Joseph Luster
May 25, 2019 
Level-5’s Ni no Kuni series of fantasy RPGs is on the way to the big screen in the form of an anime film adaptation, and now we know when to expect it. According to an update on the official website, the feature is officially set to premiere in Japan on August 23, 2019.
The news comes along with two voice cast additions. Tsuyoshi Muro voices a mysterious old man, and Masatou Ibu voices King Flander, who rules the Estabania Kingdom to which protagonists Yu and Haru find themselves transported.
\追加キャスト発表！/
既に発表されている豪華声優陣に、新たに #ムロツヨシ さんと #伊武雅刀 さんが加わることが決定しました！
ムロさんが演じるのは、幼い頃のユウと同じ病院に入院していた不思議なおじいさん。ただのおじいさんかと思いきや、実は物語の秘密を抱えている重要なキャラだとか！ pic.twitter.com/5UCmcjN0FF— 映画『二ノ国』 (@Ninokuni_movie) May 24, 2019
Yoshiyuki Momose directs, with a screenplay by Level-5’s Akihiro Hino, music by Joe Hisaishi, and animation production by OLM.
Here’s the latest trailer from April:
Source: Official website
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