Last year saw the release of a Ni no Kuni animated film in Japan. Following a new set of characters in their own adventure, the movie didn't make it West, but that's about to change. The immensely popular streaming service, Netflix, will be adding the film to its collection from 16th January 2020.
Ni no Kuni will be available on both the US and UK versions of Netflix, and will be dubbed in English. "Two average teens go on a magical quest to save the life of their friend and her counterpart from another world," the synopsis reads. "But love complicates their journey." The film is directed by Studio Ghibli animator Yoshiyuki Momose, who also worked on both of the games.
Will you be checking out the Ni no Kuni film? Have you already seen the Japanese version? Tell us what you think in the comments below.
[source eurogamer.net]
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Played and comlpeted both the games.
How is this tied into those stories?
@Grindagger I think it's set within the same world, but other than that it's an original story.
Looking forward to this! I loved the first game, but found the second severely lacking (felt like it was on a shoe string budget at times). Really hope this can envoke that 'ghibli' feeling that the first game achieved so well!
Looking forward to this as I loved the first game.I bought the sequel in a sale ages ago but still not started it yet.
@Quintumply Thanks, i'll give it a watch anyway because I love Studio Ghibli, but was interested if it was tied into either of the games directly.
First game made me cry. Twice. Looking forward to this movie.
Netflix dropping a lot of gaming-related-series on their platform. If this keeps up, they will successfully differentiate themselves and maintain their crown as king of streaming services.
@Grindagger The anime is developed by Studio OLM and not Ghibli. Studio Ghibli is currently developing an anime called How Do You Live? with Hayao Miyazaki at the helm.
I want another Ponyo lol. I know this isnt Ghibli buy i had to let everyone know
@WanderingBullet Interesting. They outsourced one of their IPs? Including the artistry?
Seems a bit bonkers.
@Grindagger Studio Ghibli wasn't involved in the development of Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom either.
@WanderingBullet Taken from Wikipedia on Ni No Kuni's video game page: "Level-5 collaborated with Studio Ghibli to produce the game's animated sequences, and the game features graphics and visuals replicating the traditional animation style of Studio Ghibli films.[29] The collaboration began when musician Naoya Fujimaki, who had previously worked with both companies, introduced Level-5 president Akihiro Hino to Studio Ghibli president Toshio Suzuki. At the time, Studio Ghibli had completed work on Ponyo (2008), and the animation team had no ongoing projects, which influenced Suzuki's decision to collaborate with Level-5.[30] Another influencing factor of the collaboration was witnessing Hino's passion for the project. Studio Ghibli approached the production process in the same way that they would create an animated film.[31] Work on the animation began in July 2008,[32] and took much longer than the predicted three months.[30]"
They were involved with the animation process. However, the film was made by OLM, with no Studio Ghibli input. It seems doubtful.
@Grindagger Yeah, Studio Ghibli had collaborated with Level-5 for the first game but I'm pretty sure they didn't for the second game.
If you're interested you should try watching both Mary and the Witch's Flower and Modest Heroes. They're not bad, and both were developed by Studio Ponoc. The studio was founded by ex-Studio Ghibli employees.
Huge fan of the original ni no kuni but I was very underwhelmed by the story of the sequel. Really hope this movie tells a better story.
Netflix should give us the Yakuza anime series we all deserve!
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