CloverWorks, the acclaimed Japanese animation studio behind fan-favorite hit series like Spy x Family, My Dress-Up Darling, Horimiya and many more, has a recent feature film in its catalog, now streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll.
Trapezium is a 95-minute anime drama movie and a bold new character study for the studio, generally known for producing more buoyant and serialized stories. Helping bring the feature film to life are anime talent such as director Masahiro Shinohara — known for his work on Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World — and veteran anime writer Yuko Kakihara, of Buddy Daddies and Blue Box fame, handling the screenplay. The movie adapts Kazumi Takayama’s original novel of the same name. The film’s official trailer can be seen below.
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Trapezium Now Streams on Crunchyroll After Limited Availability Worldwide
Trapezium had its international theatrical premiere at the Scotland Loves Anime film festival in late 2024, following its theatrical release in Japan starting May 2024 and a one-day-only screening in North America in September. Its arrival on Crunchyroll marks the movie’s U.S. streaming debut. The voice cast includes Asaki Yuikawa (The Elusive Samurai) as protagonist Yu Azuma, with supporting performances by Hina Youmiya (BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!!), Reina Ueda (Solo Leveling) and Haruka Aikawa (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime). The film features the opening theme “Wannabe” by MAISONdes with Hoshimachi Suisei and Sakuma, while the main cast performs the ending theme, “HoiJishin.”
The official description for Trapezium reads, “High school student Yu Azuma will do whatever it takes to become an idol. She’s even sworn to stay off social media and promises not to get a boyfriend. Ready to make her dream a reality, she decides to find three other girls from the four corners of her prefecture to form an idol group. But the road to stardom hides unexpected trials that threaten to undo all she’s worked for.”
Source: Press release
