Charlie and the Flying Glass Elevator

Charlie and the Flying Glass Elevator(チャーリーと空飛ぶガラスのエレベーター; (Hepburn)C hārī to soratobu garasu no erebētā) is a family friendly fantasy, adventure, sci-fi, comedy, musical computer-animated anime sequel to the 2005 film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". It is based on "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl. This marks the first Japanese computer animated Warner Bros anime movie. It was released six days after the Japanese release of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". It was released theatrically on September 16th, 2005, while it aired on Kids WB as an English-Dubbed computer animated anime TV special on November 18, 2022. It is made by TV Tokyo and WB Animation Japan. This marks WB Animation Japan's first and only Computer Animated anime movie.

Plot:
Arthur Slugworth is planning for revenge after he, Ficklegrueber, Prodnose, and his son Alfred got kicked out by Willy Wonka for stealing his recipes. Meanwhile, Willy Wonka, Stephanie, Rolando, Emily, Wallace, Waverly meet Charlie and his family outside his house("Charlie Bucket, our Hero"). They then go into the expanded glass elevator. The elevator then goes into orbit and Mr. Wonka docks them into Space Hotel USA. Once they are at the Hotel, the had a short lived celebration of Charlie's first training day to being a factory heir was put to the test("Practice for Play"). Back on Earth, Arthur Slugworth has a plan to "kill" Willy Wonka and then blame and abduct Emily. The Vermicious Knids went into each of the hotel elevators to spell out the word SCRAM causing everyone to evacuate the hotel("Go away, you Knid"). The Elevator, the hotel staff, and astronauts are being chased by the Knids while the president works with the commuter capsule as his nanny sings("The Nurse's song"). The Knids a destroyed by the Earth's atmosphere and the elevator crashes into the factory's roof. The Oompa Loompas, including Koko the chief Oompa Loompa who came back congratulate them on their return("Willy Wonka is back"). Later they throw an actual birthday party for Willy Wonka at the Chocolate Factory("A Wonderful Wonka Birthday")as his age is turning 42 years old.

The next day, Willy Wonka gives the seniors: George, Georgina, Josephine, Joe, Wilbur, and Wilma a rejuvenation formula called "Wonka-vite"("The Wonkavite Chant"). While three of the Grandparents: George, Josephine, and Georgina took too many pills, the Oompa Loompa's tell a origin story of Goldie Pinklesweet("The Tale of Goldie Pinklesweet"). Grandma Georgina who is 78 became a -2. Willy Wonka and Charlie Bucket go to "Minusland" to rescue Georgina and sprayed her with Wonkavite causing her to become a 358 year old. Wilfred notices that Willy Wonka's top hat was rolling on the ground. Willy Wonka got "killed" by Arthur Slugworth. While everyone attended Willy Wonka's "Funeral", Emily is blamed and kicked out of the factory by Koko, but then she is abducted by Arthur Slugworth who poses as her father("Life Changes"). Willy, Serrena, Charlie, Andrea, Margaret, Koko, and Raymond save Emily from Slugworth's wrath. Koko apologizes for taking the blame for "killing" Willy Wonka, but instead, it was Alfred Slugworth. Emily asks Charlie and Koko how Willy got revived and the Wonkavite and VitaWonk has improved("The Grateful Stand Out"). They chased back to the factory by elevator and Arthur Slugworth and his cronies are after them. Willy, Serrena, Charlie, Andrea, Koko, Margaret, Raymond, and Emily donned their Candy Crusade uniforms while Charlie's parents, Doris, and Pierto watch the Wonka twins. They fight Arthur Slugworth and his cronies who became a 4 headed Knid-mera consisting of Vermicious Knids for the necks and bodies, Hornswoggleers for their wings and eyes, Snozzwangers for their tails, and Whangdoodles for their heads and legs. They go into the glass elevator and became a candy crystal robot. They fight at the top of the tallest factory smokestack("Sugar Crash"). The robot uses a rock candy fist to send the 4 headed Knid-mera down who transforms back into Slugworth, Ficklegruber, Prodnose, and Alfred. The robot then lands safely on the ground and everyone got out. They used the correct amount of Wonkavite and Vitawonk to the seniors: Joe is now 36 years old, Josephine is now 33 years old, George is now 31 years old, Georgina is now 28 years old, Wilbur is now 42 years old like his son, and Wilmina is now 41 years old like her son's wife respectively and kiss to seal their immortal youthful ages. Willy, Serrena, Charlie, Andrea, Rolando, Emily, Koko, Margaret, Wallace, Waverly, Doris, and Pierto drank their immortality elixirs, promising them to never to age again, then the adults kiss while the children high fives to seal their immortality and their ages in the year 2005: Willy is 42 years old, Serrena is 41 years old, Charlie is 12 years old, Andrea is 11 years old, Raymond is 7 years old, Emily is 8 years old, Koko is 48 years old, Margaret is 53 years old, Pierto is 54 years old, and Wallace and Waverly are both 10 years old respectively. The President arrives at the factory via helicopter and tells Charlie and Emily that they saved the factory with the help of Willy Wonka, Serrena, Raymond, Margaret, and Andrea. Charlie has a speech of becoming an heir while Emily faced her fear and never to be blamed again. Soon after, they played a victory song("Altogether Forever"). The movie ends with Emily winking at the audience.

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Cast:
Willy Wonka(ウィリーウォンカ, U~irīu~onka)

Voiced by Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese); Johnny Depp (English)

Serrena Wonka(ステファニー・ウォンカ, Serrena u~onka)

Voiced by Miki Yamazaki (Japanese); Juliette Binoche (French and English)

Charlie Bucket(チャーリーバケット, Chārī baketto)

Voiced by Kyosuke Ikeda (Japanese); Orton O-Brien (English)

Andrea Bucket(アンドレアバケット, Andorea baketto)

Voiced by Reika Uyama (Japanese); Georgie Henley (English)

Oompa Loompas(ウンパルンパ, Unparunpas)

Voiced by Masachika Ichimura (Japanese); Danny Elfman (English; Danny Elfman impersonates Deep Roy's voice for the Oompa Loompa's speaking roles)

Margaret Bennett(マーガレット・チャップマン, Māgaretto Benetto)

Voiced by: Kazue Komiya (Japanese); Christine Baranski (English)

Raymond Wonka (ローランド ウォンカ, Raymundo u~onka)

Voiced by: Seishiro Kato (Japanese); Zachary Gordon (English)

Emily Wonka (翡翠 ウォンカ, Emeri u~onka)

Voiced by: Kie Kitano (Japanese); Chloe Grace Moretz (English)

Wallace Wonka (ウォレス・ウォンカ, U~oresu u~onka)

Voiced by: Ryunosuke Kamiki (Japanese); Zach Mills (English)

Waverly Wonka (ウェイバリー・ウォンカ, U~eibarī u~onka)

Voiced by: Emiri Katō (Japanese); Poppy Lee Friar (English)

Helene Bucket (ヘレンバケット,Heren baketto)

Voiced by Kaori Yamagata (Japanese), Helenae Bonham Carter (English)

Charlie's dad, Nathan Bucket (ネイサンバケット, Neisan baketto)

Voiced by: Shunsuke Sakuya (Japanese); Noah Taylor (English)

Grandpa Joe(both 86 year old and permanent Wonkavite 36 year old versions) (おじいちゃんジョー（76歳と永続的なWonkavite 36歳バージョンの両方, Ojīchan jō (86-sai to eizoku-tekina Wonkavite 36-sai bājon no ryōhō)

Voiced by: Koichi Miura (Japanese); Jeff Bennett (English)

Grandma Josephine(both 83 year old and permanent Wonkavite 33 year old versions) (おばあちゃんジョセフィーヌ（83歳と永続的なウォンカビテ33歳バージョンの両方, O bāchan josefīnu (83-sai to eizoku-tekina u~onkabite 33-sai bājon no ryōhō)

Voiced by: Mieko Nobusawa (Japanese); Kath Soucie (English)

Grandpa George(both 81 year old and permanent Wonkavite 31 year old versions) (おじいちゃんジョージ（81歳と永久のウォンカビテ31歳バージョンの両方, Ojīchan jōji (81-sai to towa no u~onkabite 31-sai bājon no ryōhō)

Voiced by: Takaya Hashi (Japanese); Fred Tatasciore (English)

Grandpa Georgina(both 78 year old and permanent Wonkavite 28 year old versions) (おじいちゃんジョージナ（78歳と永続的なウォンカビテ28歳バージョンの両方), Ojīchan jōjina (78-sai to eizoku-tekina u~onkabite 28-sai bājon no ryōhō)

Voiced by: Yuri Shiratori (Japanese); Erin Fitzgerald (English)

Wilbur Wonka(both 82 year old and permanent Wonkavite 42 year old versions) (ウィルバーウォンカ（82歳バージョンと永続的なウォンカバイト42歳バージョンの両方）, U~irubāu~onka (82-sai bājon to eizoku-tekina u~onkabaito 42-sai bājon no ryōhō)

Voiced by: Naoya Uchida (Japanese); Corey Burton (English)

Wilmina Wonka(both 81 year old and permanent Wonkavite 41 year old versions) (ウィルミナウォンカ（81歳と永続的なウォンカビテ41歳バージョンの両方）, U~iruminau~onka (81-sai to eizoku-tekina u~onkabite 41-sai bājon no ryōhō)

Voiced by: Natsuki Rio (Japanese); Susanne Blakeslee(English)

Bertie Upside (バーティアップサイド, Bātiappusaido)

Voiced by: Yu Mizushima (Japanese); James Arnold Taylor (English)

Wilfred Wonka (ひびきウォンカ, Hibiki Wonka)

Voiced by: Taiki Matsuno (Japanese); Scott McNeil (English)

President Lancelot R. Gilligras (ランスロット・R・ギリグラス大統領, Ransurotto R girigurasu daitōryō)

Voiced by Akihito (Japanese); George W Bush (English)

Miss Elvira Tibbs(エルビラ・ティブス嬢, Erubira tibusu jō)

Voiced by: Seki Hiroko (Japanese); Edie McClurg (English)

Alfred Slugworth(アルフレッドスラグワース, Arufureddosuraguwāsu)

Voiced by: Takuya Kirimoto (Japanese); Seth Green(English)

Darryl Fickelgruber(ダリル・フィケルグルーバー, Dariru fikerugurūbā)

Voiced by: Takashi Naito (Japanese); Jess Harnell (English)

Louis Prodnose (ローランドプロドノース, Ruisō purodonōsu)

Voiced by: Shigaru Nakahara (Japanese); and Ian James Corlett (English)

Arthur Slugworth (アーサースラグワース, Āsāsuraguwāsu)

Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura (Japanese); Maurice LaMarche (English)

Follow Up anime TV series:
After the release of the movie, TV Tokyo teamed up with WB animation Japan to make a follow up anime TV series called: "Pure Imagination! Charlie's Chocolate Factory"(純粋な想像力！ チャーリーのチョコレート工場; (Hepburn)Pure Imagination! Charlie's Chocolate Factory). Most of the Japanese Dubbed voice actors and all the English Dubbed actors returned from the sequel reprise their roles. There will be the same anime style, but it will be traditionally 2D animated like all anime TV Shows. The Japanese Dubbed broadcast aired on TV Tokyo while the English Dubbed broadcast aired on Cartoon Network on April 16, 2023. Both dubs of the show are released on the same day. Mayumi Miyano provided the new Japanese Dub voice role of Willy Wonka

Trivia:
You won't find Shanks, Showler, Shuckworth, or the military, navy, air force personell(all of these forces are mentioned only)in this anime

Lancelot R. Gilligrass is modeled after the Japanese Emperor Akihito and the President George W Bush

The only TV Tokyo and WB Animation Japan's only computer animated anime movie in which most of the original voice actors from both dubs of the original film return in the sequel and also the TV series to reprise their roles(Keiji Fujiwara as Willy Wonka for the Japanese dub and Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka for the English dub for example)

The song: "Altogether Forever" is a mix of heavy metal music(but it is toned down and a slightly slow-tempo version in the style of the Powerpuff Girls song: "Love makes the World go round"), T-Ara's "Sugar Free", Shoko Nakagawa's "Rainbow Forecast", and other (J/K) Pop Rock songs.

The songs from "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" are also in the movie.

Although Slugworth and his buddies make a short appearance in the 2005 film, he has an antagonistic role while the Vernicious Knids are the true main antagonists in this sequel during the first half.

At the end of this movie when they played "Altogether Forever", Willy is playing the electric guitar as a lead guitarist, Andrea plays the keytar, Charlie plays the bass guitar, Margaret is probably being the DJ, Koko is on drums, and Stephanie is playing the tambourine, which leaves Emily singing the lead vocals while playing the tambourine and Raymond on backup vocals while playing the electric guitar as a backup guitarist.

Songs:
Charlie Bucket, our Hero

Practice for Play

Go away, you Knid

The Nurse's Song

Willy Wonka is back

A Wonderful Wonka Birthday

The Wonkavite Chant

The Tale of Goldie Pinklesweet

Life Changes

The Grateful Stand Out

Sugar Crash

Altoghether Forever