 The 15th Anniversary Festival for the Mononoke anime series announced a movie on Saturday. Production company Twin Engine also posted an announcement promo, revealing the main staff, cast, and a teaser visual (pictured). The movie will open in theaters in Japan in 2023. Kenji Nakamura (Kuuchuu Buranko, Tsuritama) is returning to direct the movie. Voice actor Takahiro Sakurai (Mob Psycho 100, Bakemonogatari) is reprising as Kusuriuri, the lead character. Twin Engine is credited for production. A crowdfunding campaign for the movie will launch on June 24.  Mononoke, a spin-off of the 2006 anthology Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror, aired in 12 episodes on Fuji TV's noitaminA programming block in Summer 2007. Nakamura directed the fantasy horror series at Toei Animation, with Takashi Hashimoto (C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control) serving as the character designer and chief animation director.Ikuko Takahashi (Ao no Exorcist), Chiaki Konaka (Serial Experiments Lain), Manabu Ishikawa (Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta), and Michiko Yokote (xxxHOLiC) each penned the script for different episodes. Yasuharu Takanashi (Jigoku Shoujo) composed the music. Cinedigm licensed the anime series in North America under its subsidiary New Video's Flatiron Film Company division in May 2014 and released it on DVD in July that year. Siren Visual licensed the title in Australia and New Zealand. Yaeko Ninagawa serialized four manga adaptations in Young Gangan and Comic Zenon between August 2007 and September 2016. Synopsis The "Medicine Seller" is a deadly and mysterious master of the occult who travels across feudal Japan in search of malevolent spirits called "mononoke" to slay. When he locates one of these spirits, he cannot simply kill it; he must first learn its Form, its Truth, and its Reason in order to wield the mighty Exorcism Sword and fight against it. He must begin his strange exorcisms with intense psychological analysis and careful investigative work—an extremely dangerous step, as he must first confront and learn about the mononoke before he even has the means to defeat it. The Medicine Seller's journey leads him to an old-fashioned inn where Shino, a pregnant woman, has finally found a place to rest. The owner has reluctantly placed her in the last vacant room; however, as she settles in, it quickly becomes clear that the room is infested by a lethal band of mononoke, the Zashiki Warashi. With his hunter's intuition, the Medicine Seller begins his investigation to discover the Form, the Truth, and the Reason before the Zashiki Warashi can kill again. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Announcement Official site: https://www.mononoke-movie.com/ Official Twitter: @anime_mononoke Source: Comic Natalie Mononoke Movie on MAL |
VindstotJun 19, 2022 8:49 PM
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| Omg never expected this to happen, how exciting! |
| I heard rumors about Nakamura being busy with another project but great to see him back on this, it's been 7 years since his last work. |
| Stage play also announced. |
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| Excited for this, the series is one of my favs. |
| Good news. Hopefully the crowfounding will reach the goal and the movie will happen. |
| so the rumors are confirmed leaks are usually 90% correct anyway |
| Say whaaat?! Everything is coming back. I can't keep up with all these announcements. |
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| Great news, the original one was very good, from different style to good story. Hopefully they deliver with the movie as well. |
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| You did good anime industry ... Yuh did good. |
| Don't let others ruin things for you. Even if a toxic fan pisses in your cereal, you could just get another bowl of cereal. The 50 Anime You Should Watch Before You Die |
| Very excited for this! I love that the original director and voice actor were able to return. |
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| Omg. This is the best anime news I've seen in a long time. Easily in my top 5 series. I'm so excited for this! |
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| It was a really nice anime series so I'm looking forward to this movie. |
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| Very interesting. Not my favourite anime by any means but it was still a very good experience. Hope the movie recaptures the eccentricity and surrealism of the show. |
| That's great news. I watched the TV Series few months ago, can't wait for the movie. :3 |
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| This was one of the most niche anime I've ever seen so I'm looking forward to seeing what else they do with this movie |
| Very exciting news. Mononoke is one of my top favorite titles of all time. Really hyped to see what the movie's storyline |
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| Mononoke is one of the titles I least expected to get a new project... I thought people nowadays were not really interested in concepts like what Mononoke presents.. so I'm happy to hear this good news~ can't wait for it |
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| Wow! Unbelievable! |
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