“The Empire of Corpses” Main Visual By redjuice Posted; Trailer Begins Showing in Theaters

“The Empire of Corpses” Main Visual By redjuice Posted; Trailer Begins Showing in Theaters

The Empire of Corpses, the first Project Itoh film and part of the second Noitamina movie project, will be released Japan-wide on Oct. 2. The main visual to which has been posted. A trailer of the movie also began showing in theaters in Japan on Aug. 1. The film depicts a world in which the dead are brought back to life.

The main visual to The Empire of Corpses was drawn just for the occasion by original character designer redjuice. The visual shows four characters: main character John H. Watson, his friend Friday who follows him on his journeys, Frederick Barnaby, a captain in Great Britain’s army and Watson’s overseer, and a mysterious girl named Hadary Lilith whom Watson meets on his travels. Behind them is a horde of countless corpses, which foreshadows a grand adventure to come.

The trailer begins at a pivotal scene in which Watson and Friday are resurrected as corpses. Watson and co. then embark on a journey across the world in search of “ Victor’s Notes,” written by a corpse who possessed a soul. The visuals of the trailer that will raise anticipation for the release are backed by the theme song “Door” by Egoist.

Special ticket sales for each of the three Project Itoh films— The Empire of Corpses, Genocidal Organ releasing Nov. 13, and *Harmony releasing Dec. 4—have begun at theaters in Japan. Those who purchase a ticket will receive while supplies last a paperback-size deluxe book cover. Each of the designs were illustrated by redjuice. Each ticket costs 1,500 yen (tax included).

In other news, a comic adaptation of The Empire of Corpses will begin serialization in the October issue of Dragon Age on sale Sept. 9. As they expand into several media, Project Itoh’s works are not to be missed.

Project Itoh Official Site

Source: animeanime
Source article written by Katsunori Takahashi

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© Project Itoh & Toh EnJoe / THE EMPIRE OF CORPSES
© Project Itoh & Toh EnJoe / THE EMPIRE OF CORPSES
© Project Itoh & Toh EnJoe / THE EMPIRE OF CORPSES
The Empire of Corpses Comic Adaptation © Project Itoh & Toh EnJoe / THE EMPIRE OF CORPSES
*The Empire of Corpses* Comic Adaptation © Project Itoh & Toh EnJoe / THE EMPIRE OF CORPSES

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