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, rose from #2 to #1 in its second weekend. The movie earned 154,229,120 yen (about US$1.35 million) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative whole of 468,971,890 yen (about US$4.10 million).

The movie opened in Japan on November 5, and bought about 200,000 tickets to earn about 250 million yen (about US$2.22 million) in its first three days.

Takahiro Ōmori (Durarara!!, Natsume’s Ebook of Associates, 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 primary 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 lookup, solely to see a big and blue moon overhead.

Sumikko Gurashi debuted in 2012 as barely detrimental characters who like to remain within the nook of a room. The characters embody “Shirokuma,” a polar bear who’s delicate to chilly; “Penguin?” (with a query mark in its title), a penguin who’s not sure 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 Sword Artwork On-line the Film -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Evening anime movie rose from #5 to #4 in its third weekend. The movie earned 134,363,672 yen (about US$1.17 million) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative whole of 948,575,173 yen (about US$8.30 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 US and Canada on December 3 and in Australia and New Zealand on December 9. The film will even display quickly in the UK, Eire, and Latin America. The movie will open in over 40 nations and territories around the globe. Odex will display the movie in Southeast Asia this yr.

Ayako Kohno (unit director on Black Butler: Ebook of the Atlantic, Excessive Faculty 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 – Battle 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.

The stay motion movie adaptation of Fumi Yoshinaga‘s What Did You Eat Yesterday? (Kinō Nani Tabeta?) manga dropped from #3 to #5 in its second weekend. The movie earned 106,369,750 yen (about US$931,700) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative whole of 711,614,850 yen (about US$6.23 million).

The movie premiered in Japan on November 3, and bought 100,000 tickets to earn about 145 million yen (about US$1.28 million) from November 6-7.

Seiyō Uchino and Hideotshi Nishijima reprised their roles from the manga’s live-action tv sequence adaptation as Kenji Yabuki and Shirō Kakei, respectively. Kazuhito Nakae and Naoko Adachi additionally returned from the live-action sequence 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.

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, stayed at #7 in its fourth weekend. The movie earned 35,060,750 yen (about US$307,100) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative whole of 490,749,430 yen (about US$4.29 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 Treatment 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 tune is titled “Shantia ~Shiawase no Kuni~” (Shantia ~Land of Happiness~).

Kōkaku Kidōtai SAC_2045 Jizoku Kanō Sensō (Ghost within the Shell: SAC_2045 – Sustainable Warfare), the compilation movie of the Ghost within the Shell: SAC_2045 anime’s first season, debuted at #1 within the mini-theater rankings for the November 13-14 weekend.

The theatrical screening of the ultimate three episodes of the Sōkyū no Fafner THE BEYOND anime fell from #1 to #2 within the mini-theater rating in its second weekend.

“Summer season Ghost,” the anime directorial debut of illustrator loundraw (I need to eat your pancreas, Josee, The Tiger and the Fish, Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Track-), debuted at #3 within the mini-theater rating.

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