Netflix to Stream MAPPA’s Original Anime ‘Maboroshi’ in January

Summary

  • ‘Alice and Therese’s Illusion Factory’ movie is all set to stream on Netflix from January 15, 2024.
  • A key visual and English-subbed trailer for the film has been released.
  • The movie focuses on a town frozen in time and how young love changes the fate of that town.

‘Alice and Therese’s Illusion Factory’ is a commemorative film project that MAPPA took up to celebrate their tenth anniversary. And the movie is bound to be amazing since it is MAPPA that is producing the movie.

The trailer of ‘Alice and Therese’s Illusion Factory’ was alluring and creepily captivating, making fans eager to watch this masterpiece. Even though the movie was released in Japan on September 15, it wasn’t available globally until now.

Netflix announced it will stream MAPPA’s original anime film ‘Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kōjō’ under the title ‘Maboroshi’ from January 15, 2024. Netflix also revealed a trailer and a visual for the film.

The brief video features a town where a steel factory explodes, leaving the place frozen in time along with the townspeople. The video then goes on to introduce our protagonist, Kikuiri Masamune.

Masamune’s trapped life changes when he meets a girl who cannot speak and the lying wolf girl “Mutsumi.” He falls in love with a girl who cannot speak in a world where change is evil, and this upsets the balance of the world. What will happen to the town and these young lovers forms the crux of the story.

Netflix also released a key visual featuring our main characters, Masamune and Itsumi. The ‘urge to fall in love will destroy the world’ tagline was also used by Netflix.

Okada is the writer and director of the film and is also credited with the original work. The film will star Junya Enoki as 14-year-old protagonist Masamune Kikuiri, while Reina Ueda will play the role of Mutsumi Sagami. Misaki Kuno will be featured as the mysterious girl, Itsumi.

The trailers of this original series have created significant excitement among the fans. The art is stunning, and the concept seems unusual, which builds curiosity.

The veteran singer Miyuki Nakajima has lent her voice to the theme song, which adds an alluring vibe to the trailer. This is a movie worth watching, so add this to your watchlist while you wait for its release.

About Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kōjō

Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kōjō (Alice and Therese’s Illusory Factory) is an original anime film written and directed by Mari Okada.

Masamune is a third-year middle school student who lives in a town where people have been forbidden to change. It all began with an explosion at the steelworks factory that closed all the exits.

He is often bullied for his long hair. One day, his classmate Atsumi leads him to the factory. They find a mysterious girl who is wild and cannot talk. The meeting of the three begins to disrupt the surroundings.

Source: Official Website

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