CrossMore Universe Anime Tales: Earth's Fateful Endgame

### Based on

Characters by Disney Television Animation, Marvel Comics and 20th Century Studios

### Music

Michael Giacchino
Nobuko Toda
Kazuma Jinnouchi
Akira Yamaoka
Brendon Small

### Production company

Bones
20th Television Animation
AkaKen
Avex Pictures
Walt Disney Japan
Production Reve (co-operation)

### Distributor

Toho/Avex Pictures (JP)
 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Montalvo Releasing (NA, theatrical)
 MontalVue (NA, streaming)Star on Disney+ (WW, streaming)

### Release Date

February 2024 (JP)
 March 2024 (NA, Part 1, theatrical)
 April 2024 (NA, Part 2, theatrical)
 May 2024 (WW, streaming)

### Rating

PG-12 (Japan)
 TV-MA (US)

***CrossMore Universe Anime Tales: Earth's Fateful Endgame*** (***クロスモア・ユーニバース・アニメ外伝: 地球ぎのエンドゲーム,** Kurosumoa Yuunibaasu Anime Gaiden: Chikyuugi no Endogēmu; lit. The Earth’s Endgame)* is a Japanese-American science fantasy anime film in the *CrossMore Universe* franchise, as part of the *CrossMore Universe Anime Tales* film series.

It is directed by Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Space Dandy) and written by Dai Sato (Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Eureka Seven) and Yukinori Kitajima (Hamatora, BBKBRNK) from a structure by Kitajima with character designs by Christie Tseng (Voltron: Legendary Defender, Blossom Detective Holmes) and mainly adapted by Toshihiro Kawamoto (Cowboy Bebop, Tenkai Knights). Christine Liu (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is the supervising director.

The film, being the final one of the Phase 1 of the film series, the CrossMore Squad, with the help of the Royal Painmakers and the Avengers, will face an old enemy's revival that leads to world destruction and will undergo one last battle.

The film is set to be released in two parts on February 2024 in Japanese theatres, and for the first time in North American theatres on March and April 2024 with two parts being shown for one month only as a limited engagement release between Disney and Montalvo Releasing with a release on MontalVue (in Canada and United States) and a worldwide release Disney+ through the Star entertainment hub (in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Singapore) and Star+ in Latin America on May 2024 in both feature length and episodic formats, alongside a secondary release on Hulu and Disney+ in The United States and Disney+ in Canada through Star.

## Premise

An old enemy’s revival uses the power of past evildoers’ to become the ultimate villain as the revived nemesis plot to destroy Earth is in progress, especially with Eclipsa now at his hands. The CrossMore Squad will do what they can to save the world on their final battle, even if it means fighting someone that they will recognize without any mercy towards them and him. The last fateful battle for the sake of humanity is already begun once Eclipsa is taken.

## Music

* Music by: Michael Giacchino, Nobuko Toda, Kazuma Jinnouchi, Brendon Small and Akira Yamaoka
* Ending Theme #1 (Theatrical) / Opening Theme (Episodic): I'm Here by Merry Kirk-Holmes (from Sonic Frontiers / SEGA Music)
	+ Lyrics: Merry Kirk-Holmes (from To Octavia)
	+ Composition: Tomoya Ohtani
* Ending Theme #2 (Theatrical) / Ending Theme (Episodic): Under the Honey Shine by Maon Kurosaki (from H.O.T.D.: High School of the Dead / NBCUniversal Music Japan)
	+ Lyrics: akane
	+ Composition and Arrangement: Satoru Kosaki (Monaca)

## Follow-up Specials and Future

A two-special follow-up miniseries directed by both Atsushi Takahashi (Godzilla: Singular Point, Blue Exorcist: The Movie) and Kotaro Tamura (Noragami) and written by Naruhisa Arakawa (Super Sentai series) will be taking place in the aftermath and is set for a Fall 2024 streaming release on MontalVue and Disney+ (as well as Hulu and Star+ in the US, Brazil and Latin America) worldwide.

Montalvo also stated that if he wants to do more anime tales, he should establish the sequel plans first after ending the CrossMore Squad story.