Crunchyroll Anime Nights to Screen Your Letter Film on August 17
The film's inclusion in Crunchyroll Anime Nights marks a rare theatrical push for a Korean-animated webtoon adaptation in North America, expanding the program's scope beyond Japanese anime.
Key Facts
- Crunchyroll Anime Nights will screen the Your Letter film in Korean with English subtitles in the U.S. and Canada on August 17, with tickets on sale from Monday.
- The film will screen in Japan with a Japanese dub titled En no Tegami on September 25, starring Nako Yabuki and Kensho Ono, distributed by CoMix Wave Films.
- Yong-Hwan Kim directed the film, which opened in Korea on October 1 and won three prizes at the Bucheon International Animation Festival.
- A stage musical adaptation of the Your Letter webtoon will run at Plus Theater in Seoul from September 16 to November 29, with Hye-joo Jeon, A-jin Lee, and Dan-i Kim cast as Sori Lee.
- The Your Letter webtoon, drawn by Hyeon A Cho, ended in 2019 and earned a 9.98 rating during its run.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Crunchyroll confirmed on Monday that the webtoon-based Korean animated film Your Letter will join its Crunchyroll Anime Nights theatrical screening program. The film will screen in Korean with English subtitles in the U.S. and Canada for one night on August 17, with tickets going on sale the same day as the announcement. The film will also screen in Japan with a Japanese dub under the title En no Tegami on September 25, featuring talent Nako Yabuki and voice actor Kensho Ono in the Japanese-language version, with CoMix Wave Films distributing. Yong-Hwan Kim directed the film, which opened in Korea on October 1. The film won three prizes at the Bucheon International Animation Festival, including the Jury Award for Feature Film, Best Music, and Best Technical Achievement. The story follows Sori, a principled young girl bullied at school who transfers to a new school, where a mysterious trail of letters leads her on a magical scavenger hunt. The webtoon, drawn by Hyeon A Cho, ended in 2019 and earned a near-perfect 9.98 rating during its run.
The film's theatrical run extends beyond North America and Japan. A stage musical adaptation of the webtoon will premiere at Plus Theater in Seoul, running from September 16 to November 29, with Soo-ah Kim writing the production and Sang-ah Pyo serving as adaptor and director. Hye-joo Jeon, A-jin Lee, and Dan-i Kim have been cast in the lead role of Sori Lee.
The animated film has also been invited to the Ottawa International Animation Festival and Poland's Animator International Animated Film Festival, adding to its three awards from the Bucheon International Animation Festival. The webtoon itself remains available in English on WEBTOON, and Ize Press released the series in a single-volume print edition in July 2024. The series is nominated for a Harvey Award this year.
Crunchyroll's announcement came through Kyle Cardine, while the stage musical news was reported by YNA's Ji-hyun Kwon. The film's Japanese dub, distributed by CoMix Wave Films, released its main trailer ahead of the September 25 theatrical debut in Japan.
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Sources
- Anime News Network News Your Letter Webtoon Gets Stage Musical Adaptation