sora_thekey (Level 16)

Mamoru Hosoda's 2009 anime movie; Summer Wars has been creating quite a buzz with the fact that this anime movie has been dubbed and will soon be released in the US. After an announcement from Anime USA, FUNimation's blog released the list of US theatrical dates for the movie. 
         

Summer Wars will be playing at the following cities:

Dec 3-8 Chicago,IL-  Siskel Film Center
Dec 10-16 Los Angeles, CA – AMC Covina 30 
Dec 24-30  San Francisco, CA- Landmark Bridge Theater
Dec 29-Jan 4 New York, NY- IFC Center
Jan 5-12  Boston, MA- Museum of Fine Arts
Jan 7-13 Denver, CO- Starz Film Center
Jan 7-13  Santa Fe, NM- CCA Cinematheque
Jan 14-20 Los Angeles, CA- Laemmle Sunset
Jan 21-27  Philadelphia, PA- Landmark Ritz at the Bourse
Jan 23-Feb 3 Honolulu, HI- Academy of Arts, 
Jan 28-Feb 3 Seattle, WA- Landmark Varsity

Along with GKids, FUNimation will be responsible for the distribution of this anime across theaters in the US.  

Summer Wars is about a boy's innocent summer vacation in which he spends pretending to be a classmate's boyfriend to impress her family. That summer trip becomes a fight for humanity in which the boy, Kenji, must now fight himself.   
    
Unfortunately for me, the theatrical release will not be at my city, and the anime itself seems like a movie I would enjoy. The good thing is that you can request for it to be shown in your favorite movie theater. Just ask your local theater to contact Gkids to arrange a showing of the movie.  
Will you be watching this movie? 
   
-- Geo ( sora_thekey ), long time user, blogger, wiki editor of the Whiskey Media Sites, and 24/7geek!