GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced today it will bring Goodbye, Don Glees! to cinemas nationwide in both original Japanese and an all-new English language dub for three days only on Wednesday, 14 September (Japanese language), Saturday, 18 September (English language), and Tuesday, 20 September (Japanese language). In anticipation of the upcoming theatrical release, GKIDS has revealed the cast for the all-new English language dub, as well as trailers in both language versions. Produced by the acclaimed Studio Madhouse, the film is the first original feature from writer/director Atsuko Ishizuka, who previously directed the widely lauded series A Place Further Than The Universe.
Goodbye, Don Glees! follows the story of three friends over the course of one summer, as their backyard adventures turn one small incident to a life changing journey. It was domestically released in February 2022, and stars famed Japanese voice actors Ayumu Murase (Shoyo Hinata, Haikyu!!), Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro Kamado, Demon Slayer), Kana Hanazawa (Akane Tsunemori, Psycho-Pass), and Yuuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan).
Teen misfits Roma, Toto, and Drop call themselves the “Don Glees,” an informal name for their backyard adventures. One day, when the trio gets blamed for a nearby forest fire, they set off into the woods to prove their innocence. As disaster strikes their expedition, tensions flare between the friends as they realize that growing up has taken them on wildly different paths in life. Director Atsuko Ishizuka follows up her critically acclaimed series A Place Further Than the Universe with her first original feature film. With luminescent animation and lush backdrops, Goodbye, Don Glees! is a tender coming-of-age story about the fearlessness of being young and the bittersweet journey of self-discovery.