GKIDS has announced that it has acquired the North American rights to LABYRINTH, a new animated film by Shoji Kawamori. The film features the voice of Suzuka, a member of the music group ATARASHII GAKKO!
The movie will be released in North American theaters for a limited time on May 10 and 11.
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Director: Shoji Kawamori
Original: Slow Curve, Vector Vision, Gaga, Fuji Television
Character Design: Risa Ebata
Script: Taichi Hashimoto
Animation Production: SANZIGEN
LABYRINTH is Kawamori’s first original feature film. He is famous for combining pop music with science fiction in his past works. This new movie tells a creative and emotional story about identity and the dangers of social media.
GKIDS describes the anime film:
Shiori is a typical high school student who dreams of online stardom, but struggles to capture attention. After an embarrassing video of her goes viral, she gets trapped in her smartphone and replaced by a charismatic alter ego. As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.
Source: GKIDS
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