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Aniplex USA Reveals Theater Lineup for Anohana Film Screenings (Updated)
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Aniplex of America announced on Thursday the theatrical lineup for its upcoming screening of the Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai (anohana The Movie: The Flower We Saw That Day) film. Aniplex USA is working with Eleven Arts and will screen the film starting on January 18 in 28 theaters in the United States, and then starting on February 9 in 35 theaters in Canada. Additionally, the film's producer Hiroyuki Shimizu will attend a screening in Los Angeles. All screenings will be in Japanese with English subtitles.
Those who attend screenings will receive limited quantities of an exclusive "Letters from Menma" replica of letters the character "Menma" writes to her friends in the film. Attendees will receive real flower seeds with the replica letters. Ticketholders can also get an limited qualities of an autograph print signed by director Tatsuyuki Nagai, script writer Mari Okada, and character designer Masayoshi Tanaka. Those interested can contact the theater directly for availability of the giveaway items.
The theater lineup is as follows:
United States
| State | City | Theater | Confirmed Date | Tickets Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Bakersfield | Valley Plaza 16 | 1/22 at 7pm 1/25 at 2pm | . |
| CA | Los Angeles | Downtown Independent | 1/18 at 5pm & 7:30pm 1/19 at 7pm | Click Here |
| CA | Murrieta | Cal Oaks 17 | 1/22 at 7pm 1/25 at 2pm | 1/22 Click Here 1/25 Click Here |
| CA | Rohnert | Rohnert Park 16 | 1/22 at 7pm 1/25 at 2pm | . |
| CA | Sacramento | The Tower Theatre | 1/23 at 7pm 1/27 at 2pm | 1/23 Click Here 1/27 Click Here |
| CA | San Diego | Gaslamp 15 | 1/22 at 7pm 1/25 at 2pm | 1/22 Click Here 1/25 Click Here |
| CA | San Francisco | New People | 1/18 at 7pm | Click Here |
| FL | Fort Lauderdale/Miami | Cinema Paradiso | 1/18 at 8:30pm | . |
| FL | Hollywood | Cinema Paradiso | 1/18 at 8:30pm | . |
| HI | Kahului | Kaahumanu 6 | 1/22 at 7pm 1/25 at 2pm | 1/22 Click Here 1/25 Click Here |
| MA | Boston | Brattle Theatre | 1/18 at 12:30pm | . |
| MI | Bloomfield | The Maple Theater | 1/23 at 7:30pm 1/24 at 9:30pm | . |
| MI | Farmington Hills | West River Centre | 1/18 at 8:15pm & 9:15pm | . |
| NC | Greensboro | Carousel Luxury Cinemas | 1/18 at 7pm | . |
| NJ | Manville | Manville 12 Plex | 1/22 at 7pm 1/25 at 2pm | . |
| NY | New York | Big Cinemas Manhattan | 1/18 at 9pm 1/19 at 9pm | Click Here |
| NY | Amherst | Amherst Theatre | 1/18 at 8:30pm | . |
| OH | Cleveland | Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee | 2/9 at 2pm | . |
| OR | Portland | Hollywood Theatre | 1/18 at 7pm | Click Here |
| PA | Pittsburg | The Hollywood Theatre | 1/18 at 2pm | Click Here |
| TX | Dallas | Angelika Film Center & Café - Dallas | 1/22 at 7pm 1/25 at 2pm | . |
| TX | Houston | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Vintage Park | 1/18 at 7:30pm | . |
| TX | Houston | Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park | 1/18 at 7:30pm | . |
| TX | Kalamazoo | Alamo Drafthouse Kalamazoo | 1/18/2013 | . |
| TX | Plano | Angelika Film Center & Café - Plano | 1/22 at 7pm 1/25 at 2pm | 1/22 Click Here 1/25 Click Here |
| TX | San Antonio | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes | 1/18/2013 | . |
| VA | Fairfax | Angelika Film Center & Café - Mosaic | 1/22 at 7pm 1/25 at 2pm | . |
| WA | Seattle | Grand Illusion | 1/19 at 12:30pm & 3pm 1/26 at 12:30pm & 3pm | Click Here |
Canada
The movie opened on August 31 in theaters across Japan. The film retells the anohana story from the character Menma's point of view with a new epilogue.
The film opened at 64 theaters and then expanded to about 100 theaters. The film sold 161,225 tickets for 198,177,700 yen (about US$1.989 million) in its opening weekend. As of October 27, the movie was seen 754,341 times and earned 1,009,290,700 yen (US$10.334 million).
The Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai television anime series debuted in Japan in 2011. Crunchyroll streamed the 11-episode series online. NIS America released the anime on Blu-ray Disc and DVD under the title anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day last year.
Update: Aniplex USA has updated its website to note that instead of a poster, those who attend the screenings can get an autograph movie print, which will be signed by director Tatsuyuki Nagai, script writer Mari Okada, and character designer Masayoshi Tanaka. Those interested can contact the theater directly for availability of the giveaway items.
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