Anime Fantasy

Hugtto! Precure Anime Film's Director's Cut Promo Video Streamed

The official Twitter account for the Precure anime films began streaming "directors cut version" of a special promotional video on Saturday for the Eiga Hugtto! Precure ♡ Futari wa Precure All Stars Memories crossover film. The video features the film's insert song "Rewind Memory."

https://cdn.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/daily-briefs/133006/all-star-memories.jpg

The film opened in Japan on October 27, and sold more than 300,000 tickets to earn more than 350 million yen (about US$3.13 million) in its first two days. The film has earned a cumulative total of 1,042,597,000 yen (about US$9.18 million) as of November 25.

The film, with a theme of "memories," marks a revival of the "All Stars" film series, and also commemorates the overall franchise's 15th anniversary. The film features 55 Precures, and earned the Guinness World Record for "Most magical warriors in an anime film" on October 27.

Mamoru Miyano is guest-starring as Miden, an enemy who wants to steal all of the Precures' memories.

Hugtto! Precure, the latest television anime series in the franchise, premiered on February 4. The original Futari wa Precure series ran from 2004 to 2005. Futari wa Precure is streaming with English subtitles on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Tubi TV.

The previous film in the "All Stars" series, Eiga Precure All Stars: Minna de Utau Kiseki no Mahō!, opened in Japan in March 2016. Crossover films after that were titled Eiga Precure Dream Stars! and Precure Super Stars!.

The 16th Precure series, Star ☆ Twinkle Precure, will premiere next spring.

Sources: Precure films' Twitter account, Comic Natalie