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WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me Film Opens in Taiwan on December 16
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Taiwanese film distributor Cai Chang Asia announced last Friday that it will open Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! Precious Friends, the new anime film for Nanatsu Mukunoki's WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me (Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!) manga, in Taiwan on December 16.
The film opened in Japan on October 14.
The new anime's returning cast includes:
- Reina Ueda as Miyako Hoshino
- Maria Sashide as Hana Shirosaki
- Rika Nagae as Hinata Hoshino
- Akari Kitō as Noa Himesaka
- Hitomi Ohwada as Koyori Tanemura
- Naomi Ōzora as Kanon Konomori
- Lynn as Koko Matsumoto
Several main staff members from the television series also returned for the film:
- Director: Daisuke Hiramaki
- Script: Yuka Yamada
- Character Design: Hiromi Nakagawa
- Music Production: Flying Dog
- Animation Production: Doga Kobo
The film's voice cast (as the WATATEN!☆5 group) perform the theme song "Precious Friends."
The four-panel comedy manga's story centers on Miyako Hoshino, a shy college student and otaku. Miyako's younger sister Hinata, who is a fifth grader, has a classmate and friend named Hana. When they meet, Miyako falls for Hana at first sight.
The television anime adaptation premiered in January 2019. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. The anime's third and final Blu-ray Disc and DVD home video volume included a bonus original video anime in May 2019.