K-On! The Movie

K-On!
Original title	け い お ん!
transcription	Keion!
genre	Comedy , slice of life , music
Anime movie
title	K-On! The Movie
Original title	映 画 け い お ん!
transcription	Eiga Keion!
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
Publishing year	2011
Studio	Kyōto animation
length	116 minutes
genre	Music, comedy, slice of life
Age rating	FSK 0
Director	Naoko Yamada
script	Reiko Yoshida
music	Hajime Hyakkoku
synchronization

K-On! The Movie (Original title: 映 画 け い お ん! Eiga Keion! ) Is a Japanese animation film by the animation studio Kyōto Animation . It is the first full-length film directed by Naoko Yamada .

The film premiered in Japanese cinemas on December 3, 2011. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan in July 2012, before a home video release in North America and Australia followed. The film was released in Germany on April 26, 2013 on DVD and Blu-ray.

action

→ Main articles : K-On! #Story , K-On! / Episode List  and List of K-On! Characters

Yui Hirasawa, Ritsu Tainaka, Mio Akiyama and Tsumui Kotobuki are in their third and final year of high school, and with it the departure from the school's pop music club is getting closer and closer. Azusa Nakano, who does not graduate from the school until the following year, finds it very difficult to get used to these thoughts, so the students decide to fly to London to celebrate their graduation in advance. Hardly having arrived in the English capital, however, the first orientation problems arise.

production

On September 27, 2010, with the airing of the final episode of the anime series, it was announced that the franchise would receive an anime film . Just two months later, director Naoko Yamada announced that she was considering a cinema premiere on December 3, 2011. During the production, Yamada received support from Reiko Yoshida , who wrote the screenplay , and Hajime Hyakkoku , who composed the film music, among others .

At the beginning of September 2011, Ichiban Ippai , Unmei ♪ wa ♪ Endless! and Singing , the opening title, theme song and closing title will be announced on the official website of the movie. On the same day, the official cinema trailer ran for the first time in Japanese cinemas.

publication

movie theater

On December 3, 2011, K-On! The Movie shown in over 130 Japanese cinemas nationwide .

As part of Scotland Loves Animation , the film first ran in the UK in October 2012 . In December of the same year the film was shown for the first time in Australia at the Japan Film Festival in Sydney and Melbourne .

This was followed by broadcasts in South Korea , India , Taiwan and Hong Kong .

Home video

On July 18, 2012, the film was released in Japan, initially in a limited edition on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Sentai Filmworks secured the license for a home video release in the North American market, where it was released on May 21, 2013.

In October 2012, Kazé Anime announced that it had licensed the anime for the German-speaking market and that it would be releasing it in the first third of 2013.

synchronization

role	Japanese speaker ( seiyū )	German speaker
Yui Hirasawa	Aki Toyosaki	Julia Meynen
Ritsu Tainaka	Satomi Satō	Jennifer White
Mio Akiyama	Yōko Hikasa	Anita Hopt
Tsumigi Kotobuki	Minako Kotobuki	Marianne Graffam
Azusa Nakano	Ayana Taketatsu	Kristina Tietz
Sawako Yamanaka	Asami Sanada	Antje von der Ahe
Nodoka Manabe	Chika Fujitō	Shalin Rogall
Ui Hirasawa	Madoka Yonezawa	Tabea Borner
Jun Suzuki	Yoriko Nagata	Anja Rybiczka
Kawakami	Chie Nakamura	Sabine Mazay
Norimi Kawaguchi	Yū Asakawa	Claudia Schmidt
Maki	Eri Nakao	Katie Phleghar

success

On the opening weekend, when the film was shown in 137 cinemas across the country, it grossed around 317.3 million yen , the equivalent of just under 4.1 million US dollars , which put it in second place on the domestic cinema charts . In total, the film grossed nearly 1.64 billion yen, a little more than $ 21.4 million, in Japan alone by early February 2012.

The DVD and Blu-ray editions of the film sold more than 220,000 copies in just a few months in Japan alone by early November 2012. The anime film was rented 45,000 on the film rental market. In the list of the best-selling animated film DVDs and Blu-rays of 2012 in Japan, K-On! The Movie in tenth place. In Germany , the film was sold out in public stores in February 2012.

The film was nominated for Best Animated Film at the Japanese Academy Awards. However, the award went to Goro Miyazaki's Der Mondblumenberg by Studio Ghibli .

aftermath

The film features a café inspired by The Troubadour in London , which has been popular with fans of the K-On! -Franchises is sought.

Web links

• Official Homepage (Japanese)
• K-On! The Movie in the encyclopedia on Anime News Network
• K-On! The Movie in the Internet Movie Database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Release certificate for K-On! The Movie . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
2. ↑ Egan Loo: K-On! Gets Film Green-Lit. Anime News Network , September 27, 2010, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Egan Loo: K-On! Film Scheduled for December 3 (Updated). Anime News Network, February 20, 2011, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
4. ^ Dani Cavallaro: Kyoto Animation: A Critical Study and Filmography . McFarland Publishing, Jefferson , North Carolina 2012, ISBN 978-0-7864-7068-6 , pp. 179 (English).
5. ↑ Egan Loo: K-ON! Anime Film's Full Trailer Streamed. Anime News Network, September 5, 2011, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Chrystalyn Hodgkins: Japanese Box Office, December 3-4. Anime News Network, December 11, 2011, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
7. ^ Andrew Osmond: Scotland Loves Anime Line-Up Announced (Updated). Anime News Network, August 24, 2012, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Jon Hayward: Madman Entertainment Announces Acquisitions at Brisbane Supanova 2012. Anime News Network, November 14, 2012, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Eiga Keion! (2011) - Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 8, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Egan Loo: K-ON! Film's BD / DVD Slated for July 18. Anime News Network, April 29, 2012, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Chrystalyn Hodgkins: Sentai Filmworks Licenses K-ON! Movie. Anime News Network, January 23, 2013, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Chrystalyn Hodgkins: North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 19-25. Anime News Network, May 21, 2013, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
13. ↑ TMSIDR: K-ON! -Film in Germany on DVD / BD! kyoani.de, October 4, 2012, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
14. ↑ ^{a b list of} speakers at aniSearch. aniSearch , accessed January 8, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Japan Box Office - December 3-4, 2011. Box Office Mojo , accessed January 8, 2019 . 
16. ↑ Eiga Keion! Box Office Mojo, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
17. ↑ Jennifer Sherman: K-ON Film Sells 226,000 BD / DVD Copies, 45,000 in Rentals. Anime News Network , November 2, 2012, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
18. ↑ Egan Loo: 50 Top-Selling Animation DVDs in Japan: 2012. Anime News Network, January 6, 2013, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
19. ↑ Can Karakoc: Last chance: »K-On! The Movie «almost sold out. Anime2you.de, February 8, 2016, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
20. ↑ Egan Loo: Japan Academy Prize Nods Confirmed for K-ON, Poppy Hill, Others. Anime News Network, January 16, 2012, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
21. ↑ Egan Loo: Ghibli's From Up On Poppy Hill Wins Japan Academy Prize. Anime News Network, March 2, 2012, accessed January 8, 2019 . 
22. ↑ Andrew Osmond: Japanese K-ON! Fans Present Film Graphic to London Café (Updated). Anime News Network, February 16, 2012, accessed January 8, 2019 .