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On Friday, August 4, 2023, the Mononoke anime film unveiled a new teaser trailer and a key visual. With that, the anime movie revealed that it will be released in Summer 2024. Additionally, it also revealed the film's staff, and that Hiroshi Kamiya will voice the protagonist - the Medicine Seller.
The Mononoke anime is a spinoff of the Ayakashi - Samurai Horror Tales anime. It first premiered in 2007 with 12 episodes, and follows the medicine seller that appeared in the Bakeneko arc of the anime. Thus, the upcoming anime movie is a sequel to the TV anime.
Mononoke anime film announces release date with teaser and visual
Previously, the Mononoke anime film was set to be released this year, but it later got delayed. However, with the anime film unveiling its teaser trailer and key visual, it announced that it is set to be released in Summer 2024.
The teaser trailer gave fans a glimpse of what they can expect from the movie. As per the teaser, it is set in Ōoku, the woman's quarters of Edo Castle. The Medicine Seller is seen revealing how ayakashi is brought into Ōoku by women's grudges. Given that one turns into Mononoke upon association with ayakashi, the Medicine Seller is seen foretelling its arrival.
As for the key visual, it showcased the Medicine Seller in all his glory. That said, Takahiro Sakurai will no longer be reprising the role of the Medicine Seller as originally planned. Instead, Hiroshi Kamiya will voice the protagonist. The voice actor previously voiced Levi Ackerman in Attack on Titan, Edogawa Ranpo in Bungo Stray Dogs, and Seijūrō Akashi in Kuroko's Basketball.
New staff members announced
The anime film had previously announced how Kenji Nakamura was set to return to TWIN ENGINE to direct the Mononoke anime film. The director had previously directed the television anime at Toei Animation.
As for the new staff members, they are as follows:
- Animation Production: EOTA
- Character Design: Kitsuneko Nagata
- Animation Character Designer, Chief Animation Director: Yūichi Takahashi
- Background Design: Yōichi Katohno
- Background Directors: Akira Kuramoto, Yōko Saitō
- Color Design: Kunio Tsujita
- Visual Director: Yoichi Senzui
- 3D Director: Kenichi Shirai
- Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
- Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
- Music: Taku Iwasaki
- Producers: Kimiaki Sato, Yūki Sudō
- Planning Production: Kōji Yamamoto
As for the character designs, they were previously done by Takashi Hashimoto for the television anime, who also served as the chief animation director. Meanwhile, Yasuharu Takanashi composed the music for the same.
