On the official site for the director’s original film mari okada and studies MAPPA, Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Koujou (Alice and Therese’s Illusion Factory), the main promotional video for the project was revealed. The video confirms that the premiere is scheduled for next September 15 in theaters in Japan and shows a fragment of the main musical theme performed by Miyuki Nakajima and titled “shin-on“.
More members of the voice cast were also announced, including:
- taku yashiro like Daisuke Sasakura.
- tasuku hatanaka like Atsushi Nitta.
- Daiki Kobayashi like Yasunari Semba.
- Ayaka Saito as Yuko Sonobe.
- Maki Kawase like Hina Hara.
- yukiyo fuji as Queen Yasumi.
- Setsuji Satou like Mamoru Sagami.
voice cast
- junya enoki like Masamune Kikuiri.
- Queen Ueda as Atsumi Sagami.
- Misaki Kuno as “Mystery Girl”.
Production team
- mari okada (Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo, Kuroshitsuji, Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou) is in charge of directing this feature film at the studios MAPPAwith the assistance of Tadashi Hiramatsu (Kuromukuro, Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou, Re: Cutie Honey).
- Yuriko Ishi (Another, Persona: Trinity Soul) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
- Kazuki Higashiji (Angel Beats! Piano no Mori) is in charge of the art direction.
- Masaru Yokoyama (horimiya) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis for Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kojo
The story centers on Masamune, a third-year high school student, who lives in a town where time has stopped due to a sudden explosion at a steel factory that has sealed off all exits from the town. Hoping to one day return to normality, the town’s residents are barred from making any changes and lead bleak daily lives. One day, Masamune’s enigmatic classmate Atsumi guides him to the fifth furnace of the steel mill, where they meet a wild and mysterious girl who cannot speak. The meeting of Masamune and these two girls upsets the balance of the world. The uncontrollable impulse of love of the boys and girls who are tired of their everyday life starts to destroy the world.
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