The Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced today that the BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- and Look Back anime movies will both screen at the event in June in the non-competitive “Annecy Presents” track. The two Japanese animated films join others in the “Annecy Presents” collection including Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, Give It All and Sand Land, among other animated works from around the world.
Based on the manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Chainsaw Man), Kiyotaka Oshiyama (FLIP FLAPPERS) directs the Look Back movie while also writing the script and providing character design. Studio Durian handles the animation production, with Kiyoshi Sameshima as the art director and haruka nakamura providing the music. Annecy describes Look Back:
The overly confident Fujino and introverted Kyomoto couldn’t be more different. Their love of drawing manga is the one thing connecting these contrasting girls. However, one day something happens to them that shatters everything. A heart-wrenching and impactful story about growing up.
Based on the award-winning manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura, Tetsuaki Watanabe (Haikyu!! episode director) directed BLUE LOCK and assistant-directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa (Sword Art Online Alicization episode director) at studio Eightbit (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime). Ishikawa acts as director for the -EPISODE NAGI- movie, with character designs by Yusuke Nomura, Screenplay/Composition by Taku Kishimoto and music by Jun Maruyama.Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will release the newest BLUE LOCK movie in North America theaters starting June 28, with releases in other select international regions at a later date.Annecy describes BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-:
“That’s a hassle.” That was second-year high-schooler Nagi Seishiro’s favorite phrase as he lived his dull life. Until Mikage Reo, a classmate who dreamed of winning the World Cup, discovered Nagi’s hidden skill, inspiring him to play soccer and share his outstanding talent. One day, he receives an invitation to the mysterious Blue Lock Project. What awaits him there is an encounter with the finest strikers assembled from across the country. Nagi’s dream of becoming the best, alongside Reo, will take this prodigy to a world he’s never known.
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival will be held from June 9-15 in Annecy, France. For more information, check out the official English language home page for the Annecy International Film Festival here.Source: Official press release
