Penguin Highway

Penguin Highway
ペンギン・ハイウェイ
(Pengin Haiwei)
Genre Coming-of-age, fantasy[1]
Novel
Written by Tomihiko Morimi
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Published May 28, 2010
Anime film
Directed by Hiroyasu Ishida
Written by Makoto Ueda
Studio Studio Colorido
Licensed by
Released
Runtime 119 minutes

Penguin Highway (ペンギン・ハイウェイ, Pengin Haiwei, stylized penguin highway) is a Japanese fantasy[1] novel written by Tomihiko Morimi. It was published in 2010 by Kadokawa Shoten and won the 2010 Nihon SF Taisho Award.[2]

The novel will be published in English by Yen Press.[3]

An anime film adaptation by Studio Colorido was released in Japanese theaters on August 17, 2018.[4] The film's theme song is "Good Night", performed by Utada Hikaru.[4]

Anime Limited acquired the film for the United Kingdom and Ireland, and would premiere it at Scotland Loves Anime on October 13, 2018,[5] with a wider theatrical run scheduled for 2019.[6] Madman Entertainment announced that they would premiere the film in Australia and New Zealand at Madman Anime Festival Melbourne in September 2018, with a wider release scheduled later.[7] Eleven Arts acquired the film for North American theatrical distribution, and premiered it at Crunchyroll Expo in San Jose on September 2, 2018.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tatami Galaxy Novelist's Penguin Highway Coming-of-Age Fantasy Gets Anime Film". Anime News Network. March 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ SFWJ (Japanese)
  3. ↑ Ressler, Karen (July 8, 2018). "Yen Press Licenses Happy Sugar Life, Kakegurui Twins Manga, Penguin Highway, Walk on Girl, Mirai Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Hikaru Utada Performs Penguin Highway Anime Film's Theme Song". Anime News Network. May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Scotland Loves Anime [@lovesanimation] (August 29, 2018). "We can't reveal the full lineup yet but tickets for select films in our lineup at @glasgowfilm (12-14th Oct) are on sale: bit.ly/SLA2018Glasgow Includes: Penguin Highway (EU Premiere) Fate/stay Night: Heaven's Feel Movie 1 (UK Premiere) Even a screening of Cyber City Oedo 808" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Hanley, Andy. "Anime Limited acquires Penguin Highway". All the Anime. Anime Limited. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Madman Anime Festival [@MadFest] (August 22, 2018). "Be swept up in a whimsical and wondrous journey at @MadFest Melbourne 2018 with the Australian Premiere of Penguin Highway! 🐧✨ mad.mn/penghighway" (Tweet). Retrieved August 22, 2018 – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (August 31, 2018). "Eleven Arts to Premiere Penguin Highway Anime Film at Crunchyroll Expo". Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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