Best Anime Movies of Summer 2017: A Hero's Promise to Battle Concepts

Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero: Washio Sumi's Chapter 3 - Promise

2017 • 48 min

In the year 298 of the Divine Era, three elementary school girls – Washio Sumi, Nogi Sonoko, and Minowa Gin – are chosen for a vital mission: to become heroes and battle Vertex, a mysterious foe attacking Shinju-sama, the god…

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Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense

2017 • 89 min

Animation, Drama

This film compiles the game against Aoba Johsai High School from the second season of the anime series, and includes new scenes showing events that occurred afterward.

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Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

2017 • 98 min • Box office $37M

Family, Animation, Adventure

Ash Ketchum oversleeps after accidentally breaking his alarm clock. He arrives late at Professor Oak's lab to find that the first three Pokémon – Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander – have already been chosen by other Trainers. However, Professor Oak has…

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Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts

2017 • 88 min

Animation, Drama

This film reviews the match against Shiratorizawa Academy from the third season of the anime.

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7.4

Fireworks

2017 • 90 min • Box office $26M

Animation, Drama, Fantasy

In Moshimo, Japan, a group of schoolboys debate whether the upcoming fireworks festival will appear round or flat. Determined to settle their argument, they embark on a quest to discover the truth.

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The Irregular at Magic High School: The Girl Who Summons the Stars

2017 • 90 min • Box office $2M

Science Fiction, Action, Animation

As the seasons shift towards the second spring, Tatsuya and Miyuki are enjoying their spring break after their first year at First Magic High School. They retreat to their villa on the Ogasawara Islands. Their brief respite is interrupted by…

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I Want to Deliver Your Voice

2017 • 94 min

Nagisa Yukiai, a high school girl living in a coastal town, has always believed her grandmother's tales about spirits inhabiting words – spirits called "kotodama." While exploring an abandoned mini FM station, she impulsively begins speaking into the microphone, mimicking…

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Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Vow in the Snow

2017 • 89 min

Warned by his adoptive father that the girl he discovers in the ruins of a destroyed city is too dangerous to be anything but a weapon, Shirou Emiya begins to see Miyu as a little sister. However, when Shirou lets…

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Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1

2017 • 93 min

The story centers on the untold event that led to Renton's father's disappearance. With the enigmatic pilot Eureka at his side, Adroc Thurston was able to fix his past, an act that dramatically altered the world and made him a…

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No Game, No Life: Zero

2017 • 106 min • Box office $6M

Adventure, Animation, Drama

Six thousand years before Sora and Shiro, a devastating war ravaged the land, shattering the heavens and threatening humanity's existence. Amidst the chaos, a young man named Riku guides humanity towards a hopeful future. While exploring the ruins of an…

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Student Council Staff Members Movie

2017 • 60 min

The student council at Ousai Private Academy is constantly busy. Now, Takatoshi, Shino, Aria, and Suzu are making a movie! Their efforts are complicated by TV interviews and a new teacher, leading to escalating misunderstandings fueled by double meanings, suggestive…

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Free!: Timeless Medley - The Promise

2017 • 98 min

This second Timeless Medley film primarily revisits events from Eternal Summer and parts of the first season. The story centers on Rin and Samezuka, and features new scenes and characters from High Speed.

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Mary and The Witch's Flower

2017 • 103 min • Box office $42M

Adventure, Animation, Family

Mary Smith, living with her great-aunt in the countryside, follows a mysterious cat into the woods. There, she discovers an unusual flower and an antique broom, each harboring secrets beyond the ordinary.

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Sound! Euphonium the Movie – May the Melody Reach You!

2017 • 105 min

After qualifying for the Kansai regional competition, the Kitauji High School concert band prepares for their next performance. During summer camp, led by their advisor Noboru Taki and his musician friends, the band works towards their goal of winning gold.…

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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection

2017 • 111 min

Eltria, once a thriving world, is now largely barren and deserted. Kyrie Florian defies her sister and journeys to Earth with her AI companion, Iris, seeking a way to restore their planet. Their search leads them to the Tome of…

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King of Prism: Pride the Hero

2017

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Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence

2017 • 89 min • Box office $382K

Adventure, Action, Animation

After seeing Meiko Mochizuki hurt by a man who looks like Gennai, Meicoomon goes on a rampage, saying, "It would have been better if you hadn't been born..." She vanishes into the Real World, which is now twisted. With immense…

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