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The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie Anime Gets Theatrical Release in U.S., Mexico, Europe, More Areas

TV Asahi announced on Sunday that The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie, the compilation film of the television anime of Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) manga, will get a theatrical release in the United States, Germany, Italy, France, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and additional Central American territories, among more areas. TV Asahi will reveal more details about ticket sales, release dates, and more territories at a later date.

The announcement, video below, and image below all celebrate the character Kana Ichikawa's birthday on Sunday.

The film will have some new footage added, and it will also depict the story of Kyōtarō and Anna after the series finale.

The anime's first season premiered on TV Asahi and its affiliates in the "NUMAnimation" programming block in April 2023. HIDIVE streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. Netflix also streamed the series in many countries outside the U.S. and Canada.

The second season premiered in Japan in January 2024. HIDIVE streamed the second season as it aired, and streamed an English dub.

The manga's Twi-Yaba spinoff manga also has an anime that premiered in December 2023.

Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and it describes the story:

Ichikawa Kyotaro, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school's social ladder, secretly believes he's the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates' peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro's not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be...and it turns out Anna's a bit odd herself!

Sakurai launched the manga in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine in March 2018. The manga moved to Akita Shoten's Champion Cross manga website in April 2018. When Champion Cross merged with Akita Shoten's other manga website Champion Tap! to form the new website Manga Cross in July 2018, the manga moved to that new site. Akita Shoten published the manga's 12th compiled book volume on June 6, and will publish the 13th volume on January 8. Seven Seas Entertainment published the manga's 11th volume on August 5.

The manga's light novel adaptation written by Kota Nozomi (When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace) and illustrated by Sakurai and sune shipped in Japan in September 2024.

Haika Nanasaka launched a manga spinoff titled Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu Love Comedy ga Hajimaranai (The Dangers in My Heart: A Romantic Comedy Will Not Start) on the Champion Cross manga website on July 22. The spinoff centers on Kyōtarō Ichikawa's older sister Kana.

Source: Press release