Rhythm Heaven: The Movie (2021 Film)

Rhythm Heaven: The Movie is an upcoming anime musical adventure comedy film, the movie set to be released in cinemas on November 27, 2021 in Japan, December 17, 2021 in USA, and in December 25, 2021 Worldwide.
== Synopsis==
A bunch of high school students compete for the best song and performance routine, but accidentally their favorite Rhythm Games got scareted into diferents places of Rhythm City, so they need to find it before the evil Quiz show host finds and destroy their Rhythm Games, at the end they discover by remixing their acts together they form an unstoppable force that can stop the evil Quiz show host from ruining the contest with his bad rhythm games. Along the way the characters meet the legendary Karate Joe and Wandering samurai to help them become Rhythm Masters.
==Characters==
===Main===
*Kohai (Known as Max in the English Dub): He is a boy with a cheerful, kinda naive but with a bright personality.
*Senpai (Known as Penny in the English Dub): She is one of Max's best friends and his crush. She is a Mature and gentle girl with a silly side.
*Pitcher (Known as Casey in the English Dub): She is competitive and kinda moody. She is one of the best pitchers of the Rhythm Elementary School.
*Reporter (Known as Lauren in the English Dub): She is the reporter of the Rhythm Elementary School. She is silly and loud, always looking for the next scoop but still is very friendly toward everyone.
*So'ra (Known as Grace in the English Dub): She is an ex-rapper and the mentor figure for the characters, she’s very calm although she has a squad of loyal fans.
*Eddie: He is Max's weasel pet and partner, he can be mischievous but he is still intelligent.
*Henry Stickmin: He is recently moved to the Rhythm City and he is Max’s best friend.
===Supporting===
*Teri & Maiku (Known as Terry and Mike in the English Dub): They are ex-rappers and Grace's fans. They also are a comedic duo.
*Charles Calvin: He is the scientist and inventor of the Rhythm City, he makes all of the gadgets that the Rhythm Palz uses.
==Box Office==
After the film released, it was the first highest grossing animated movie of 2021, and the fourth highest grossing movie based on a videogame right next to Rampage, Pokémon: Dectective Pikachu and Warcraft.
==Critical Response==
Within it's first week of release, Rhythm Heaven: The Movie gained a critical acclaim by both critics and audiences and has received an 98% rating score on Rotten Tomatoes, This movie also has a 96% rating on Metacritic. The film won a Best Anime Film during the Oscars Awards of 2022. It also received a rating of 9.7/10 on IMDB, and a 5/5 on Common Sense Media.
==Trailer Transcript==
===Teaser Trailer===
Rhythm Heaven: The Movie (2021 Film)/Teaser Trailer
===Trailer 1===
Rhythm Heaven: The Movie (2021 Film)/Trailer 1
===TV Spot===
Rhythm Heaven: The Movie (2021 Film)/TV Spot
==Video Game==
Main article: Rhythm Heaven: The Movie (videogame)
In 2022, a video game promoting the film was released for multiple platforms.
==Openings (In Cinemas)==
===AMC Theatres===
#AMC Theaters 100th Anniversary Pre-roll (2020-)
#Sonic The Hedgehog 2 trailer
#Turning Red trailer
#DC League of Pets trailer
#Lightyear trailer
#Minions: The Rise of Gru trailer
#My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission trailer
#AMC Theaters 100th Anniversary "Silence is Golden" & "Feature Presentation" (2020-)
#AMC Theaters "We Make Movies Better Bumper" 
#20th Century Studios Logo
#Bandai Namco Entertaiment Logo
#Start of the movie
==Transcript==
See: Rhythm Heaven: The Movie (2021 Film)/Transcript
==Videos==
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==Trivia==
*This was the first ever movie that Bandai Namco Movies produced.
**This was also the first anime film to be distributed by 20th Century Studios (Only in the international releases).
*Even though is an anime, it has some similarities with Disney movies like the songs or the quiz show host's attitude.
*Innersloth gave the permission to Bandai Namco to include Henry Stickmin in the film due to a deal Namco did with Innersloth.
*Penny was inspired by other similar characters such as Cylindria from Pac-Man and The Ghostly Adventures (Which is also made by Namco).
**Terry and Mike were also inspired by Timon and Pumbaa from The Lion King.
**Eddie was also inspired by Abu from Aladdin.
*The film was originally going to be a hybrid/live action film (like Sonic the Hedgehog or Pokémon Detective Pikachu) but Bandai Namco wanted to make an anime film.
*The worldwide release of the movie is on Christmas Day 2021.
*The English version of the intro was accidentally leaked on December 10 2021, a week before the USA Release.
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