Midnight Horror School: The Movie

Midnight Horror School: The Movie is a Japanese computer-animated anime film created by Naomi Iwata and produced by Milky Cartoon. The film was released in Japan on March 6, 2004.
The film's plot is about the students of Midnight Horror School going on a field trip to an abandoned school, only to find out that the school is haunted by ghosts. The ghosts are trying to take over the world and the students must stop them.
==Plot==
The students of Midnight Horror School are going on a field trip to an abandoned school. When they get there, they find out that the school is haunted by ghosts. The ghosts are trying to take over the world and the students must stop them. Can the students of Midnight Horror School stop the ghosts from taking over the world? Find out in Midnight Horror School: The Movie!
==Soundtrack ==
0. "Packin' Things Up A Notch" (Opening Titles) [1:27]
1. "Midnight Horror School Theme Song (remixed, instrumental)"
2. "Ampoo's Song" (Labeled as "About Ampoo" on the Fanmade Flick website)
3. "Borocca's Song"
4. "Chaps' Song"
5. "Docky's Song"
6. "Enton's Song"
7. "Fonton's Song"
8. "Genie's Song"
9. "Hikky's Song" (Labeled as "Hey Hikky!" on the Fanmade Flick website)
10. "Inky's Song"
11. "Juno's Song"
12. "Kabo's Song"
13. "Liddy's Song" (Labeled as "I'm Liddy" on the Fanmade Flick website)
14. "Magnero's Song"
15. "Noisy's Song"
16. "Onpoo's Song"
17. "Piranin's Song"
18. "Quicky's Song"
19. "Rosso's Song"
20. "Spimon's Song"
21. "Tubee's Song"
22. "Usop's Song"
23. "Vincent's Song"
24. "Watt's Song"
25. "Mr. X's Song"
26. "Yumyum's Song"
27. "Zobie's Song"
28. "Old Owl Sage's Song"
29. "Lure the Fisherman's Song"
30. "Mr. Showtime's Song" (Labeled as "It's Showtime!" on the Fanmade Flick website)
31. "Eddy the Skeleton Dragon's Song"
32. "Johnny Crow's Song"
33. "Screwsnail's Song"
34. "Mr. Salaman's Song"
35. "Mr. Tigerl's Song"
36. "Ms. Peginand's Song"
37. "The Principal's Song"
38. "Midnight Horror School: The Movie Theme Song (Everybody's A-OK!)"
39. "Broadway Medley" (ending credits) [7:02]
==Animation==
The film's animation was done by Studio 4°C. 
==Production ==
The movie was produced by Naomi Iwata and Milky Cartoon. 
==Development==
The film was first announced in December 2003. The film's production took place at the same time as the television series.
==Casting==
Ampoo: Chiyako Shibahara
Borocca: Junji Majima
Chaps: Mochizuki Hisayo
Docky: Mayumi Tanaka (Season 1) and Takeshi Kusao (Season 2) 
Enton: Tarusuke Shingaki
Fonton: Hiroko Emori
Genie: Ryuzou Ishino
Hikky: Hiromi Otsuda
Inky: Tomoko Kawakami
Juno: Tomoe Hanba
Kabo: Tomoko Kawakami
Liddy: Tomoko Kawakami
Magnero: Setsuji Satoh
Noisy: Tomoe Hanba
Onpoo: Sakiko Tamagawa
Piranin: Ryusei Nakao
Quicky: Hiroko Emori (Season 1) and Takeshi Kusao (Season 2) 
Rosso: Chieko Shibahara
Spimon: Takeshi Kusao
Tubee: Chiyako Shibahara
Usop: Tomoko Kawakami
Vincent: Tarusuke Shingaki
Watt: Mochizuki Hisayo
Mr. X: Hiroko Emori
Yumyum: Ryusei Nakao
Zobie: Junji Majima
Old Owl Sage: Setsuji Satoh
Lure the Fisherman: Tarusuke Shingaki
Mr. Showtime: Mochizuki Hisayo
Eddy the Skeleton Dragon: Takeshi Kusao
Johnny Crow: Tarusuke Shingaki
Screwsnail: Junji Majima
Mr. Salaman: Setsuji Satoh
Mr. Tigerl: Tarusuke Shingaki
Ms. Peginand: Tomoko Kawakami
The Principal: Hiroko Emori
===English voice cast===
(To be added)
== Release==
The film was released in Japan on March 6, 2004.
==Reception==
The film was not well received by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 20% "rotten" rating, based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10.
On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37 out of 100, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Variety called the film "a noisy, uninspired mess".
The Hollywood Reporter said that the film "plays like a string of unconnected gags".
The Japan Times said that the film "isn't particularly scary or funny".
==Box office==
The film grossed ¥1.03 billion at the Japanese box office. 
==Tropes==
*Genre Shift: Onpoo's annoying but somewhat catchy song is a parody of a song from a Broadway musical, Noisy's song is a pop reggaeton song, Piranin's song is a country rock song, among others.
*Suddenly Voiced: Fonton. He had never spoke in the entire series before, but he does in the film.
Category:Japanese computer-animated films
Category:2004 anime films
Category:2000s horror films
Category:2000s comedy films
Category:2000s fantasy films
Category:2000s Japanese films
Category:Japanese-language films
Category:Animated horror films
Category:Animated comedy films
Category:Animated fantasy films