The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie: The Girl Who Calls the Stars

The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie: The Girl Who Calls the Stars
Theatrical release poster
Japanese	劇場版 魔法科高校の劣等生 星を呼ぶ少女
Hepburn	Gekijōban Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Hoshi o Yobu Shōjo
Directed by	Risako Yoshida
Screenplay by	Tsutomu Satō
Based on	The Irregular at Magic High School by Tsutomu Satō
Starring	Yūichi Nakamura Saori Hayami Yumi Uchiyama Takuma Terashima Satomi Satō Atsushi Tamaru Sora Amamiya Yuiko Tatsumi Kana Hanazawa Marina Inoue Junichi Suwabe Yoko Hikasa Konomi Kohara Jin Yamanoi Satoshi Hino Masaki Aizawa
Cinematography	Yuuki Kawashita
Edited by	Kashiko Kimura
Music by	Taku Iwasaki
Production company	Eight Bit
Distributed by	Aniplex
Release date	June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥500 million[1]

The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie: The Girl Who Calls the Stars (劇場版 魔法科高校の劣等生 星を呼ぶ少女, Gekijōban Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Hoshi o Yobu Shōjo) is a 2017 Japanese animated film based on The Irregular at Magic High School light novel series written by Tsutomu Satō. The film is produced by Eight Bit and directed by Risako Yoshida, featuring an original story by Satō and music by Taku Iwasaki. By the dates shown, the movie events take place in the middle of episode 11 of the second season of the anime, covering the 11th and 12th volumes of the novels, and was released in Japan on June 17, 2017.

Plot[]

Late March 2096. In the story, the seasons have changed and it will soon be the second spring. Tatsuya and Miyuki have finished their first year at first magic high school and are on their spring break. The two go with their friends to a villa owned by Shizuku Kitayama's family on the Ogasawara Island archipelago. After only a small moment of peace, they find a young girl named Kokoa. She has escaped an experimental lab at the Naval base and the group decides to save her and the others still beholden to the cruel CAD experiments. The USNA has other plans for the base.

Voice cast[]

Production[]

The development of the movie was revealed in the 19th light novel volume released in March 2016.^[2] The film will feature a plot scripted by series creator Tsutomu Satō,^[3] and will premiere in Japan on June 17, 2017.^[4][5] All of the voice actors from the anime will reprise their roles.

At the Dengeki Game Festival 2017 event in Tokyo on Sunday March 12, more details were revealed about the film, including additional cast members, the theme song artist, and a fourth key visual. Also, the film's official website added the promotional video for the film. Risako Yoshida, who served as the unit director and a storyboarder on the anime television series, is directing the film at studio Eight Bit. Original light novel series illustrator Kana Ishida is returning to serve as the character designer and chief animation director. Original light novel author Tsutomu Satō is writing an original new story for the film, and he and WriteWorks are writing the script. Taku Iwasaki is returning to compose the music.^[6] On April 19, the official website revealed three new cast members and a new visual,^[7] and on April 29, the third teaser was shown, including the date of a special screening.^[8] On May 31, the official website began streaming a trailer for film. This included information about the original novel from Sato about Lina's past. It included the date of a special screening and the date fora meet and greet with the film's main personnel.^[9] On June 13, Aniplex showed the first two minutes of the film.^[10]

On June 10, 2017, Aniplex of America announced they had acquired the film for an English-language release, and announced that it would screen the film beginning on July 28, 2017.^[11][12][13] In Australia and New Zealand, Madman Entertainment announced at SMASH! 2017 that they had licensed the film for screening, and premiered the film on November 2, 2017.^[14] The film was also screened in South East Asia by Odex.

Aniplex released Blu-ray & DVD versions of the film in Japan on January 24, 2018.

The film's theme song is "Speed Star" by Garnidelia.

Reception[]

Box office[]

On its opening weekend, the film debuted in 59 theaters across Japan and grossed a total of ¥163 million from 107,000 admissions, opening at #5 at the Japanese box office.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Japanese)
• The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie: The Girl Who Calls the Stars (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia