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) Chārī to soratobu garasu no erebētā) is a family friendly fantasy, adventure, sci-fi, comedy, musical anime sequel to the 2005 film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". It is based on "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl. 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 anime TV special on November 18, 2005. It is made by TV Tokyo.

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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, Sarah, Diego, Emily, Wallace, Waverly meet Charlie and his family outside his house. They then go into the expanded glass elevator. The elevator then goes into space. 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 while Arthur Slugworth plans to kill Willy Wonka and abduct Emily back on Earth ("When I'm Empress"). The Vermicious Knids went into one of the hotel elevators to spell out the word SCRAM causing everyone to evacuate the hotel ("Hello, you Knid"). The Elevator, the hotel staff, and astronauts are being chased by the Knids while the emperor Ashibosho works with the commuter capsule as his nanny sings ("The Nurse's song"). The Knids then got 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 and throw an actual birthday party for Willy Wonka at the Chocolate Factory ("Willy Wonka is back today") 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 Jingle"). While three of the Grandparents: George, Josephine, and Georgina took too many pills, Emily, Diego, Charlie, Alexandra, Margaret, and Koko tell a rap-style story of Goldie Pinklesweet ("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 ("She is a Plussy"). Willy noticed that Charlie and his father: Wilbur got their ages switched via Wonkavite and Vitawonk. 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. Willy, Sarah, Charlie, Andrea, Margaret, Koko, and Diego 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 They chased back to the factory by elevator and Arthur Slugworth and his cronies are after them. Willy, Sarah, Charlie, Alexandra, Koko, Margaret, Diego, and Emily donned their Candy Crusade uniforms while everyone watched. Slugworth then put a compliance collar on the Mother Knid They go into the glass elevator and became a candy crystal robot. They fight at the top of the tallest factory smokestack. Everyone in the robot uses the respective weapons to pin the Knid down and make it explode. After the battle, Willy Wonka writes formula for the seniors to become youthful. 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 Wilma 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. The emperor arrives at the factory via helicopter and tells Charlie and Emily that they saved the factory with the help of Willy Wonka, Sarah, Diego, Margaret, and Alexandra. 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("Heroes"). 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)

Sarah Wonka (住込ー・ウォンカ, Sumiko 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); Freddie Highmore (English)

Alexandra Bucket (ダヌジャバケット, Danuja 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 (千春チャップマン, Chiharu Benetto)

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

Diego Wonka (大和 ウォンカ, Yamato u~onka)

Voiced by: Seishiro Kato (Japanese); Rico Rodriguez (English)

Emily Wonka (キミコウォンカ, Kimiko 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: ? (Japanese); ? (English)

Whitney Wonka (久美・ウォンカ, Kumi u~onka)

Voiced by: ? (Japanese); ? (English)

Fred Wonka (だいちウォンカ, Daichi u~onka)

Voiced by: ? (Japanese); ? (English)

Mabel Wonka (ツナでウォンカ, Tsunade u~onka)

Voiced by: ? (Japanese); ? (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); Nicole Oliver (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)

Wilma 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)

Emperor Ashibosho (天皇アシボソ, Ten'nō Ashibosho)

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. The Japanese Dubbed broadcast aired on TV Tokyo while the English Dubbed broadcast aired on Cartoon Network on April 16, 2006. Both dubs of the show are released on the same day.

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

Emperor Ashibosho is modeled after the Japanese Emperor Akihito and the President George W Bush

The only TV Tokyo 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 (For example, Keiji Fujiwara as Willy Wonka for the original Japanese dub and Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka for the English dub)

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.

Willy Wonka's rededication outfit is similar to Victor Van Dort (from Warner Brothers' "The Corpse Bride").

Diego wore a Barong Tagalog which is a formal shirt from the Philippines for both formal and rededication.

The songs from "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" are also in the movie. The songs and their respective styles are: "Hello, You Knid" is in the style of 1970's sci-fi music, "The Nurse's song" is based on K 334 Mozart Divertimento No. 17 in D Major III Menuetto, "Willy Wonka is back today" is in an upbeat, happy rhythm and blues style, a bombastic 1950's styled "The Wonkavite Jingle", the 1980's rap of "Goldie Pinklesweet", and "She is a Plussy" is done in a 1980's happy pop tune of Kylie Minogue's "I should be so Lucky."

Normally, the song: "Heroes" is sung by David Bowie. Mamoru Miyano will sing this song as a cover under the title 気まぐれな再献身です (Kimagurena sai Kenshindesu, which is translated into "Whimsical Rededication") while Johnny Depp sings this song for the Hollywood Vampires cover version (which was released in 2019).

At the end of the movie when they played "Kimagurena sai Kenshindesu" (for the original Japanese dub)/"Heroes" (for the English dub), Willy Wonka is playing the electric guitar as a lead guitarist, Alexandra plays the keytar, Charlie plays the bass guitar, Margaret is on the DJ turntables, Koko is on drums, and Sarah is playing the tambourine. This leaves Emily singing the lead vocals, but she no longer plays the tambourine and Diego on backup vocals while playing the electric guitar as a backup guitarist.

Songs:
When I'm Empress

Hello, you Knid

The Nurse's Song

Willy Wonka is back today

The Wonkavite Jingle

The Rap of Goldie Pinklesweet

She is a Plussy

Heroes