The new English dub anime film DEEMO may be coming to a theater near you! Eleven Arts studio made an announcement Tuesay that they would begin screening the English dub for DEEMO Memorial Keys in select theaters throughout the United States starting February 2nd.
The film released in its original formatting exclusively in Japan on February 25th, 2022. The film is based off of the rhythmic music video game that was originally released back in 2013. The idea of the game is to click on falling notes as they passed a line on the bottom of the players screens, mimicking the concept of playing a piano. The players score is then calculated based off of their performance's accuracy and energy while playing, with a variety of skill levels to choose from on a scale of 1 to 12. The game featured instrumental and vocal music to play along with. The game was released to iOS and Android mobile platforms, as well as Playstation.
The score-based music game follows a lost main character, named Alice, who is accompanied by a mysterious black being named Deemo who plays piano. It follows them through their adventures while trying to get Alice back to her real home. All of the adventures revolve around some sort of piano playing.
Eleven Arts describes DEEMO Memorial Keys:
Alone in a castle, a figure plays a piano… Deemo
One day, a girl falls from the sky
A castle littered with mysterious inhabitants
A sacred tree growing by the melody of piano
A girl with no memory and Deemo
A gentle story that will touch your heart.
Deemo, a mysterious lonely character that plays a piano in a castle. One day, a girl who has lost her memory comes falling from the sky. A gentle, ephemeral story of love spun by Deemo, the girl, the mystical residents of the castle, and a tree that grows with the sound of the piano.
Check out the official trailer for Deemo Memorial Keys!
The English cast includes:
- Michelle Marie as "The Girl" Alice and Masked Lady
- Anairis Quiñones as Alice
- Bryce Papenbrook as Mirai and Hans
- Mike Pollock as Nutcracker and Professor Valensky
- Luci Christian as Fragrant Sachet and Sania
- Stephanie Sheh as Rosalia.
The film's original cast includes:
- Hinatazaka46 idol group member Akari Nibu as the Masked Lady
- Ayana Taketatsu as Alice
- Akari Kitō as Sania
- Ayane Sakura as Rosalia
- Kōhei Matsushita as Hans
- Naomi Watanabe as Sachet
- Gaku Hamada as Mirai
- Issey Ogata as Nutcracker
- Kōichi Yamadera as Professor Valenski
Fan of the video game? Let us know how you think the movie will compare in the comments below!