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“Mary and the Witch’s Flower” To Open in 155 Countries & Territories


Studio Ponoc’s preparing a trip to enchant anime fans across the globe.

Earlier today, the Studio Ponoc announced that Mary and the Witch’s Flower (Mary to Majo no Hana) will open in 155 countries and territories across the globe.

Oricon reports that Ponoc’s received offers from distribuotrs in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, China, South Korea, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The organization also reports that an English-dubbed adaptation is planned, and will feature “big-name actors.”

Mary and the Witch’s Flower opened on July 8. The film took #2 in the domestic charts in its début weekend, with 324,000 tickets sold and 428 million yen in revenues ($3,780,382.76 USD).

In February, news broke that Altitude Film Sales acquired the global rights to the feature. Altitude will distribute the movie in the United Kingdom, while Madman releases it in Australia and New Zealand. As of press time, no North American publisher has been announced.

Mary and the Witch’s Flower is based on Mary Stewart’s book The Little Broomstick. The feature was helmed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (When Marnie Was There) at Studio Ponoc. Yonebayashi co-wrote the script with Riko Sakaguchi (The Tale of Princess Kaguya), while Takatsugu Muramatsu (When Marnie Was There) scored the soundtrack. Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura is listed as the film’s producer.

This is the first feature film by Studio Ponoc. The company, which includs several former Studio Ghibli members, previously produced animated commercials for West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in 2015.

Four trailers were released to promote Mary and the Witch’s Flower, which you can check out below:

Sources: Otakomu, Anime! Anime!

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