Today is the day that Kabaneri fans have been waiting for, as today is the Japanese theatrical release of the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress movie! As a gift to fans, Wit Studio’s website posted a special clip featuring the movie’s theme song “Sakaseya Sakase”, which was sung by Japanese pop music duo EGOIST. In the PV, the song—infused with traditional Japanese instruments—runs alongside scenes featuring the beautiful scenery in the movie, the characters’ daily lives, and at the end of the PV, the characters dancing yosakoi. Check it out below!
Most of the TV anime’s cast and staff have returned for the film such as the two leads Tasuku Hatanaka and Sayaka Senbongi, who play the leads Ikoma and Mumei, respectively. The anime film is still produced by Wit Studio, with Tetsurou Araki returning as director. Ichiro Okouchi, most known for creating Code Geass, penned the script. Haruhiko Mikimoto is in charge of original character design, and Hiroyuki Sawano is still in charge of music.
Director Tetsurou Araki has previously confirmed that the movie will focus on the mysterious Kabaneri Mumei, who accompanied main character Ikoma in the animé series. He has also confirmed that the movie will take place six months after the events in the TV series. In the anime’s official website, the movie is described as the “middle volume” of the story.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is an original TV animé produced by Wit Studio for Fuji TV’s Noitamina anime block, which aired from April to June 2016. The story is set in the industrial revolution, where a mysterious virus turns humans into Kabane, undead creatures that can only be killed if its iron-protected heart is pierced. Main character Ikoma, an engineer who invents anti-Kabane weapons, gets infected by the virus but manages to resist it. He then becomes a Kabaneri—a half-human, half-Kabane—and together with mysterious fellow Kabaneri Mumei, he journeys to seek shelter elsewhere.
While there is no news yet of international screenings for the film, there is still hope as the film will also be simulcast in Netflix and Amazon Prime Japan (VPNs are in order, I suppose?).
Source: Crunchyroll News