa! (Tropical-Rouge! Precure the Film: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring), the brand new anime movie for the Tropical-Rouge! Precure anime, dropped from #4 to #7 in its third weekend. The movie earned 51,421,480 yen (about US$455,700) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative whole of 441,641,290 yen (about US$3.91 million).

The movie ranked at #1 in its opening weekend, incomes 169,625,170 yen (about US$1.48 million) and promoting about 141,000 tickets in its first two days.

The movie opened in Japan on October 23.

The movie takes place within the wintry land of Shantia, with Manatsu and the others invitied to the land by its princess Sharon. However as they arrive, a mysterious monster assaults Shantia, and it’s closed off to outsiders.

Junji Shimizu (Futari wa Fairly Remedy Max Coronary heart) directed the movie, and Yoshimi Narita (Sure! Precure 5) penned the script. Shiho Terada returned from Tropical-Rouge! Precure to compose the music. Ken Ueno (Heartcatch Precure! Hana no Miyako de Trend Present…Desu ka!?) was the character designer and chief animation director. Takashi Kurahashi was the artwork director, and Naomi Kiyota was the colour designer. Yusuke Osone was the CGI director. Kenji Takahashi was the director of images. Masahiro Murakami is credited as manufacturing supervisor. The movie’s theme track is titled “Shantia ~Shiawase no Kuni~” (Shantia ~Land of Happiness~).

Uchū no Hō: Elohim-hen (The Legal guidelines of the Universe: Elohim Chapter), the latest movie in The Legal guidelines of the Universe movie collection by controversial non secular group Joyful Science (Kōfuku no Kagaku), dropped off the highest 10 checklist in its fifth weekend, however nonetheless earned 26,623,920 yen (about US$235,900) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative whole of 741,732,850 yen (about US$6.57 million).

The theatrical screening of the ultimate three episodes of the Sōkyū no Fafner THE BEYOND anime ranked at #1 within the mini-theater rating in its opening weekend. The screenings opened in Japan on Friday.

Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (hyperlink 2), Eiga.com, comScore through KOFIC