Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Produced by
  • Atsuhiro Iwakami
  • Takuya Matsushita
  • Mitsutoshi Kubota
Screenplay by
  • Fuyashi Tō
  • Akiyuki Shinbō
Based on Kizumonogatari
by Nisio Isin
Starring
Music by Satoru Kōsaki
Cinematography Takayuki Aizu
Edited by Rie Matsubara
Production
company
Distributed by Toho
Release dates
  • January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)
Running time
 64 minutes[1]
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office US$6.12 million (Japan)

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (傷物語I 鉄血篇 Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen), which translates to "Wound Story Part 1, Iron Blood", is a 2016 Japanese animated youth horror film directed by Tatsuya Oishi and produced by Shaft.[1][2][3] It is based on the light novel Kizumonogatari, a prequel to Bakemonogatari and part of the Monogatari series of light novels written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan.[4] It was released in Japan on January 8, 2016. It was followed by Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu, released on August 19, 2016.[5]

Plot

Koyomi Araragi, a second year high school student at Naoetsu High School, befriends Tsubasa Hanekawa, the top honors student at his school. Tsubasa mentions a rumor about a “blonde vampire” that has been sighted around their town recently. Koyomi, who is usually anti-social, takes a liking to Tsubasa’s down-to-earth personality.

That evening, Koyomi encounters this rumored vampire: she is Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, also known as the “King of Apparitions.” The blonde, golden-eyed vampire cries out for Koyomi to save her as she lies in a pool of her own blood, all four of her limbs cut off.

Kiss-shot asks Koyomi to give her his blood in order to save her life, and when he does, the very next moment he awakes, Koyomi finds himself reborn as her vampire kin.

Cast

Production

The anime adaptation of Kizumonogatari was announced in July 2010[6] and in March 2011 it was announced that the adaptation would be a film.[7] In October 2015 it was announced that there would be three films: Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen, Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen and Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen; the cast and crew for Tekketsu were also announced.[2]

Release

As of September 2011, the film was scheduled for release in 2012[8] but it was announced in April 2012 that the release date had been pushed back.[9] On October 2015 the release date was announced for January 8, 2016.[2] It was released in the United States by Aniplex of America on February 26, 2016.[3][10]

Reception

On its opening weekend in Japan, the film placed third, grossing ¥22,509,300 from 243,702 admissions.[11] On its second weekend, it was in the sixth place by admissions[12] and in fifth place by gross, with US$798,835.[13] On the third weekend, it was in the ninth place by admissions[14] and in the eighth place by gross, with US$418,165.[15] The film reached more than 450,000 admissions by January 26.[16] As of February 7, the film had grossed US$6,156,959.[17]

Nick Creamer of Anime News Network gave the film an overall grade of A-, saying that the film "might be the first third of a masterpiece. It is already a breathtaking experience."[18]

Sequel

A sequel to the film, Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen, is scheduled for release during the summer of 2016.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 "傷物語〈I 鉄血篇〉(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kizumonogatari Confirmed as 3 Films Starting on January 8". Anime News Network. October 3, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "1st Kizumonogatari Film's US Theaters, Dates Listed". Anime News Network. January 11, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kizumonogatari, Nisemonogatari BD/DVD Listed by Amazon". Anime News Network. January 6, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "傷物語II 熱血篇". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "NisiOisin's Kizumonogatari Light Novel Gets Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. July 28, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "NisiOisin's Kizumonogatari Light Novel Gets Film". Anime News Network. March 25, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "NisiOisin's Kizumonogatari Anime Film Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. September 15, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ "NisiOisin's Upcoming Monogatari Anime Works Outlined". Anime News Network. April 9, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ "1st Kizumonogatari Film to Open in US Theaters". Anime News Network. December 24, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kizumonogatari Opens at #3 Below Star Wars, Yo-kai Watch". Anime News Network. January 13, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Japan Box Office Report – 1/16~1/17". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 18, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Japan Box Office January 16–17, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Japan Box Office Report – 1/23~1/24". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 25, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Japan Box Office January 23–24, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  16. ↑ "1st Kizumonogatari Film Earns 600 Million Yen in 3 Weeks". Anime News Network. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  17. ↑ "(Kizumonogatari) Kizu monogatari I: Tekketsu-hen". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  18. ↑ Creamer, Nick (February 26, 2016). "Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  19. ↑ "2nd Kizumonogatari Film Opens in Japan Next Summer". Anime News Network. December 20, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.

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