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) is a 2016 Japanese animated youth horror film directed by Tatsuya Oishi and produced by Shaft.[2][1][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 will be followed by Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen, scheduled for release in the summer of 2016.

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 re-born as her vampire kin.

Cast

Production

The anime adaptation of Kizumonogatari was announced in July 2010[5] and in March 2011 it was announced that the adaptation would be a film.[6] 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[7] but it was announced in April of 2012 that the release date had been pushed back.[8] 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.[9][3]

Reception

On its opening weekend in Japan, the film placed third, grossing ¥22,509,300 from 243,702 admissions.[10] On its second weekend, it was in the sixth place by admissions[11] and in fifth place by gross, with US$798,835.[12] On the third weekend, it was in the ninth place by admissions[13] and in the eighth place by gross, with US$418,165.[14] The film reached more than 450,000 admissions by January 26.[15] As of February 7, the film had grossed US$6,156,959.[16]

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."[17]

Sequel

A sequel to the film, Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen, is scheduled for release during the summer of 2016.[18]

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. ↑ "NisiOisin's Kizumonogatari Light Novel Gets Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. July 28, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "NisiOisin's Kizumonogatari Light Novel Gets Film". Anime News Network. March 25, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "NisiOisin's Kizumonogatari Anime Film Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. September 15, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "NisiOisin's Upcoming Monogatari Anime Works Outlined". Anime News Network. April 9, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ "1st Kizumonogatari Film to Open in US Theaters". Anime News Network. December 24, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Kizumonogatari Opens at #3 Below Star Wars, Yo-kai Watch". Anime News Network. January 13, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Japan Box Office Report – 1/16~1/17". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 18, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Japan Box Office January 16–17, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Japan Box Office Report – 1/23~1/24". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 25, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Japan Box Office January 23–24, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ "1st Kizumonogatari Film Earns 600 Million Yen in 3 Weeks". Anime News Network. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  16. ↑ "(Kizumonogatari) Kizu monogatari I: Tekketsu-hen". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  17. ↑ Creamer, Nick (February 26, 2016). "Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  18. ↑ "2nd Kizumonogatari Film Opens in Japan Next Summer". Anime News Network. December 20, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.

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