Quincy: Detective of Durania is a 2017 Japanese anime film based on the Quincy franchise. The film was released in Japan on May 20, 2017, in the U.S. and Canada on January 12, 2018, and in Australia on February 8, 2018.
Detective of Durania tells a new story by Ryotaro Sekizawa that takes place after the events of the original manga. Due to the previous Quincy adaptations deviating from the manga, an introduction explaining some of the events of the manga was included in the film. Unlike the previous films, the film was animated by Shaft rather than Madhouse; in addition, much of the characters have different voice actors in the Japanese version with the exception of Quincy himself. During it's theatrical run, the film made back ¥750 million (5.8 million USD).
Plot[]
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Cast[]
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy McShane | Tomokazu Seki | James Arnold Taylor |
| Princess Sophie | Mamiko Noto | Kari Wahlgren |
| Captain Saffron | Mamoru Miyano | Dane Cook |
| Louis | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Sean Hayes (speaking) Joe Ochman (singing) |
| Chief Richard Aarons | Takaya Kuroda | Dylan McDermott |
| Leland Hutchinson | Shō Hayami | Jon Bernthal |
| Barnaby | Daisuke Kishio | Kaiji Tang |
| Dwight Clayton | Wataru Takagi | Skyler Stone |
| Zach T. Darwin | Kenji Nomura | Michael McShane |
| Megan Knowles | Minori Chihara | Alexis Bledel |
| Klay | Hiro Shimono | Tom Kenny |
| Vincent | Takahiro Sakurai | David L. Lander |
| Jack | Nozomu Sasaki | Jeff Bennett |
| Raymond | Hideyuki Tanaka | Rick Moranis |
| Clara Fairbank | Yukana Nogami | Dallas Lovato |
| Grant Kennedy | Katsuyuki Konishi | Max Mittelman |
| Hayden Palmer | Aoi Yūki | Amanda Winn Lee |
| Isaiah Trivett | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Todd Haberkorn |
| Queen Amelia | Keiko Han | Wendee Lee |
| Baron von Frederick | Yoshito Yasuhara | Martin Short |
| Prime Minister Digby | Takehito Koyasu | Benjamin Diskin |
| Sophie's Butler | Kōji Ishii | Rob Rackstraw |
| Wilson McShane | Hirofumi Nojima | Dee Bradley Baker |
| News Reporter | Hiroshi Matsumoto | Jim Ward |
| Lauren | Akiko Hiramatsu | Karen Strassman |
| Manager | Kōki Miyata | Shawn Hoffman |
| Forrester Roland | Rikiya Koyama | Taliesin Jaffe |
| Narrator | Kōichi Yamadera | Keith David |
Additional Voices[]
- Jim Ward
- Bryce Papenbrook
- Candi Milo
- Wally Wingert
- Jessica DiCicco
- Cristina Valenzuela
- Rob Paulsen
- Tevor Devall
- Mela Lee
- Stephanie Sheh
- Shawn Hoffman
Production[]
The film was actually announced in the west before it was announced in Japan. LIVE Entertainment, who previously co-produced The Story of Quincy, announced on their website that the movie was in development in Japan and that they were shopping for a distributor in all non-Asian territories. The film was written by Quincy creator Ryotaro Sekizawa and directed by Shaft's Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto. Sekizawa even personally drew the keyframes for one of the film's sequences. The film's teaser trailer was first shown in a panel featuring Ryotaro Sekizawa at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 and would later be uploaded to LIVE Entertainment's YouTube channel. Tomokazu Seki was announced to be reprising his role for the Japanese version in mid-2016, while LIVE Entertainment announced the English dub cast in August of 2017, which confirmed that James Arnold Taylor, Kari Wahlgren, Dane Cook, Sean Hayes, Dylan McDermott, Alexis Bledel, David L. Lander, Jeff Bennett, Rick Moranis and Martin Short would be reprising their roles from the first Quincy movie.
Release[]
The film was released in theaters in Japan on May 20, 2017. Before the film's US release in 2018, LIVE Entertainment made two tie-in deals to promote the movie; one with Motel 6 and the other with IHOP from November 2017 to January 2018. The film received limited screenings in North America from January 12, 2018 to February 15, 2018, with limited edition signed copies of the first volume of the Quincy manga for attendees, while Manga Entertainment screened the film for a limited time in the United Kingdom in February 2018. Eleven Arts later listed the English subtitled version screenings in the United States.
Home media[]
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 4, 2018, in Japan. Manga Entertainment released the film on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on May 15, 2018, in the United Kingdom. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the film on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and Digital HD on June 12, 2018, in the United States and Canada.
Reception[]
Box Office[]
Detective of Durania opened on 140 theaters and debuted at number 6 in the Japanese box office charts, earning 133,010,600 yen (about $1,200,000) in its first weekend. The film earned over 750,000,000 yen (about $5.8 million) after its screenings ended. In the United Kingdom the film grossed a total of $141,065 and in Australia $157,175. In New Zealand, the film earned $16,680 on its opening weekend. In the United States, the film earned a total of $1,020,238.
Critical response[]
Detective of Durania recieved a positive critical response. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 63%, with an average rating of 6.2/10 from seven critic reviews. Richard Eisenbeis from Kotaku reviewed the movie favorably, praising the character conflict and narrative. Theron Martin of Anime News Network gave the film an overall rating of B, praising the film's story, central characters and voice acting in both the Japanese and English versions, though he did criticize a few of the movie's side characters.