A brand new trailer for the movie has been released.
The upcoming magical anime movie “Whoever Steals this Book” has finally revealed its cast members! Previously, it was announced that the film is premiering on Friday, 26 December. The new trailer features the voice cast members of the anime and gives the audience a look into what’s to come. Moreover, the movie’s theme song has also been revealed in the new preview video.
Whoever Steals this Book anime movie cast, staff, and other details
The voice cast of the film includes:
- Mifuyu Mikura voiced by Rin Kataoka
- Mashiro voiced by Sora Tamaki
- Hirune Mikura voiced by Nao Toyama
- Ayumu Mikura voiced by Junichi Suwabe
- Keiko Yosano voiced by Shizuka Ito
- Takafumi Haruta voiced by Shinba Tsuchiya
- Tamaki Mikura voiced by Romi Park
The trailer features the theme song of the movie ‘Share’, performed by YUKI.
Daiki Fukuoka directs the movie at KAGOKAN, while Yasuhiro Nakanishi writes the scripts. Keiko Kurosawa is the character designer and chief animation director.Michiru Oshima is composing the music for the film. Other newly revealed staff members include:
- Art Design: Kusanagi
- Colour Design: Hiroaki Kaguchi, Eriko Murata
- CG Director: Kouji Ichikawa
- 2D Design: Aya Kubota
- Director of Photography: Yuuichirou Tozawa
- Editing: Kengo Shigemura
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Gou
The film is being adapted from the popular 2020 novel of the same name by Nowaki Fukamidori. It also has a manga adaptation illustrated by Kakeru Sora. Yen Press publishes both the novel and the manga in English and describes the story as:
Descended from a long line of book collectors, high school student Mifuyu is surrounded by books in every aspect of her life. Her great-grandfather established the famous Mikura Hall, a library in the heart of town, and even the townspeople are all avid readers. There’s just one problem—Mifuyu hates books! But when a thief in Mikura Hall triggers an ancient curse, she’s left with no choice but to reclaim the stolen books herself…by entering the very stories she despises! With the help of the mysterious Mashiro, will she be able to restore her great-grandfather’s collection and save her town from a magical doom?