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The Wonderland (movie)



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©Sachiko Kashiwaba,KODANSHA/2019 Birthday Wonderland Committee. 

 
Alternative title:
Birthday Wonderland 
Wonderland (French) 
Wonderland, le royaume sans pluie (French) 
バースデー・ワンダーランド (Japanese) 
生日幻境 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
Plot Summary: Akane is a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist Hippocrates and their student Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for "Wonderland," and Akane finds herself labelled Wonderland's savior. 
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Ratings: 36 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: -
 Excellent: 4 votes (sub:3, others:1
1 Chinese (Taiwan) subtitled
)
 Very good: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Good: 18 votes (sub:13, dub:3, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 7 votes (dub:3, sub:3, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 46 s, rank: #6881 (of 9998)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.833 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.1902, rank: #4728 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 6.876 (Good), rank: #4417 (of 10155) (seen all: 6.88)
Bayesian estimate: 7.035 (Good), rank: #3349 (of 7635)
Running time: 115 minutes 
Vintage: 2019-04-26
Premiere date:
2019-04-26 (Japan) 
2019-06-10 (, Annecy) 
2019-07-14 (Canada, Fantasia Festival) 
2019-08-30 (U.S., Crunchyroll Expo) 
2019-09-06 (Taiwan) 
2019-09-12 (Hong Kong) 
2019-10-05 (UK, Kotatsu Festival Cardiff) 
2019-10-06 (Austria, Japannual) 
2019-10-06 (Spain, Sitges Film Festival) 
2019-12-25 (Spain) 
Ending Theme:
"THE SHOW" by milet 
Review:
Birthday Wonderland (Apr 27, 2019)
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    The Wonderland (DVD) 2020-10-06 (from $11.89)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Keiichi Hara 
Script: Miho Maruo 
Music: Harumi Fuuki 
Original creator: Sachiko Kashiwaba 
Character Design: Ilya Kuvshinov 
Art Director: Takashi Nakamura 
Animation Director:
Tomohisa Shimoyama 
Mechanical design: Ilya Kuvshinov 
Art design: Ilya Kuvshinov 
Cgi Director: Takumi Endo (Dandelion Animation Studio) 
Director of Photography: Kōji Tanaka 
Executive producer: Yoshihiko Taneda 
Producer:
Yoshiyuki Chōnan 

Assistant Animation Director:
Yūta Araki 
Assistant Art Director: Hiroyuki Nemoto 
Associate producer: Daisuke Sekiguchi 
Background Art:
Toshiyuki Sakae (Art Team Convoy) 
CG Advancement: Koichi Tamura 
CG Animation:
Ryoko Tominaga (Dandelion Animation Studio) 
Cg Artist:
Yuri Yokogawa (Dandelion Animation Studio) 
CG Assistant:
Makoto Tomonai (Dandelion Animation Studio) 
CG Assistant Producer:
Keigaku Hayashi (Dandelion Animation Studio) 
CG Composite: Tōru Hayashida (Dandelion Animation Studio) 
CG Line Producer: Shunji Sakai (Dandelion Animation Studio) 
CG Producer: Kazuhiro Nishikawa (Dandelion Animation Studio) 
CG Project Manager: Takaya Izumi (Dandelion Animation Studio) 
CG Technical Director: Peng Lu (Dandelion Animation Studio) 
Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama 
Finish Animation:
Yukari Kunō (Wish) 
In-Between Animation:
Zheng Han (Wish) 
In-between Assistance:
Zulfaisai (OLM) 
Key Animation:
Yuuki Igarashi 
Monster Design:
Tomoyuki Arima (Nippon Design Center) 
Planning:
Yōko Matsuzaki 
Production:
Makoto Yamaguchi 
Production Advancement:
Sho Omori 
Production Advancement Assistant:
Takanori Koiwa 
Production Advancement Chief: Yūji Maruyama 
Production Affairs:
Tomonori Fujimoto 
Production Desk: Kōji Haraguchi 
Publicity Producer: Ayaka Takafuji 
Recording: Tetsuya Satake 
Setting Production: Akane Murata 
Sound Effects:
Shizuo Kurahashi 
Special Thanks To:
Yutaka Sugiyama 
Mayu Matsuoka as Akane 

Akiko Yajima as Doropo 
Anne as Chii 
Keiji Fujiwara as Zang 
Kumiko Asou as Midori 
Masachika Ichimura as Hippocrates 
Nao Tōyama as Pipo 

Chafūrin as Popo 
Kazua Akieda as Rea 
Kenichi Ogata as Kamadōma 
Marin Miyata as Noriko 
Masashi Uchida as Teacher 
Mutsumi Tamura as Prince 
Naho Yokomizo as Mayuko 
Nobuo Tobita as Cat with Glasses 
Tesshō Genda as Judge Cat 
Tomomi Miyazaki as Yumi 
Toshiko Maeda as Popo's Mother 
Wataru Takagi as
Noir 
Wudan 
Yūki Ono as Violinist 
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Wish 
Animation Production: Signal.MD 
Backgrounds:
Studio Uni 
CG: Dandelion Animation Studio 
Finish Animation: Wish 
Finish Assistance:
Taiguan Animation 
In-Between Animation:
Wish 
In-Between Assistance:
Yokohama Animation Lab 
Photography: Production I.G 
Production:
Warner Bros. Japan 
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Erica Mendez 
ADR Script: Erica Mendez 

Audio Commentary:
Ilya Kuvshinov 
Blu-Ray Producer: Brian Ward (Shout! Factory) 
Casting: Erica Mendez 
Dubbing Producer: Scott Tanaka 
DVD Producer: Brian Ward (Shout! Factory) 
Packaging Design: Bonnie LeBrun 
Subtitling:
Kazumi Kirkham 
Lisa Reimold as Akane 

Allegra Clark as Chii 
Ben Lepley as Zan Gu 
Frank Todaro as Hippocrates 
Jackie Lastra as Pipo 
Jennifer Losi as Doropo 

Brook Chalmers as The Mayor 
Jason Marnocha as Gorobe 

Karen Kahler 
English companies
ADR Production: VSI Los Angeles 
Distributor: Shout! Factory (USA) 
Internet Streaming:
Tubi TV 
Licensed by:
Eleven Arts 
French staff
French cast
ADR Director: Alexandre Gibert 

Adaptation: Vanessa Leiritz 
Sound Engineer: Aaron Baustert 
Spotting: Michael Seguin (All The Anime) 
Lila Lacombe as Akane 

Cédric Dumond as Monsieur Hippocrate 
Charlotte Hennequin as Pipo 

Alain Bogner as Aubergiste 
Audrey Di Nardo as Chii 
Fabrice Colombéro as Duc 
Frédérique Weber as Paysanne 
Jean Ducas as Kamadona 
Laurence Leclercq as Femme Aubergiste 
Martin Boissier as Ron 
Olivier Piechaczyk as Zang 
Reda Brissel as Gorobeth 
Rémi Barbier as Paysan 
Sullivan Da Silva as Prince 
French companies
Distributor: Art House Films (, theaters) 
Dubbing: Soundtastic 
Licensed by: @Anime () 
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Screen Inserts: Rafael Ordóñez Arrieta (Spain dub) 
Greta Ruiz as Akane Uesugi (Spain dub) 

Aída Baida Gil as Midori Uesugi (Spain dub) 
Cristina Oliva as Doropo (Spain dub) 
José Garcia Tos as Xan Gu (Spain dub) 
José Manuel Oliva as Hippocrates (Spain dub) 
Majo Montesinos Guzmán as Pipo (Spain dub) 
María José Chabrera as Chii Uesugi (Spain dub) 

Boris Sanz as
Noir (Spain dub) 
Wudan (Spain dub) 
Carles Sanchis as Grillo Camello (Spain dub) 
Eva Andrés as Noriko (Spain dub) 
Jaime Vicedo as Cat with Glasses (Spain dub) 
Jesús Motos as Prince (Spain dub) 
José Luis Molina as Judge Cat (Spain dub) 
Mabel Jimenez as Popo's Mother (Spain dub) 
Majo Montesinos Guzmán as Mayuko (Spain dub) 
Mónica Campos as Yumi (Spain dub) 
Nina Romero as Rea (Spain dub) 
Omar Lozano as Violinist (Spain dub) 
Paco Alegre as Popo (Spain dub) 
Pau Ferrer as Duke (Spain dub) 

Boris Sanz (Spain dub) 
Daniel González (Spain dub) 
Fran de la Torre (Spain dub) 
Iolanda Muñoz (Spain dub) 
Jaime Vicedo (Spain dub) 
Josema Soler (Spain dub) 
Lucía Aránega (Spain dub) 
Marta Aparicio (Spain dub) 
Pau Ferrer (Spain dub) 
Rafa Nacher (Spain dub) 
Rafael Ordóñez Arrieta (Spain dub) 
Rosa López (Spain dub) 
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Movistar CineDoc&Roll (Spain) 
Internet Streaming:
Rakuten TV (Spain) 
Licensed by: Selecta Visión (Spain) 
Italian staff
Italian cast
(none)
Jolanda Granato as Akane 

Claudio Moneta as Zan Gu 
Giada Bonanomi as Pipo 
Giulia Maniglio as Chii 
Luca Ghignone as Hippocrates 
Luca Semeraro as Gorobei 
Stefano Pozzi as Doropo 
Italian companies
Distributor: Dynit 
Internet Streaming: Amazon Prime Video 
German staff
German cast
ADR Director: Philip Süß 
Script: Philip Süß 
Yamuna Kemmerling as Akane Uesugi 

Antje von der Ahe as Midori Uesugi 
Bernd Vollbrecht as Hippokrates 
Daniela Molina as Chii Uesugi 
Sarah Alles as Doropo 
Sarah Tkotsch as Pipo 
Tommy Morgenstern as Zang 

Hubert Burczek as Kamadouma 
Luise Lunow as Popo's Mother 
Wolfgang Müller as Popo 

Aliana Schmitz 
Andrea Cleven 
Bernd Egger 
Dennis Sandmann 
Derya Flechtner 
Jaron Löwenberg 
Marko Bräutigam 
Moira May 
Philip Süß 
Rieke Werner 
Sascha Krüger 
Sven Brieger 
Tino Kießling 
German companies
Distributor: KSM 
Dubbing: GlobaLoc 
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Dubbing: Reanimedia 
Russian cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Dubbing Studio: Som de Vera Cruz 
Licensed by: Animity 
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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