Crunchyroll will be making its mark at the Annecy Festival this June with the new Blue Lock: The Movie- Episode Nagi. The anime streaming service announced that Crunchyroll will attend this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, being held between June 11-14, in France.
The distributor will be leading the Soccer anime; Blue Lock: The Movie- Episode Nagi, at the festival with news that the anime movie will have its International Premiere as part of the newly announced Annecy Presents section.
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Let’s not forget to also mention the funny Horror-Comedy, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023), anime series, will be screening in the official selection of the TV Films Competition category. If that was not great enough news you will be happy to hear that; Crunchyroll’s SVP of Global Commerce Mitchel Berger will be hosting an industry panel celebrating “The World of Anime.”
CRUNCHYROLL BRINGS IMPRESSIVE LINEUP TO ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival is scheduled for Tuesday, June 11 through Friday, June 14, 2024. It will be held at the Imperial Palace of Annecy, Hotel & Convention Centre. Here’s the scheduled Crunchyroll Anime lineup:
Blue Lock: The Movie- Episode Nagi
Synopsis:
“That’s a hassle.” That was second-year high schooler Nagi Seishiro’s favourite 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. A prodigy can only be shaped when someone discovers him…now, striker Nagi Seishiro’s incredible talent and persona will set the soccer world ablaze.”
- Genre- Sport – Thriller
- Director- Shunsuke Ishikawa
- Screen Writer- Taku Kishimoto
- Production- Eight Bit
- Producer- Hidenori Kosuge
- Music- Jun Murayama
- Original Work by- Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Synopsis-
Over worked 24-year-old Akira Tendo, lives a boring life as an Office worker for an extremely exploitative marketing firm… after three years of abusive treatment Akira finds himself lacking motivation. However, when Tokyo is hit with an unexpected zombie apocalypse people’s life’s turn upside down or no longer alive for that matter… but in Akira’s case he has never felt more alive and freer, enjoying each day as it comes in this new zombie apocalyptic land.
- Genre- Horror-Comedy
- Director- Kazuki Kawagoe
- Screen Writer- Hiroshi Seko
- Production- Bug Films
- Producer- Yuuki Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kamei, Junya Okamoto, Emi Satou, Emi Momiyama
- Music- Makoto Miyazaki
- Original Work by- Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata
Zom 100: Bucket List for the Dead has also been adapted into a live-action movie streaming on Netflix. You can also watch the animated series on Crunchyroll.
Crunchyroll presents: The World of Anime
- Wednesday, June 12 | 3:30 PM CET
- Haute-Savoie Chambre de Métiers et de l’Artisanat
- Host- Mr. Mitchel Berger, Senior Vice President of Global Commerce at Crunchyroll.
Anime fans come and join Crunchyroll’s Senior Vice President of Global Commerce Mr. Mitchel Berger, as he discusses the global phenomenon of anime and how it is impacting on pop culture of today. Mr. Berger will openly discuss topics like how anime is taking over and growing in popularity and how providers of such entertainment like;
Crunchyroll who continues to boost the fandoms passion for anime, helping to distribute anime content, merch and news globally.
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival runs from June 9-15 in Annecy, France. More information is available at the English language home page for the festival HERE.
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival
When: Sun, June 9, 2024 – Sat, June 15, 2024
Where: Imperial Palace of Annecy, Hotel & Convention Centre
Pricing: Ticketing info
Broadcast Distribution: NA
About: From 9th to 15th June, participate in the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the global event dedicated to animation! For an entire week, the event gathers together the biggest names in the sector and celebrates the creative and diverse animation styles and techniques.
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SOURCE: Crunchyroll
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