GKIDS has picked up North American theatrical and bodily house video distribution rights to Toei Animation’s smash anime hit The First Slam Dunk.
The First Slam Dunk is customized from Takehiko Inoue’s well-liked Nineties sports activities manga Slam Dunk. It’s directed by the creator himself and produced by Toei Animation and Dandelion Animation Studio.
GKIDS synopsis reads:
Shohoku’s “speedster” and level guard, Ryota Miyagi, all the time performs with brains and lightning velocity, operating circles round his opponents whereas feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following within the footsteps of his older brother, who was a well-known native participant from a younger age, Ryota additionally grew to become hooked on basketball.
In his second 12 months of highschool, Ryota performs with the Shohoku Excessive College basketball workforce together with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage on the Inter-Excessive College Nationwide Championship. And now, they’re on the point of difficult the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo Excessive College.
The movie opened in Japan on December 3 of final 12 months and has grossed an estimated $232.9 million since, from simply six territories. It did significantly properly in South Korea, reaching quantity two on the field workplace throughout its opening weekend, and has been an enormous hit in China, the place it opened with the greatest weekend ever for an imported animated function ($55.2 million) and has grossed $77.5 million in whole.
No launch date has been introduced but, however GKIDS says the movie will hit theaters someday this summer time. The corporate will launch the movie in its unique Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed.
“I’m very grateful to our companions at Toei Animation for working along with us on what I think about probably the greatest sports activities movies ever made,” stated David Jesteadt, president of GKIDS. “The First Slam Dunk is thrilling but in addition deeply emotional, and it has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. We are able to’t wait to share the movie with Slam Dunk followers, in addition to these
Masayuki Endo, president of Toei Animation Inc., added: “The First Slam Dunk has been a smash hit in Asia since premiering in Japan final December and we’re excited to see the response from U.S. and Canadian audiences when it premieres this summer time.”
