Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: kizumonogatari-movie.com (Japan), Kizumonogatari-USA.com (US) Special Thanks to Alex Crum
Aniplex of America announced at their industry panel at Anime Milwaukee (Milwaukee,WI), their plans to premiere -KIZUMONOGATARI- PART 3: REIKETSU (?????????, Kizumonogatari ?? Reiketsu-hen?, 2017) in the U.S. on April 7. This is the highly anticipated third and final installment of the -KIZUMONOGATARI- film series. Aniplex of America also confirmed that theater patrons will receive an exclusive giveaway item with each purchased ticket while supplies last. Ticket sales for -KIZUMONOGATARI- PART 3: REIKETSU will begin Tuesday (February 21) through the official -KIZUMONOGATARI- website. -KIZUMONOGATARIPART 3: REIKETSU will be distributed by AZOLAND PICTURES in the original Japanese language with English subtitles. -KIZUMONOGATARI- PART 3: REIKETSU features the origin story of the highly popular MONOGATARI SERIES originally created by author NISIOISIN and is a direct prequel to the BAKEMONOGATARI television series. The story follows the protagonist Koyomi Araragi and his encounter with the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the “King of Apparitions.” Koyomi saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood to her in exchange for his own life as a human. This highly anticipated film will be bringing together an all-star creative staff including Director Tatsuya Oishi (Series Director of BAKEMONOGATARI), Character Designer Akio Watanabe, who worked on the entire MONOGATARI series, and Chief Director Akiyuki Shimbou (MADOKA MAGICA, MONOGATARI Series, NISEKOI). Studio SHAFT will be responsible for the anime production. STORY With help from Meme Oshino, the apparition specialist, Koyomi defeats the three powerful vampire hunters: Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter. Koyomi takes back all the limbs of Kiss-Shot-Acerola-Orion-Heart-Underblade in order to become a human again. But, when he returns to Kiss-Shot, she reveals to him the cold truth of what it means to be a vampire -- a creature of the night. Unable to take back what he has done, Koyomi feels nothing but regret and can only deny his dreadful fate. While Koyomi is struggling to face reality, his “friend” Tsubasa Hanekawa comes to him with a certain plan... For more details on KIZUMONOGATARI PART 3: REIKETSU, please visit the official website. STAFF Original Works: NISIOISIN "KIZUMONOGATARI" (Kodansha BOX) Chief Director: Akiyuki Shimbou Director: Tatsuya Oishi Character Design: Akio Watanabe, Hideyuki Morioka Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka Music: Satoru Kosaki Animation Production: SHAFT Produced by: Aniplex, KODANSHA, SHAFT CAST Koyomi Araragi: Hiroshi Kamiya Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade: Maaya Sakamoto Tsubasa Hanekawa: Yui Horie Meme Oshino: Takahiro Sakurai Episode: Miyu Irino Dramaturgy: Masashi Ebara Guillotinecutter: Hochu Otsuka
About Aniplex of America Inc.
Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan) – a Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) group. Aniplex Inc. is a leading provider of anime content, along with music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite Blu-ray and DVD titles including the SWORD ART ONLINE series, YOUR LIE IN APRIL, KILL LA KILL, BAKEMONOGATARI, FATE/ZERO, UELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, BLUE EXORCIST, NISEKOI, OREIMO 2, MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC, EXPELLED FROM PARADISE, The irregular at magic high school, ALDNOAH.ZERO, FATE/STAY NIGHT [UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS] and DURARARA!!×2. The company`s ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles such as ERASED, THE ASTERISK WAR, OWARIMONOGATARI, CHARLOTTE, CLASSROOM CRISIS, WAGNARIA!!3, GOD EATER and HAIFURI (High School Fleet).
About Azoland Pictures, LLC.
Azoland Pictures, LLC is a film distribution company that offers Japanese anime and live-action films to the audiences in North America. The company also organizes movie premieres, anime related film festivals, and J-Pop events in the Los Angeles area. In 2015, Azoland Pictures has theatrically distributed LOVE LIVE! THE SCHOOL IDOL MOVIE and MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE ORIGIN PART I: BLUE EYED CASVAL and Part II: ARTESIA`S SORROW. More information available at azolandpictures.com.