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Are you familiar with the film Hokago Midnighters? It is an anime film directed by Hitoshi Takekiyo that began screening in August 2012. The work is based on the short story “Hokago Midnight”. The Blu-Ray/DVD being released so quickly after the film began screening is bringing a lot of buzz to the film.
The film is set at an elementary school at midnight. The main character is an anatomical model of the human body named Kunstrijk, who spends his days in the science room and comes to life at night. The story is a comedy involving three kindergarten girls, named Mako, Miko, and Mitsuko, who get lost and enter the school one night.
The film features a splendid voice cast including Kouichi Yamadera, Hiromasa Taguchi, Haruka Tomatsu, Sakiko Uran, and Minako Kotobuki. The movie was created to appeal closely to overseas tastes, and it had resounding success when it was simultaneously released in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore.
Having a deep connection to Nico Nico Douga, the special edition Blu-Ray of the film will include a compilation of short movies that were distributed on Nico Nico Douga’s official channel. Since the movies have over 100,000 views, this is sure to garner a lot of attention for the Blu-Ray/DVD. Versions of the Blu-Ray/DVD that contain English, Korean, and Chinese subtitles are also being produced.
This article contains translated excerpts from:
http://animeanime.jp/article/2012/11/21/12136.html (Japanese)