watch trapezium movie

Trapezium Movie Begins Streaming on Crunchyroll

#news #anime February 28, 2025

Trapezium movie is now streaming on Crunchyroll with English subtitles, the streaming platform announced earlier today. The movie, animated by CloverWorks, was released in Japan in May of last year and screened in North America starting on September 18.

The movie features “Wannabe” by MAISONdes (feat. Hoshimachi Suisei & sakuma) as the opening theme song and “HoiJishin” by cast: Yu Azuma (Asaki Yuikawa), Kurumi Okawa (Hina Youmiya), Ranko Hanatori (Reina Ueda), and Mika Kamei (Haruka Aikawa) as the ending theme song.

Trapezium adapted Kazumi Takayama’s debut novel, serialized under Kadokawa’s Da Vinch imprint from 2016 to 2018 and also published as a book. Takayama is a Japanese celebrity and was once a member of the Nogizaka46 idol group.

trapezium movie key visual
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. 

The staff for the movie includes:

  • Director: Masahiro Shinohara
  • Screenplay: Yuko Kakihara
  • Character Design: Rio
  • Chief Animation Director: Rio and Kerorira
  • Costume Design: Masako Ito
  • Prop Design: Yoko Kubara, Koji Watanabe, and Akane Itoda
  • 2D Design Work / Special Effects: Mutsumi Saito
  • Art Director: Seiki Tamura
  • Color Design: Kazuko Nakashima
  • Director of Photography: Yoshihiro Sekiya
  • 3D Director: Katsuaki Miyaji
  • Editor: Akinori Mishima
  • Production Supervisor: Koji Masunari
  • Music: Masaru Yokoyama
  • Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa

Watch the movie on Crunchyroll.
©2024 Trapezium Film Partners

Tags

Tamara Lazic

Tamara is Editor-in-Chief of Anime Atelier. She is a former Anime Corner News Managing Editor and loves anime, books, and games. You can contact reach her at tamara@anime-atelier.com