The Quintessential Quintupletsanime film project based on Negi Haruba’s original manga, titledThe Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie, was first announced as a sequel at the end of the second season in March 2021, and is set to be the conclusion of the animated series. The movie premiered in Japan on May 20 this year, with a video game adaptation of the film getting a limited release on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, released in June.
The new film has been steadily getting rolled out in Asia after its May premiere, and will finally be available for English-speaking audiences in both a subbed version and an English dubcoming to US and Canadian cinemas, courtesy of Crunchyroll.The Quintessential Quintupletsthe Movie is set for a December 2 release date in Canada and the US. Tickets for the film are now for sale via
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Crunchyroll will also be releasing the movie in select countries outside of Canada and the US, including Italy; France; Spain; the UK; Ireland; New Zealand; Australia; Germany; as well as Poland; Romania; Czech Republic, and Hungary over the course of the period from October this year to March 2023.
There is still no information on the film’s availability in other territories. The film has a runtime of 130 minutes (2 hours, ten minutes), with the cast from both the Japanese versionand the English dubreprising their roles from the anime series.
The film is produced by staff at Bibury Animation Studio, the production company responsible for the second season ofThe Quintessential Quintupletsanime,The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬. The director of the film is Masato Jinbo, who also directed the second season ofRising of the Shield Hero, released earlier this year; while the screenplay for the movie is done by Keiichirō ŌCHI, who was responsible for the script and series composition of thewacky romantic comedy,Girlfriend, Girlfriend.
Character designs are the jurisdiction of Masato Katsumata, with Akihito Ougiyama as the art director and Daisuke Chiba as director of photography. Colour design is by Aiko Matsuyama. Music forThe Quintessential Quintuplets the Movieis by Hanae Nakamura and Miki Sakurai, with sound direction by Hajime Takakuwa.
The first season ofThe Quintessential Quintupletsaired in January 2019, running for 12 episodes, while the second season, delayed from its original October 2020 release date to January 2021, also running for 12 episodes.The Quintessential Quintuplets the Moviearrives in US theatres on December 2.
