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The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars (2017)

The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars poster
Original title
劇場版 魔法科高校の劣等生 星を呼ぶ少女
Directed by
Risako Yoshida
Genre
science fiction anime, romance anime, fantasy anime, action anime
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
16
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 81 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The Shiba siblings and their friends are on a spring break trip to an island. They meet a young girl who is running away from something.

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What happens

The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars (Japanese: 劇場版 魔法科高校の劣等生 星を呼ぶ少女, Hepburn: Gekijōban Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Hoshi o Yobu Shōjo) is a 2017 Japanese animated film based on the light novel series The Irregular at Magic High School by Tsutomu Satō. Produced by Eight Bit and distributed by Aniplex, the film was directed by Risako Yoshida based on the original story written by Satō, who also wrote the script along with Muneo Nakamoto. Set after the events of the eleventh volume of the light novel, the film follows the Shiba siblings enjoying spring break on an island with their friends when they meet a young girl on the run. An anime film project was announced in March 2016, with Saori Hayami and Yuichi Nakamura reprising their respective roles from The Irregular at Magic High School anime series as the Shiba siblings Miyuki and Tatsuya. The cast from the anime series were confirmed to be returning for the film in October 2016 and in March 2017, while new cast were announced in March and April, including Konomi Kohara as the voice of the original character Kokoa. The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars premiered in Tokyo and Osaka on June 5, 2017, and was released in Japan on June 17. The film grossed ¥560 million at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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