Napping Princess

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Napping Princess

2017

1h 50m

Fantasy

Drama

Anime

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A young girl dreams of a world called Heartland, a place where she has magic powers. When her events in Heartland begin to parallel her waking world, she realizes that she will have to outmaneuver the bad guys in both worlds.

Charles Solomon

Los Angeles Times

As he did in the popular "Eden and the East" and "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex," writer-director Kenji Kamiyama tells a complicated tale without resorting to dull explanations or pat conclusions.

Sep 7, 2017

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George Art Baker

Time Out

You feel a warmth after watching it, as there's something in its depiction of imperfect, loving family relationships that stays with you.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 5, 2017

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Though occasionally lopsided, the mix works well, and should play best to teens raised on Japanese 'toons.

Sep 4, 2017

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

The film ultimately felt a much messier and undisciplined affair than the opening set-up had suggested.

Rated: 6/10

Oct 19, 2021

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Napping Princess is an enjoyable, light animation film that has themes that could have easily become heavy but are presented in such a way that they are kid-friendly while not being boring for adults.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 17, 2020

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Ard Vijn

ScreenAnarchy

Kamiyama Kenji has made a very spectacular and entertaining picture here, in which he throws everything and the kitchen sink at the viewer.

Jan 9, 2020

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Stephen C

Success in 01 hour, 51 minutes, and 15 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ages 14 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 2017-2025 GKIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $46,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/21/25

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isla s

This is a film with multiple plot lines, featuring numerous people/characters and so I found it a bit hard to keep track of things mid way through. I like the typically daydream aspect of it, a staple for many anime films. Its main theme, I'd say, would be identity. I liked that there's talk of apps and with the tablet present, it very much had the feel of being quite up to date. If anything its a bit science fiction, with a car (or motorbike?) creature that appears able to travel itself using a newly discovered form of sat nav, to the main characters delight. I liked the imagined land and while I got a bit lost in the details of what was going on, it was certainly entertaining. The real life situations were less interesting but the film is general was alright. A nice bit of imaginary fun, I suppose, as these films often are. I enjoyed it overall.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Passes the time, like a pleasant if somewhat disjointed afternoon dream.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

The ending was really beautiful and the plot was great!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Muy buena animacion como era de esperar, pero la pelicula en si ni fu ni fa. Muy aburrida

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Charming style with a generically enjoyable heart, but unbounded magic made the narrative ineffective and inconsistently convoluting in the climatic collision. (B) (Full review TBD)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Mitsuki Takahata

Kokone Morikawa

Yosuke Eguchi

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Voice

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Voice

Wataru Takagi

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Synopsis

A young girl dreams of a world called Heartland, a place where she has magic powers. When her events in Heartland begin to parallel her waking world, she realizes that she will have to outmaneuver the bad guys in both worlds.

Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Producer: Naoki Iwasa, Yoshiki Sakurai
Screenwriter: Kenji Kamiyama
Distributor: GKIDS
Production Co: Nippon Television Network
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 8, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.0K
Runtime: 1h 50m

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