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Nanoha Reflection Anime Film Opens in Malaysia in December
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Malaysian cinema chain GSC Movies began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection anime film on Wednesday. The video reveals the film's Malaysian opening date of December 28.
Odex will open the film in nine Southeast Asian territories, including Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, and Thailand. The film opened in Singapore on October 8 as part of its Odex Film Festival event. Odex hasn't yet announced release windows for other territories.
Odex will also screen the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation sequel film in Southeast Asia at an as-yet unspecified date.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection opened on July 22 at 73 theaters and ranked at #8 in the Japanese box office. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation will open in Japan in 2018.
In the first film's story, a pair of researchers stay behind on their dying planet of Eltria with their two daughters, Amitie and Kirie, in hopes of finding a way to revive the planet. But when the husband Granz falls ill it seems their dream of reviving the planet will die. Against her older sister's wishes, Kirie sets off with her childhood friend Iris to seek help from a distant alternate world. They arrive in Japan on Earth to search for the key to their planet's regeneration. There, they meet Nanoha Takamachi, Fate T. Harlaown, and Hayate Yagami.
Cast members include:
- Haruka Tomatsu as Amitie Florian
- Satomi Satou as Kirie Florian
- Aya Hisakawa as Lindy Harlaown
- Natsuko Kuwatani as Alph
- Mikako Takahashi as Chrono
- Yuki Matsuoka as Amy Limiette
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Yūno Scrya
- Donna Burke as Raising Heart
- Kevin J England as Valdish
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Laevatein, Graf Eisen
- Kana Ueda as Dearche
- Yukari Tamura as Shtel
- Nana Mizuki as Leby (Levy)
- Kana Asumi as Yuri
Masaki Tsuzuki is credited with the original work, and also penned the script. Takayuki Hamana (The Prince of Tennis, Library War, Appleseed XIII) directed the film at Seven Arcs Pictures. Kana Hashidate (Dog Days) drew the character designs, and Shochiku distributed the film.
