Kyoto Animation released a new trailer and key visual for its upcoming film of the archery anime, Tsurune.
The newly dropped trailer provides fans with an exclusive look into the movie by bringing back key players from the anime series such as archery hopeful Minato Narumiya and the mysterious Masaki Takigawa. The trailer opens with Minato drawing his bow and letting an arrow fly before the music erupts into a lilting melody. What follows is a series of clips featuring Minato and Masaki as they work to hone their craft and become the best archers they can be. The trailer also reveals that the official title of the film is Tsurune The Movie: Hajimari no Issha, which can be translated to Tsurune The Movie: The Starting Shot.
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Kyoto Animation released the first trailer for the upcoming film in September 2021. Alongside the recently released trailer, the animation studio dropped a new visual for Tsurune The Movie as well. Much like the trailer, the new piece of art depicts Minato and Masaki in their archery garb as they stand in a field of colorful flowers. Kyoto also informed fans that they will receive a bonus A4 clear file along with their ticket purchase from March 4 until stocks last. The bonus item comes in two different designs and will be given to ticket holders at random.
Kotoko Ayano's Tsurune is a Japanese light novel series that follows the story of Minato Narumiya, a young boy who abandons his love for Kyuudo, a modern Japanese martial art that centers around archery, after a certain incident takes place during his last tournament in middle school. After entering high school, however, Minato finds himself drawn back to the sport when he encounters a mysterious archer named Masaki Takigawa at a hidden archery range in a forest. Inspired by Masaki's masterful form, Minato joins the Kazemai High School Kyuudo Club along with childhood friends, Seiya Takehaya and Ryouhei Yamanouchi, and new teammates, Kaito Onogi and Nanao Kisaragi, to try and win the prefectural Kyuudo tournament.
An anime adaptation of the light novel series produced by Kyoto Animation aired between Oct. 22, 2018 and Jan. 21, 2019 for a total of 13 episodes. A majority of the staff who worked on the anime series have returned for the film, including director Takuya Yamamura and Michiko Yokote, who will be handling the scripts alongside Yamamura. The TV anime's Japanese voice cast will also reprise their roles, such as Yuto Uemura (Bungou Stray Dogs) as Minato, Shintaro Asanuma (Assassination Classroom) as Masaki, Ryouta Suzuki (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) as Ryouhei and Aoi Ichikawa (Darling in the FranXX) as Seiya.
Tsurune The Movie: The Starting Shot will be released in Japanese theaters on Aug. 19. The anime television series is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.
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