SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- LEVEL-5 abby Inc. and ELEVEN ARTS announced today that
YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE EVENT, the first English-language
film based on the global phenomenon YO-KAI WATCH, will be in select
theaters for one day on Saturday, October
15 only. The film, which features the voice talent of
the hit show airing on Disney XD, follows Nate Adams and his Yo-kai friends, Whisper and
Jibanyan, as they're transported to the past to help Nate's
grandfather, Nathaniel, battle evil Yo-kai and invent the Yo-kai
Watch. YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE EVENT also introduces a new
Yo-kai — Hovernyan, a floating blue cat who is Nathaniel's heroic
companion.
In its initial release in Japan, YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE was so
popular that it set a box office record for advance ticket sales
and was the highest-grossing Japanese film in 2015. For this
special cinema event, the film will be released in 300 select movie
theaters in North America for one
day only, in partnership with ELEVEN ARTS and Fathom Events.
Ticketing at select theaters is available now. For a full list of
theaters, visit Fathom Events' site starting on September 16.
YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE EVENT attendees will also have a chance
to receive a limited-edition Hovernyan YO-MOTION YO-KAI MEDAL,
while supplies last. There are four ways to play with every
Yo-Motion Medal. Imagine
summoning Yo-kai with the YO-KAI WATCH MODEL ZERO by inserting the
medal to see an animation of that Yo-kai and to hear the
character's name and other sounds. The medals can also unlock
special content in the LEVEL-5 apps Yo-kai Watch Land and YO-KAI
WATCH Wibble Wobble and unlock special features and bonuses in the
brand-new Nintendo 3DS games YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits and
YO-KAI WATCH 2: Fleshy Souls. Fans can also collect and store
YO-MOTION MEDALS in the YO-KAI MEDALLIUM COLLECTION BOOK.
Fans who want to help Hovernyan battle the evil Yo-kai can
follow his adventures from YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE EVENT to
the new Nintendo 3DS games YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits and
YO-KAI WATCH 2: Fleshy Souls, which will be released in
stores by Nintendo on Friday, September
30 and have a deep interactive storyline that ties into the
film. The YO-KAI WATCH Wibble Wobble app, which is available
for free in the App Store and on Google Play, will also have a
special Hovernyan limited-time event to tie into the release of the
film.
About YO-KAI WATCH™: YO-KAI
WATCH™ is a cross-media universe, following the
hilarious misadventures of an average human boy and his involvement
with the mischievous Yo-kai (invisible beings that are the cause of
life's daily annoyances) all around him. Our young hero obtains a
special watch, empowering him to discover and summon the mysterious
Yo-kai, befriend them and then work together to solve everyday
problems… problems that are often caused by other trouble-making
Yo-kai! Discover the adventures of Nate and his Yo-kai companions
via video game, animated comedy series, comics, toys and video on
demand. View full episodes on the official YO-KAI WATCH YouTube
channel and visit the official website, as well as follow YO-KAI
WATCH on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
About LEVEL-5 abby Inc.
Multi-media entertainment company LEVEL-5 abby Inc. creates,
produces and distributes highly engaging content for children,
adults and game/anime fans worldwide. The company mission is to
bring its universally themed popular game and animation content
from Japan to fans globally,
across all platforms and all devices. LEVEL-5 abby maintains a
strong commitment to maintaining its position on the frontier where
the newest technologies and great story telling intersect. The
company's tentpole franchises – YO-KAI WATCH™, Little Battler's
eXperience™ (LBX™) and SNACK WORLD™, the latter currently in
production – are debuting before western audiences via multiple
touch points, including animation, toys, comics, music, and live
entertainment. As the company expands, LEVEL-5 abby will also
develop original entertainment content designed specifically for
Western and global markets. LEVEL-5 abby Inc. is headquartered in
Santa Monica, CA. To learn more,
please visit www.level5.co.jp/abby.
About ELEVEN ARTS
ELEVEN ARTS is a Los Angeles
based film production/distribution company known for distributing
high quality Japanese films, live-action and animation, to North
American audiences. ELEVEN ARTS's major live-action titles include:
Japan Academy Awards winner Memories of Tomorrow (starring
Ken Watanabe) and Oscar nominated
director Yoji Yamada's samurai film
Love and Honor. ELEVEN ARTS' anime titles include: DIGIMON
ADVENTURE tri. Chapter 1: Reunion,
the Evangelion franchise, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of
Milos, the Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise, Blue Exorcist: The
Movie, Expelled from Paradise, The Last — Naruto the Movie, Boruto
— Naruto the Movie, and The Anthem of the Heart. For more
information, visit: www.elevenarts.net.
https://www.facebook.com/elevenarts/
https://twitter.com/ELEVEN_ARTS
https://www.instagram.com/eleven_arts/
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor
of event cinema, and ranks as one of the largest overall
distributors of content to movie theaters. Owned by AMC
Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK)
and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) (known collectively as AC
JV, LLC), Fathom Events offers a variety of one-of-a-kind
entertainment events that include live, high-definition
performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and theatre
productions such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre Live's
Hamlet, sporting events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and One Direction, the TCM Presents
classic film series and faith-based events such as The Drop Box and
Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes
and offers unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage
footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate
VIP experience. Fathom Events' live digital broadcast network
("DBN") is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded
events to 887 locations and 1,354 screens in 181 Designated Market
Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit
www.fathomevents.com.
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