Monster Strike: The Movie serves as a prequel to the net anime series based on the game of the same name. The anime tells the story of Ren, who returns to his hometown with no memories of having lived there. When a a cell phone repairman installs the Monster Strike app on his phone, Ren finds himself pulled into a real-world version of the game and begins piecing his memories together again.
Score
Soundtrack hitting emotional beats the dialogue can't reach.
Direction
Ezaki balancing chaotic action with quiet memory fragments.
Director
Shinpei Ezaki
Lynn
Aoi Mizusawa (voice)
Tomo Muranaka
Haruma Kagutsuchi (young) (voice)
Juri Kimura
Minami Wakaba (voice)
Yusuke Kobayashi
Ren Homura (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Ren Homura (young) (voice)
Kengo Kawanishi
Akira Kagetsuki (voice)
Jun Fukushima
Oragon (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Arthur (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Genome (voice)
Kinya Kitaoji
Kentaro Ishibashi (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was produced by Studio Hibari, which normally handles TV anime—this was their theatrical flex.
Released at peak Monster Strike mania in Japan; the game made more than Marvel movies annually. This film is essentially a 104-minute playable ad that somehow has feelings.
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