Sentai Filmworks to Debut Revue Starlight The Movie in Theaters in June 2022
Sentai Filmworks has announced that Revue Starlight The Movie, the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2018 anime series of the same name, will debut in North American theaters June 2022 following an exclusive sneak peek premiere at Anime Central in May 2022. Revue Starlight, a franchise steeped in magical realism and wrapped in dreamy visuals, chronicles the journeys of hopeful young actresses as they vie to become the top star of Seisho Music Academy. The film will premiere on May 20, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. CDT at Anime Central and will be available in select theaters nationwide on June 5, 2022 with an encore presentation on June 6, 2022.
Revue Starlight The Movie picks up soon after the series left off and opens the curtain a new, original story set during Karen Aijo and Hikari Kagura’s third year at Seisho Music Academy, a performing arts school for young women who aspire to the heights of on-stage stardom. In the next chapter of their theatrical lives, these young women will face one another on the battlefield of the stage, where song, dance and thrilling swordplay collide to illustrate the rich emotional narratives of the film’s protagonists. Fans of Revue Starlight won’t want to miss the next chapter of Karen and Hikari’s story, which brings to life even more of the high-flying musical numbers and rich emotionality of the beloved original series.
The film is animated by Kinema Citrus, the renowned studio that brought audiences such stunning series as Made In Abyss and its companion films, including the critically acclaimed Made In Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul. It was directed by Tomohiro Furuwara, who helmed the Revue Starlight anime series. Returning composers Tatsuya Kato and Yoshiaki Fujisawa crafted the film’s soaring musical score.
For more information or to request a film screening near you, visit the list of participating theaters at sentai.com.
Source: Sentai Filmworks