Hanazuki and Friends: Out of this World (2020 Animated Film)

Stephen Davis, p.g.a.

Adam Driver

Gabriel Bloch

Roy Lee (Co-Executive Producer)

Brian Muelhaupt

Cassandra Morris

Vargus Mason

Marcus Toji

Adam Driver

Idris Elba

Catherine Keener

and Ciaran Hinds

Reel FX Creative Studios (animation services)

Tachyon Movies

September 11th 2020 UK

May 13th 2022. (Remake)

G (IFCO)

***Hanazuki and Friends: Out of this World*** is a 2020 animated feature-length film based on the *Hanazuki* franchise and the series *Hanazuki: Full of Treasures*. It was released theatrically on September 11th, 2020 in the United States. The Film Was Nominated For The Best Screenplay At The Academy Award Winners

## Premise

That night, Hanazuki was sleeping in her bed, and dreaming of being a ballet dancer. She hears a strange noise that makes her wake up, and walks outside to check. It was Hugo the Beast, he was far from home, so she keeps him on her moon until he gets back to his Parents. The next day, Hanazuki discovered a tall man in his mask with swords breaks into her home. This was Venos, Venos wants to rule Hanazuki's moon, and burns everything she loves. Kiyoshi and Maroshi faces Venos to stop destroying the moon, but he was too strong. Venos shot a dart on the beast named Hugo, and Hugo was captured. It is all up to Hanazuki to stop Venos, they both arrived on a new planet called Moonflowertopia. Then she meets the Prime Minister called Mizumi, she warns her about an invasion coming to kill every last moonflower on Moonflowertopia. Hanazuki's goal is to save the universe, get Hugo back and defeat Venos.

## Cast

* Adam Driver as Venos
* Catherine Keener as Prime Minister Mizumi
* Idris Elba as Benjamin Boyega
* Jessica DiCicco as Hanazuki/Blue Hemka/Lime Green Hemka
* Cassandra Morris as Kiazuki/Teal Hemka/Raspberry Hemka/Slooths
* Vargus Mason as Kiyoshi
* Marcus Toji as Maroshi
* Colleen O'Shaunessey as Little Dreamer/Red Hemka/Yellow Hemka
* Michael Sinterniklaas as Orange Hemka/Pyramid with Face/Pink Hemka/Green Hemka/Purple Hemka/Lavender Hemka
* Avery Kidd Waddell as Sleepy Unicorn/Dazzlessence Jones/Zikoro
* Tony Goldwyn as Lloyd Hughes
* James Mcavoy as Chad Connor
* Ciaran Hinds as Lord Blackness
* Elise Dobois as Miyumi/BB
* Scott Menville as Percy Pearson
* Hugh Jackman as Moonflower guard
* Randy Thom as Hugo the Beast (uncredited)

## Production

in November 10th 2017, Paramount was devloperment of Entitled Hanazuki Full of Tresures: Out of This World, as based on Original Adventures of Hanazuki Pilot in Nickelodeon's Yellow Woodpecker Farm as *"Emillia's Sleeping Party"* in January 2019 The Film Was Changed Titled into Hanazuki And Friends: Out of This World

## Ratings in other countries

* USA: PG (Mild Action, and some Language)
* UK: U (Mild threat, violence, very mild language)
* Ireland: G
* Canada: G
* Germany: 6
* Japan: G

## Music

Ramin Djawadi was revealed to be composing the music for the film in August 2018. By January 2019, Brian Tyler, and by November 2019, a co-composer John Powell were believed to be composing music for the film

## Songs

* Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind
* Alesso ft. Tove Lo - Heroes
* Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull - Dance Again
* Sia - Together (featured song)

## Triva

* This is the first Hanazuki film rated PG.
* This is the first Paramount Animation film of 2020s to be produced at 2.35:1.
* Allspark Animation's first animated film of the 2020s.
* This is the first Hanazuki film to be shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
* This was one of the successful films of 2020.
* Venos's appearance is similar to Slade from Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, particularly his mask.

## Spoilers

* During the scene where Venos interrogates Hanazuki, he gets unmasked and wears an eye patch, and he's revealed to be a Moonflower before he turned bad.
* Miyumi was also captured by Venos and his Moonbots from the beginning of the movie.

## Released

The Film Will Released on September 4th in Japan on Nintendo Plus, And September 11th in United States of America, in July 30th 2021, The Film Was Removed on Nintendo+ and Paramount+ due to Emilia as the Child-version! from The Episode.

## Critical Reception

The Movie was universally panned by critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 536 reviews, with an average rating of 8.0/10 . in place of text. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 79% out of 100, based on 132 critics, indicating "Generally favorable reviews ". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.

### Accolades

 Movie Land Fun and Excitement Awards | Best Animated Feature | Allison Craig & Brian Muelhaupt | Won