With the Japanese release of the theatrical film for Penguin Highway hitting this month in Japan back on the 17th, it’s been mostly waiting to see what the overseas pickups are like. We learned previously that Anime Limited has acquired it for UK release with 2019 plans in the works and now we saw, very briefly, that it might be getting distribution in North America from Eleven Arts. The Crunchyroll Expo site briefly listed before removing it that the film was one that Eleven Arts was involved with in their panel description.
Based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi, it’s set for an August 2018 debut in Japan with Hiroyasu Ishida directing it based on the screenplay by Makoto Ueda. Youjirou Arai is handling the character designs with Studio Colorido handling the animation production.
The cast includes Kana Kita as Aoyama-kun and Yuu Aoi as Lady.
Plot Concept: Aoyama is a serious 10-year-old boy who records all of his day-to-day experiences in his notebook. One day in May, penguins inexplicably appear in his hometown, despite being located a long way from the sea. When Aoyama sees “Big Sis” – a young woman who works at a dentist’s office – drop a soft drink can which inexplicably turns into a penguin, he decides to investigate and resolve the mystery behind these strange events.
Together with his classmates, Aoyama happens upon a strange phenomenon which is surely the key to this goings-on. Will their investigation bear fruit, and just how is “Big Sis” linked to these occurrences?
[Source: WTK]
