Villains become heroes (for now) in the latest Anpanman anime film. Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman to Ehon no Lulun (“Let’s Go! Anpanman: Baikinman and Lulun of the Picture Book”) debuts today in Japanese cinemas, marking the 35th entry in the long-running animated film series. To celebrate its premiere, we’re getting one more look at the baddie Baikinman in a more heroic role:
Jun Kawagoe directs Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman to Ehon no Lulun, Shoji Yonemura writes the script for the film, and Taku Izumi and Hiroaki Kondo provide the music. Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman to Ehon no Lulun hits theaters in Japan today.
In Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman to Ehon no Lulun, the villainous Baikinman finds himself playing the role of a “warrior of love and courage” when he is summoned into a magical picture book by Lulun, a forest fairy who requests his help in defeating the Suitoru Zou, an elephant that is rampaging in the forest and sucking up everything with its trunk. However, although Baikinman works hard to be the good guy, this new foe is too strong for him, so he calls upon his old rival, Anpanman, for help!
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