Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp anime film streams new English-subtitled trailer ahead of international release

Modified Aug 14, 2024 23:47 GMT

Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp anime film streams new English-subtitled trailer ahead of international release (Image via SHAFT)

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 saw Crunchyroll begin streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the international screening of the Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp anime film. The trailer also confirmed the film’s one-day screening date in North America of Wednesday, August 28, as well as the Australian one-day screening date of Thursday, September 5.

Crunchyroll originally screened the film’s North American premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival as a part of the Animation Plus section on July 27, 2024. The Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp anime film originally opened in Japanese theaters on January 12, 2024, and served as a compilation of the original three films.

Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp anime film set to hit select international theaters for one day only

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The roughly 90-second long trailer for the Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp anime film doesn’t seem to reveal any new scenes or dialogue compared to the original trailer. Instead, the sole change seems to be the addition of English subtitles in order to promote the project’s international release.

The film serves as a compilation of the original three films in the franchise, dubbed Part 1: Tekketsu, Part 2: Nekketsu, and Part 3: Reiketsu. These were released in Japanese theaters in January 2016, August 2016, and January 2017, respectively. The films adapt the third volume in author Nisio Isin and illustrator Vofan’s original Monogatari light novel series, which began serialization in August 2005 and is still ongoing today with 29 volumes released.

Kizumonogatari serves as a prequel to the Bakemonogatari series, detailing the story of how the film’s titular protagonist Koyomi encounters the female vampire that would turn him. The story also follows his journey as he attempts to return to his normal life in the aftermath of this drastic and sudden change.

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Tatsuya Oishi, who also directed the Bakemonogatari anime series, directed the original film trilogy at the SHAFT anime studio. Akiyuki Simbo was credited as the chief director of the production. Akio Watanabe and Hideyuki Morioka designed the characters, while Yota Tsuruoka directed the sound for the series, and Satoru Kousaki composed the music.

The new Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp anime film saw French singer-songwriter Clémentine return to the franchise to perform its ending theme song. Clémentine previously performed the song "Étoile et toi,” which translates to “The Star and Me”, for the Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu anime film. She also performed a new arrangement of the same song for the third Reiketsu film in the series.

Cast for the film includes Hiorshi Kamiya as Koyomi Araragi, Maaya Sakamoto as Kissshot Acerolaorion Heartunderblade, Hochu Ohtsuka as Guillotine Cutter, Masashi Ebara as Dramaturgy, Miyu Irino as Episode, Takahiro Sakurai as Meme Oshino, and Yui Horie as Tsubasa Hanekawa. Aniplex of America has licensed the film for international distribution, while Crunchyroll is handling theatrical distribution.