Anime Movies in Japan?

Megamanny · 08-11-2006, 05:08 PM

Was curious, every popular anime from DB to One Piece seems to have a good amount of movies attatched to them.

What I'm curious to know, are these just played on T.V.? Or actually shown in movie theatres? I remember someone talking about them actually being played in Movie Theatres.

If some one can give me a detailed explanation thanks.

Excel-2009 · 08-11-2006, 05:13 PM

They're shown in theaters. Remember the movies to Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh?

Megamanny · 08-11-2006, 05:16 PM

Well, all I remember is those 2 ever being shown in America based on an anime.

But they weren't so great either =\

Excel-2009 · 08-11-2006, 05:22 PM

But they originated in Japanese theaters.

Vangulus The Great · 08-11-2006, 11:55 PM

Don't forget we never got the original Yugioh movie. The one about some kid getting a Red-Eyes Black Dragon in the Battle City storyline, I honestly forget the plot but I know it was never over here. The one we got was a worldwide release but we knew at the time it was going to happen anyway considering the popularity at the time.

津軽 · 08-12-2006, 08:08 AM

I know for sure that the Sailor moon and Miyazaki movies were shown in theaters..

...or the DVDs wouldn't have movie trailors...

La Pika Chica · 08-12-2006, 12:51 PM

I was in Japan last year so I wandered by this theater lobby and the 8th PKMN movie, the FMA movie, and Zatch Bell movies were out (Also,Doreamon and Anapanman movies were out too, but ya'll probally don't know who they are....)

Personally,I would've loved to see them, but a ticket is like $20!!!! Popcorn was good though....

So to answer your question, yes most major anime do have films made and they are shown in theaters....does that help?

seiya256 · 08-13-2006, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by La Pika Chica

(Also,Doreamon and Anapanman movies were out too, but ya'll probally don't know who they are....)

The Pop'n Fans should know about Anpanman since the Anpanman March is in the game.
One thing that is different is that they have no qualms about releasing one hour movies into the theaters for full price. They are sometimes double features with other short movies, but not always. A lot of pieces that some people consider OAVs in the US because of length such as the Dragonball movies and St. Seiya movies were actually full blown theatrical releases.

Morning Blue · 08-14-2006, 10:11 AM

Unlike in America, anime movies actually make movies in Japan. Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan's yearly movies are often among the top 10 grossing movies in Japan each year, as was Pokemon for a while.

I don't even to get started with Studio Ghibli films, most of which have at one point or another been the highest grossing films ever in Japan.

noisy doll☆ · 08-15-2006, 02:21 PM

I went to see Howl's Moving Castle when it came out in Japan and it was awesome. During the trailers there were several for other anime movies, mostly for children. Though movie theaters only seem to be in big cities, the childrens' anime movies obviously sell, or else they wouldn't keep releasing them.

Megamanny · 08-15-2006, 04:52 PM

On average that happen to have been to one.

Whats the price range on tickets?
What kind of snacks do they have?
Anything different from the American theatres that stand out?
What about a video arcade like most have.

happyanimelover · 08-15-2006, 08:31 PM

Some Inuyasha movies were on YTV a few years ago for a Bionix special. It only showed the first and second. The third one hasn't been shown yet nor has the fourth...but it didn't come out yet

lol

noisy doll☆ · 08-15-2006, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Megamanny

On average that happen to have been to one.

Whats the price range on tickets?
What kind of snacks do they have?
Anything different from the American theatres that stand out?
What about a video arcade like most have.

I think the price ranges from 15 to 20 dollars, although the theatre in Osaka I went to gave a 1000yen discount if you showed a student ID, which I did. :3 I went to see Sekai no Chuushin de Ai o Sakebu, which is certainly not a children's or anime movie, but was verry good.

They did sell popcorn, ice cream, and several other cafe things, but what was most remarkable was that they didn't mind people bringing in their own food. We brought in crepes from a stand nearby.

I remember the chairs being more comfortable than most American theatres, the particularly clean atmosphere each time I went (went 3 times altogether), and there being a themed gift shop right in the theatre for Howl's Moving Castle.

Since I always went with other people who weren't interested in games, I didn't have time to notice whether or not they had one. Though there was almost always one nearby, since both arcades and theatres are fairly common in the bigger city areas.