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Aniplex USA Adds Expelled from Paradise Anime Film

posted on by Egan Loo
FMA director Mizushima & Madoka Magica writer Urobuchi's film to play in 15 U.S. theaters

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 Shinichiro 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 Saito
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 Sato
Art Director : Masanobu Nomura (Bihou)
Composite Supervisor : Kojiro Hayashi
Editing : Masato Yoshitake
Sound Director : Masafumi Mima (Techno Sound)
Sound Effects : Shizuo Kurahashi (Sound Box)
Music : NARASAKI
Animation Producer : Hiroki Yoshioka
Producer : Koichi 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.


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