Lonely Castle Anime Film Debuts Trailer and Behind The Scenes Video

An anime film adaptation of Mizuki Tsujimura’s novel Lonely Castle in the Mirror was announced earlier this year, and a teaser trailer was also released in July. Recently, Shochiku began streaming the second trailer for the film.

The trailer, which was released on November 12, previews Yuri’s theme song “Merry Go Round.” Additionally, Shochiku released a 5-minute behind-the-scenes video for the film, which outlines the story and features comments from the voice actors and director.

Lonely Castle Anime Film Debuts Trailer and Behind The Scenes Video
Lonely Castle Anime Film | Source: Official Website

The A-1 Pictures production is being directed by Keeichi Hara, with Miho Maruo writing the script. Keigo Sasaki handles the character designs and is also the chief animation director.

Harumi Fuuki is the music composer for the film, and the Russian artist Ilya Kuvshinov is credited for the visual concept and castle design.

The film is being distributed by Shochiku and it stars:

Ami TomaKokoro
Sakura Kiryu Aki
Takumi Kitamura Rion
Aoi Miyazaki Kitajima-sensei
Rihito Itagaki Subaru
Naho YokomizoFūka
Minami Takayama Masamun
Yuuki Kaji Ureshino
Kumiko AsoKokoro’s mother
Mana AshidaŌkami-sama
Shingo Fujimori Ita-sensei
Karen Takizawaschool nurse
Lonely Castle Anime Film Debuts Trailer and Behind The Scenes Video
Lonely Castle in the Mirror | Source: Crunchyroll

The official website of the film describes the story as:

The main character of “Kagami no Kojo” is Kokoro, a junior high school student who has lost her place at school and has shut herself up at home. One day, the mirror in the room suddenly began to glow, and when he passed through the mirror as if his heart was being sucked in, there was a mysterious castle-like building ahead, and seven people with similar circumstances to his heart were gathered. A secret key is hidden in the castle, and it is said that anyone who finds the key will be granted any wish…

Tsujimura’s novel was originally released in 2017 and skyrocketed in popularity. It won the 2018  Japan Booksellers’ Award, and topped Da Vinci magazine’s Book of the Year list in 2017.

The film is set to release in Japan on December 23.

About Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Lonely Castle in the Mirror is a novel by Mizuki Tsujimura that will receive an anime movie adaptation.

The plot revolves around seven teenagers who avoid going to school. They enter a parallel universe where a castle welcomes them. They need to find a specific room where a wish of one of them will be fulfilled. If they want to get out of the castle alive, they need to leave every day by 5 pm or risk getting punished.

Source: Official Trailer on Shochiku’s YouTube Channel

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