Monster Strike The Movie (Japanese: モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ) is a 2016 Japanese animated action-adventure film directed by Shinpei Ezaki, written by Taku Kishimoto and based on the video game Monster Strike by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto.[3][4] It is a prequel and sequel to the ONA anime series of the same name.[5] It was released in Japan by Warner Bros. on 10 December 2016.[1] The film was eventually released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on April 19, 2017, as well as a limited edition.

Monster Strike The Movie
Theatrical release poster
Japanese	モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ
Directed by	Shinpei Ezaki
Screenplay by	Taku Kishimoto
Story by	Yōichi Katō[lower-alpha 1] Jirō Ishii[lower-alpha 1]
Based on	Monster Strike by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto
Produced by	Nao Hirasawa
Cinematography	Tatsuya Nomura
Edited by	Mai Hasegawa
Music by	Monaca
Production companies	Liden Films Ultra Super Pictures XFlag Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures Japan
Release date	10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) (Japan)
Running time	103 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥740 million[2] ($6.8 million)

Plot

It's a prequel story to the main events of the first season.

Cast

• Maaya Sakamoto as Ren Homura (young) [4]
• Tomo Muranaka as Haruma Kagutsuchi (young) [4]
• Lynn as Aoi Mizusawa [4]
• Juri Kimura as Minami Wakaba [4]
• Kengo Kawanishi as Akira Kagetsuki [4]
• Jun Fukushima as Oragon [4]
• Yūsuke Kobayashi as Ren Homura [4]
• Nana Mizuki as Arthur [4]
• Kōichi Yamadera as Genome [4]
• Kin'ya Kitaōji as Kentarō Ishibashi [4]

Box office

On its opening weekend in Japan, the film was number-one by admissions, with 390,416, and number-two by gross, with ¥439.6 million[3] ($3.8 million).[6] Its final box office gross in Japan was ¥740 million[2] ($6.8 million).

Notes

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Monster Strike The Movie (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Monster Strike The Movie at IMDb

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