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Witch on the Holy Night Adds IMAX Screens from Opening Day
The theatrical anime Witch on the Holy Night opens November 20 with same-day IMAX screenings, and a new IMAX visual shows Aoko Aozaki and Alice Kuonji casting magecraft on an amusement park stage. ufotable animates the film, based on TYPE-MOON's 2012 visual novel.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Why it matters
A same-day IMAX rollout for a TYPE-MOON visual novel adaptation puts the film on the widest premium-format footing ufotable's theatrical work has had, and the tie-in schedule around it (stage greetings, the Ikebukuro Jack buildup, a supercell single and a two-CD score) shows the release being run as an event rather than a single opening weekend.
Key Facts
- Witch on the Holy Night opens in theaters on November 20 with simultaneous IMAX screenings from its first day.
- A new IMAX visual depicts Aoko Aozaki and Alice Kuonji unleashing magecraft on an amusement park stage.
- ufotable animates the film, which adapts TYPE-MOON's 2012 visual novel.
- Stage greetings are scheduled for November 21 at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya and November 22 at TOHO Cinemas Umeda, with Haruka Tomatsu and Yusuke Kobayashi set to appear.
- supercell's theme song Yoru to Ao begins single-track distribution on November 21, and the original soundtrack by Hideyuki Fukasawa releases December 23 as a two-CD set.
Stage greetings follow on November 21 at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya and November 22 at TOHO Cinemas Umeda, with Haruka Tomatsu and Yusuke Kobayashi scheduled to appear.
The IMAX run starts on the film's first day, November 20, rather than expanding later. The newly released IMAX visual places Aoko Aozaki and Alice Kuonji on an amusement park stage, both mid-spell. ufotable, which handled the Kara no Kyoukai films and Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel], is animating the adaptation of TYPE-MOON's 2012 visual novel, which begins with Aoko and Alice meeting Soujuurou Shizuki after he arrives from the mountains.
The promotion extends beyond the screen. TOHO Cinemas Ikebukuro changes its entrance stairs to Witch on the Holy Night designs from October 30, and the outdoor advertisement at Animete Ikebukuro Main Store changes from November 1, with a pre-release gathering planned for November 19.
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- Denfaminicogamer 劇場アニメ『魔法使いの夜』が11月20日よりIMAX同時公開決定！“遊園地”で魔術を展開する青子と有珠を描いたビジュアルも解禁