Summer 2017 Adult Animated Movie Preview

While the calendar says that summer kicks off on June 20th, we’re doing it a week earlier thanks to the influx of new animated movies on the way this summer. This officially goes down tomorrow with the limited theatrical release of Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic, but we have a slew of others that you need to know about. Be sure to check back as additional movies and premiere dates hit!

–> Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

Release Date: June 14th (English Dub)

https://youtu.be/ZiFrmIFKusI

 

The brand new feature film is based on the Luxury Liner arc from the original manga and follows up the Black Butler: Book of Murder arc! Ciel and Sebastian investigate a human experimentation case aboard a luxury liner, the Campania, with appearances from many favorite characters, including Grell and Undertaker.


–>Resident Evil: Vendetta 

Release Date: June 19th

A death merchant is spreading a deadly virus in New York to avenge his wife’s death. Chris Redfield enlists the help of Leon Kennedy and Rebecca Chambers to stop him, but his own vengeance leads to a cataclysmic result.


–>Kuso

Release Date: July 21st (Shudder)

Kuso depicts the aftermath of Los Angeles’s worst earthquake nightmare through music, special effects and animation to take a look at the dark history of America.


–>In This Corner of the World

Release Date: August 11th (English Dub Select Theaters)

The award-winning story of IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family. Suzu’s life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her perseverance and courage underpin this heart-warming and inspirational tale of the everyday challenges faced by the Japanese in the midst of a violent, war-torn country. This beautiful yet poignant tale shows that even in the face of adversity and loss, people can come together and rebuild their lives.

 


–>Batman and Harley Quinn

Release Date: August 15th (Digital)

In Batman and Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue (a.k.a. The Floronic Man) embark on an ecological quest to save the planet – and, unfortunately, eliminate most of humankind along the way. To save humanity, Batman and Nightwing are forced to enlist Harley Quinn to catch Poison Ivy, Harley’s BFF and frequent partner-in-crime. But Batman’s patience is put to the test by the unpredictable and untrustworthy Harley during the twists and turns the reluctant companions face during their bumpy road trip. The result is a thrill ride of action, adventure and comedy no Batman fan has seen before.

 


–>Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars

Release Date: August 21st

Casper Van Dien and Dina Meyer return as the voices of Johnny Rico and Dizzy Flores alongside Comedian & Starship Troopers Super Fan DeRay Davis in an all-new military adventure from the writer of Starship Troopers and Robocop, Ed Neumeier.