BEM: Become Human

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BEM: Become Human
Kanji 劇場版 BEM 〜BECOME HUMAN〜
Revised Hepburn Gekijōban Bemu ~Bekōmu Hyūman~
Directed byHiroshi Ikehata
Screenplay by Atsuhiro Tomioka
Based on Humanoid Monster Bem
by ADK Emotions
Produced by
  • Fumihiro Ozawa
  • Kana Yajima
  • Makoto Hijikata
  • Masao Fukuda
  • Tetsuya Kinoshita
Starring
Edited byYoshinori Murakami
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byThe Klockworx Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
Running time
90 minutes [1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

BEM: Become Human [lower-alpha 1] is a 2020 Japanese animated horror adventure film directed by Hiroshi Ikehata and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka; the film is based on the Humanoid Monster Bem franchise by ADK Emotions. Produced by Production I.G and distributed by The KlockWorx, the story takes place after the events of the 2019 anime television series, as Sonia Summers searches for Bem, Bela, and Belo after they have disappeared. The film stars the voices of Katsuyuki Konishi, M.A.O., Kensho Ono, Maaya Uchida, Kenji Nomura, Junichi Suwabe, Wataru Takagi, Shizuka Itō, Nana Mizuki, Toshiya Miyata and Koichi Yamadera. The film was released in Japan on October 2, 2020. [2]

Contents

Funimation licensed the film, which was released on its website on October 29, 2020. [3]

Synopsis

Two years after Bem, Bela, and Belo defeated Vega, Sonia Summers is on a search for the three. On Doracho Chemicals, a city within an island, she stumbles upon a man named Belm that bears a similar resemblance to Bem, with Bela and Belo being separated and doing their own things.

Voice cast

CharacterJapanese voice castEnglish voice cast
Bem/Belm Katsuyuki Konishi Gabe Kunda
Bela M.A.O. Dani Chambers
Belo Kensho Ono Aaron Dismuke
Sonia Summers Maaya Uchida Felecia Angelle
Emma Eisberg Nana Mizuki Bryn Apprill
Greta Reed Shizuka Itō Elizabeth Maxwell
Lorezo Nepmuceno Draco Wataru Takagi Michael Schwalbe
Dr. Recycle Junichi Suwabe Daman Mills
Joel Woods Kenji Nomura Jason Douglas
Burgess Toshiya Miyata Ryan Colt Levy
Manstoll Koichi Yamadera Jason Liebrecht

Production

In June 2020, it was announced that a film adaptation of the Humanoid Monster Bem anime series was in the works, with the key staff and cast members from the 2019 television series returning to their respective positions: Hiroshi Ikehata is directing the film, with Atsuhiro Tomioka providing the screenplay and Miho Matsumoto providing the character designs, while Production I.G is solely handling the animation production. [4] That same month, it was announced that Kis-My-Ft2 boyband member Toshiya Miyata was cast as Burgess. [5] Voice actors Nana Mizuki, Shizuka Itō, Koichi Yamadera, and Wataru Takagi were cast as new characters the following month. [6] J-Pop singer Rib provided the theme song for the film, titled "unforever." [7]

Release

The film was released in theaters in Japan on October 2, 2020. [2] The film was licensed by Funimation and streamed on its website in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland on October 29, 2020. [3]

Reception

Critical reception

Theron Martin of Anime News Network gave the film a solid B rating and stated, "While I might have liked to see the main villain and his motives developed a little more, the movie is generally paced well and fully completes its intended story." [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 劇場版 BEM 〜BECOME HUMAN〜, Hepburn: Gekijōban Bemu ~Bekōmu Hyūman~, lit. "Theatrical Feature BEM: Become Human"

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References

  1. ↑ "劇場版 BEM BECOME HUMAN". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Sherman, Jennifer (August 20, 2020). "BEM: Become Human Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song, October 2 Opening". Anime News Network . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Friedman, Nicholas (October 27, 2020). "BEM: Become Human Streams Exclusively on Funimation, Just One Month After Japanese Release!". Funimation . Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ Mateo, Alex (June 1, 2020). "BEM Reboot Anime Gets Movie This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 28, 2020). "BEM: Become Human Anime Film Casts Kis-My-Ft2 Member Toshiya Miyata". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ "山寺宏一、水樹奈々、高木渉、伊藤静が「劇場版 BEM」オリジナルキャラ演じる". Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  7. ↑ "「劇場版 BEM」本ポスターと予告編公開、主題歌はりぶ「unforever」提供は時雨TK". Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  8. ↑ Martin, Theron (November 6, 2020). ""BEM: Become Human" Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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