You read that right, Mamoru Hosoda’s Summer Wars anime film turns 15 years old this year. To celebrate, Studio Chizu will be holding a multi-installment 15th-anniversary project for the flick, starting with a film concert in June. A new visual by OZ avatar designer Takashi Okazaki was released to go along with the announcement.
The Summer Wars film concert also got its own visual released, which is an updated version of the visual used for the 10th-anniversary concert in 2020 that was canceled due to COVID-19.
Akihiko Matsumoto, who composed the music for Summer Wars, will be in attendance at the event alongside Kazuki Wada conducting the New Japan Philharmonic. The Summer Wars film will be played in full alongside a full orchestral rendition of the soundtrack. The first event will be held at the Tokyo International Forum with tickets on sale now through lottery.Those who purchase an “S” class ticket will also get their names in the credits of the concert.
The film concert is the first in many events for Summer Wars, including more collaborations and merch.Summer Wars was directed by Mamoru Hosoda at Madhouse and originally released in Japanese theaters on August 1, 2009, becoming a commercial and critical success, winning the Animation of the Year Prize at the 33rd Japan Academy Prizes. GKIDS has the rights to Summer Wars, along with Hosoda’s other original films, in North America, with the film getting a renewed release at the company.
Source: Comic Natalie
