Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion

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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion
Arrow of the Orion poster.jpg
Promotional poster of the film
Directed byKatsushi Sakurabi
Story byFujino Ōmori
Based onIs It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
by Fujino Ōmori
Produced by
  • Nobuhiro Osawa
  • Yuji Matsukura
Starring
CinematographyShingo Fukuyo
Edited byKentarou Tsubone
Music byKeiji Inai
Animation byShigeki Kimoto
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion[a] is a 2019 Japanese animated fantasy film based on the light novel series Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. The film was released on February 15, 2019 in Japan, and received limited theatrical releases in other regions later in the year.

Voice cast[]

Character Japanese[1] English[2]
Bell Cranel Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Bryson Baugus
Hestia Inori Minase Luci Christian
Eina Tulle Haruka Tomatsu Shelby Blocker
Artemis Maaya Sakamoto Avery Smithhart
Liliruca Arde Maaya Uchida Hilary Haag
Ryū Lyon Saori Hayami Genevieve Simmons
Aiz Wallenstein Saori Ōnishi Shelley Calene-Black
Syr Flover Shizuka Ishigami Juliet Simmons
Hermes Soma Saito Benjamin McLaughlin
Freya Yōko Hikasa Patricia Duran
Welf Crozzo Yoshimasa Hosoya David Wald
Loki Yurika Kubo Christina Kelly
Lefiya Viridis Juri Kimura Kelley Peters

Production and release[]

The film was based on Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, featuring an original story by the creator Fujino Ōmori. It was announced with the second season of the series during the GA Bunko 2018 Happyō Stage at Wonder Festival on February 18, 2018.[3] The film was directed by Katsushi Sakurabi, with Warner Bros. distributed the film in Japan. J.C.Staff returned to animate the film, as well as the rest of the cast and staff reprised their roles.[4] Yuka Iguchi performed the theme song " [ja] (Japanese: おなじ空の下で, lit. Under the same sky)" for the film.[5]

The film was originally released in Japan on February 15, 2019.[6] Sentai Filmworks licensed the film in North America and screened the film in the United States on July 23, 2019.[7][8] Manga Entertainment released Blu-ray and DVD in Australasia on September 7, 2020.[9] The film also released to some other territories.[10]

Reception[]

Richard Eisenbeis of Anime News Network giving it an overall score of B. He praised the film's original story, but he criticised the film "goes too big for things to believably return to the status quo at the end of the film".[11]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Danjon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka ー Orion no Ya ー (Japanese: 劇場版 ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか ー オリオンの矢 ー)

References[]

  1. ^ "Staff & Cast". danmachi.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (August 23, 2019). "'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion' Film's English Dub Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 18, 2018). "'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?' Anime Gets 2nd Season, Film Project (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Loo, Egan (June 9, 2018). "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Film's Teaser Reveals Additional Cast, Staff, 2019 Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Ressler, Karen (December 3, 2018). "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Film's Trailer Reveals Yuka Iguchi Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Loo, Egan (October 4, 2018). "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Film Casts Maaya Sakamoto, Opens on February 15". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  7. ^ Ressler, Karen (November 16, 2018). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Made in Abyss, DanMachi Films". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 18, 2019). "Sentai Filmworks to Screen 'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion' Film in U.S. on July 23". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Osmond, Andrew (April 9, 2020). "Manga Entertainment Q3 Schedule (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Ressler, Karen (February 7, 2019). "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion Film's International Release Territories Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  11. ^ Eisenbeis, Richard (March 11, 2019). "Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

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