MONSTER STRIKE THE MOVIE: JOURNEY BEYOND THE SKY Trailer & Images from Warner Bros. Japan

: 01 January 2019

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Site: anime-movie.monster-strike.com (Japan) #??????

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures Japan has provided a trailer and images from their new anime film, MONSTER STRIKE THE MOVIE: JOURNEY BEYOND THE SKY (?????????? THE MOVIE???????, Monsutaa Sutoraiku THE MOVIE Sora no Kanata), opening in theaters across Japan on October 5. The film is based on the hit MONSTER STRIKE (??????????, Monsutaa Sutoraiku) mobile game designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, which is played by more than 40 million people worldwide. As with 2016`s MONSTER STRIKE THE MOVIE, it is a prequel to the streaming series MONSTER STRIKE THE ANIMATION (??? ??????????, Anime Monsutaa Sutoraiku) that premiered on YouTube in October, 2015. MONSTER STRIKE THE MOVIE: JOURNEY BEYOND THE SKY is directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori (AZUMANGA DAIOH, TRINITY SEVEN) and features the voices of Masataka Kubota (RUROUNI KENSHIN Trilogy, DEATH NOTE television series, TOKYO GHOUL), Alice Hirose (THE SEA OF SEIRO: DETECTIVE MITARAI’S CASEBOOK, ACID BLACK CHERRY: L, HYOUKA: FORBIDDEN SECRETS), Yoshimasa Hosoya (FREE! -TIMELESS MEDLEY-), Aoi Yuki (KAMEN RIDER GHOST THE MOVIE, YOUR NAME, DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA’S TREASURE ISLAND) and Koichi Yamadera (SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199, ULTRAMAN ORB THE MOVIE, POKÉMON THE MOVIE: THE POWER OF US). STORY Thirteen years ago, Tokyo was split in two as a section (now called "Old Tokyo") was levitated high above the rest of the city ("New Tokyo").... Kanata, a boy who was born and raised at ground level in New Tokyo, has a strange mark on his right hand. All his life, he wanted to know the meaning of that mysterious marking. One day, a girl with blue hair called Sora realized that Old Tokyo would soon fall to earth. She left the aerial city to find Kanata in the hopes of averting this disaster. "Only you can save the world!" Sora exclaimed, inviting Kanata to the Old Tokyo floating in the air. There, Kanata encountered many monsters including the vampire siblings Toya and Yuna, who have a strong desire to save their world. The enemy was Senju, leader of the "Liberation Front", who planned to bring Old Tokyo crashing down on New Tokyo. Kanata, Sora, and the vampires join forces to stop him.

CREDITS Japanese Theatrical Release: Friday, October 5, 2018 (Nationwide Roadshow) Cast Kanata: Masataka Kubota Sora: Alice Hirose Toya: Yoshimasa Hosoya Yuna: Aoi Yuki Senju: Koichi Yamadera Staff Director: Hiroshi Nishikiori Original Character Designer: Tatsur? Iwamoto Character Designer: Yuichi Tanaka Animation Director: Eiji Inomoto Music: Masaru Yokoyama Theme Song: "Kizunami" by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Production: XFlag Pictures Animation Production: Orange Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan © 2mixi, lnc.