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Aniplex USA Adds Expelled from Paradise Anime Film
posted on by Egan Loo
Aniplex of America announced during its live streaming show on Wednesday that it will release the Rakuen Tsuihō - Expelled from Paradise anime movie. It will show the film in 15 theaters across the United States starting December 13, and moviegoers will receive a free exclusive poster, while supplies last. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday.
State | City | Theater |
---|---|---|
AZ | Tempe | Harkins Theaters - Valley Art |
CA | Los Angeles | Downtown Independent |
CA | Sacramento | Tower Theater |
CA | San Diego | Gaslamp 15 |
CA | San Francisco | New People |
CO | Littleton | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton |
DC | Washington DC | Angelika Film Center & Cafe - Pop up |
HI | Honolulu | Ward Stadium 16 |
MI | Bloomfield | The Maple Theater |
NJ | Manville | The Mavnville 12 Plex |
NY | New York | Village East Cinema |
OH | Columbus | Gateway Film Center |
TX | Dallas | Angelika Film Center & Cafe - Dallas |
TX | Katy | Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park |
VA | Fairfax | Angelika Film Center & CAfe - Mosaic |
The film is the latest project from Gen Urobuchi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero), Nitroplus, Toei Animation, and director Seiji Mizushima's (first Fullmetal Alchemist anime, Gundam 00).
The film stars Rie Kugimiya as the female protagonist, Angela, and Shinichirō Miki as Dingo a.k.a. Zarik Kajiwara. Hiroshi Kamiya voices Frontier Setter, a hacker from the computer world challenging real life.
Other staff members include:
Character Design : Masatsugu Saitō
Main Conceptual & Visual Design : Yasuyoshi Uetsu
Mechanical Design : Junya Ishigaki
Sculpture Design : Masaki Apsy
Graphic Design : Tsuyoshi Kusano
Conceptual Consultant & Conceptual Design : Shinya Ogura
Storyboard : Seiji Mizushima / Tomoki Kyoda
CG Directors : Tomoaki Kaneko / Naoki Ao
Modeling Director : Kazumasa Yokokawa
Color Designer : Eriko Murata
Motion Graphic Artists : Yohei Miyahara (Capsule)/ Natsuko Satō
Art Director : Masanobu Nomura (Bihou)
Composite Supervisor : Kōjirō Hayashi
Editing : Masato Yoshitake
Sound Director : Masafumi Mima (Techno Sound)
Sound Effects : Shizuo Kurahashi (Sound Box)
Music : NARASAKI
Animation Producer : Hiroki Yoshioka
Producer : Kōichi Noguchi
Animation Production : Graphinica
The science-fiction film just opened in theaters in Japan on Saturday. It ranked #9 for the weekend and earned 29,194,600 yen (about US$250,000) on just 13 theaters.
Aniplex also announced that the winner of its all-expenses-paid trip to next year's AnimeJapan convention is A. Orcasitas from Grand Rapids, Michigan.