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On Thursday, February 15, 2024, the website for the i☆Ris voice actress idol unit unveiled the trailer for the upcoming Iris the Movie -Full Energy!!- anime film, stylized as i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!-.
The trailer confirmed the film’s May 2024 premiere date in Japanese theaters and also performed the film’s theme song “Ai for you!” (“Love for you!”), which will be performed by the i☆Ris group.
The website also revealed the main visual for the Iris the Movie -Full Energy!!- anime film, featuring the film’s main cast front and center. It also announced two new cast members for the film: Rie Takahashi as Shiro Risu and Mitsuki Saiga as Kuro Risu.
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Takahashi is likely best known as either KonoSuba’s Megumin or Re:ZERO’s Emilia, while Saiga is best known as Black Clover’s Henry Legolant and Fullmetal Alchemist’s Maria Ross.
Moreover, the Iris the Movie -Full Energy!!- anime film announced additional staff members, rounding out the movie’s production team. The i☆Ris group consists of Saki Yamakita, Yu Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yuki Wakai and Miyu Kobota.
Apart from being musical performers, all members are also anime voice actresses. Azuki Shibuya was previously a member of the group but left on March 31, 2021.
Iris the Movie -Full Energy!!- anime film set to feature rotating “routes” of live i☆Ris performance scenes
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As mentioned above, the website for the Iris the Movie -Full Energy!!- anime film confirmed the movie’s full release date of Friday, May 17, 2024. The release date is for Japanese theaters only, with no news on any international releases yet.
The film’s aforementioned theme song is written by i☆Ris and composed by Masayoshi Oishi. The insert song “Kibi no Hana wo” is also written by i☆Ris and is instead composed by Kenta Matsukuma.
Hiroshi Ikehata is directing the anime film at Studio Gokumi, with Hiroko Fukuda writing the script. Kazuyuki Ueda is designing the characters for the film. Its additional staff includes:
- Chief Animation Directors: Ryotaro Takamura, Tsubasa Tanaka
- Prop Design: Megumi Nagayama
- Art Director・Art Setting: Asuka Komiyama
- Art: Cosmo Project
- color Design: Misako Akama
- 3DCG Director: Yoshihiro Otobe
- 3DCG: Tatsunoko Production
- Compositing Director of Photography: Kōjirō Hayashi
- Photography: Graphinica
- Editing: Akinori Mishima
- Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
- Sound Production: HALF H·P STUDIO
- Music: Yukari Hashimoto, Ruka Kawada, Tetsuya Shitara, Yayoi Sekimukai
- Distribution: Avex Pictures
The Iris the Movie -Full Energy!!- anime film will feature rotating scenes of the i☆Ris group’s live performances, which are set to change every week the movie is in theaters.
The live performance scenes have four routes laid out, as follows:
- Tension Baku Agari Route (Explosive Tension Route): Live A x Live C
- Tension Oni Agari Route (Demon Tension Route): Live A x Live D
- Tension Yaba Agari Route (Insane Tension Route): Live B x Live C
- Tension Geki Agari Route (Intense Tension Route): Live B x Live D
Make sure to keep up with all anime, manga, film and live-action news as 2024 progresses.
