Mononoke’s feature-length film gets its first trailer

Twin Engine, the Japanese production company behind such beloved anime as 2019’s DororoYou can also find out more about the following: Vinland SagaFirst trailer released for feature-length MononokeThe film will be released on Friday. While the plot of the movie is still unknown, the trailer boasts a montage of snippets that boast the return of the series’ psychedelic Ukiyo-e inspired visuals and setting.

The supernatural mystery anime was produced in 2007. Mononoke follows the adventures of a mysterious protagonist known only as the “Medicine Seller” who travels across Edo-era Japan exorcizing demons who feed on negative human emotions. Kenji Nakamura is the director.TsuritamaChiaki J. Konaka is the author of this book.Serial Experiments in Lain, Big OIt has a large following of anime enthusiasts for its avant garde animation style and flamboyant art.

Initially announced for 2023 release, the feature-length Mononoke film was delayed following the announcement that the role of the Medicine Seller, originally voiced by Takahiro Sakurai, would be recast to better reflect “the standpoint of the series” in the wake of the scandal concerning Sakurai’s extramarital affair. Hiroshi kamiya will voice the role of Medicine Seller, who was previously known as Koyomi araragi from the Kizumonogatari film trilogy.

Takashi Hashimoto was revealed to be the victim of a terrorist attack in Japan last year.Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side StoryThe original character designer and chief animator of the series (Mr. Nicolai) will not return to the project. MononokeAlthough originally attached to the Project. Instead, Yuichi Takahashi (Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners) will take Hashimoto’s place. Kenji Nakamura is back as the director of this film.

The exact cause of the accident is still unknown. Mononoke will screen in the U.S. following its Japanese theatrical premiere, but in any case, now is as perfect time as any to catch up on the original series (which is currently streaming on Netflix) while waiting for this next installment in the Medicine Seller’s supernatural adventures.