Miss Modern will be bringing her amazing story to North America this summer.
Earlier today, Eleven Arts announced that they picked up the North American distribution rights to Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern. The first film will open in North American theaters on June 8. The second film, meanwhile, will hit theaters this fall.
The feature will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Eleven Arts started streaming a trailer for the picture, which you can check out below.
The Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern films are based on Waki Yamato’s classic manga series of the same name. Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Mobile Suit Gundam UC, Rurouni Kenshin) directed the first film and wrote the screenplay at Nippon Animation. Terumi Nishii (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Penguindrum) is provided character designs for the project.
The film, which opened in Japan on November 11, received the approval of manga author Waki Yamato.
Eleven Arts describes the feature as:
Benio’s aptitude for martial arts, her strong will, and her dedication to her friends is what made her such an icon in the original manga, and inspired a successful run for the TV adaptation. Today, titles like Wonder Woman and Lady Bird and even other anime such as Mary and the Witch’s Flower and Napping Princess have carried the torch with themes of female empowerment. Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern updates a beloved character while joining the roster of new female cinema for today’s world. It is the perfect time for this title.
Source: Eleven Arts (Press Release)