It’s been so long since the official Twitter account of Love Live! franchise announced the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime movie. Just recently the anime’s official website announced the premiere dates for Southeast Asia region and fans would be able to watch the movie from February to April.
Love Live! Sunshine!! Anime Movie Details and Premiere Dates for SEA Revealed!
The movie is called, Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow, The official franchise website describes the story as:
Aqours reigned over them all in Love Live, the last one they would be representing Uranohoshi Girls’ High School in. Its first- and second-year students are now preparing for life at their new school – only to face a litany of unexpected trouble! Most alarming of all, the third-year students have set off on a graduation trip – only to go missing! As the group’s members drift apart, they quickly realize just how much they meant to each other. What will Aqours do to compel themselves to take that next step forward?
The shine they’ve seeked is just ahead, in this inspiring live-entertainment movie dedicated to everyone taking flight toward a new future!
Staff and Cast Details
The cast of the movie is:
- Anju Inami as Chika Takami
- Rikako Aida as Riko Sakurauchi
- Nanaka Suwa as Kanan Matsuura
- Arisa Komiya as Dia Kurosawa
- Shuka Saito as You Watanabe
- Aika Kobayashi as Yoshiko Tsushima
- Kanako Takatsuki as Hanamaru Kunikida
- Aina Suzuki as Mari Ohara
- Ai Furihata as Ruby Kurosawa
The staff of the movie is:
- Original Story – Hajime Yatate
- Original Plan – Sakurako Kimino
- Director – Kazuo Sakai
- Script – Jukki Hanada
- Character Designer – Designer Yuhei Murota
- Set Design – Takeshi Takahashi
- Art Director – Junichi Higashi
- Color Planning – Sayoko Yokoyama
- CG Director – Go Kurosaki
- Director of Photography – Daiki Sugiyama
- Editor – Daisuke Imai
- Sound Director – Yukio Nagasaki
- Music – Tatsuya Kato
- Music Production – Lantis
- Animation Production – SUNRISE Inc.
- Presented by – 2019 PROJECT Lovelive! Sunshine!! Movie
Love Live! Sunshine!! Anime Movie Screening Dates for SEA Territories
The opening dates for the film are as follows:
- Taiwan: General Screening – April 4
- Hong Kong, Macau: General Screening – March 28
- Singapore: Fan Screening – February 2, General Release – February 7
- Malaysia: Fan Screening – March 2, General Release – March 7
- Indonesia: February 13
- Philippines: Fan Screening and General Release – February 2019
- Vietnam: Fan Screening and General Release – March 2019
- Brunei: General Screening – March 7
- Myanmar: General Screening – March 2019
The movie is already aired in Japan on January 4, 2019, and earned 98,963,900 yen (about US$911,690) in its first three days at the box office. The film ranked at #7 for earnings from January 4-6 but ranked at #8 in terms of tickets sold during the January 5-6 weekend.
[Source: Anime News Network, LoveLive! Official Website]