Magic Tree House (film)

Magic Tree House ? is a 2011 Japanese anime drama film based on the American children fantasy series of the same name by Mary Pope Osborne. The film is directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, and the films screenplay was adapted from the Japanese version of the novel series Magic Tree House by Ichiro Okouchi. The film stars actress Keiko Kitagawa as Jack, and also stars child actress Mana Ashida as Annie.

Jack is a shy but confident bookworm and his sister Annie can make friends quickly with both humans and animals. One day, while they were playing together in a forest, they unexpectedly stumble upon a wooden treehouse located in this forest. This magical treehouse allows people to travel across time and space whenever they liked. From the trailers the following books are used as influences and go under the spell Morgan le Fay was under in books 58 but actually use books 1, 2, 4, and 13.It was revealed by publisher Media Factory that the English children fantasy series Magic Tree House will be adapted into an anime film on November 17, 2010. Subsequently, in theMarch 2011 issue of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, an advertisement announced that the film will be released in Japanese cinemas in 2011. This children fantasy series sold more than 3.3 million copies in Japan, and 92 million copies indifferent countries worldwide. This is the first animated film adaptation of the fantasy series. ........

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