Speedy (2024 film)

Anzu is a 2024 Japanese animated action comedy science fiction film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and KDDI and distributed by Toho. The film stars Miya Cech, Ashley Johnson, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Kumail Nanjiani, James McAvoy and Jemaine Clement. In the film, a young girl discovers she is a non-player character in a massively multiplayer online game and partners with a player to find evidence that a gaming company's CEO stole the player's game's source code. The film received positive reviews from critics for its animation, visuals, story, characters, humor, action sequences, musical score and themes. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score at the 97th Academy Awards.

Cast
Miya Cech as Anzu / Purple Hair Girl, a teenage girl and non-player character (NPC) in Grand City who is initially unaware that she is a video game character.

Ashley Johnson as Sharon Sacks, a player looking for source code to her original game Vivus, which she co-developed with Keys, inside the game. In Grand City, her avatar is RPG Girl.

James McAvoy as Craig, an employee of Shockwave Studios who co-developed Vivus with Sharon. In Grand City, his avatar is described as a "dirty stripper cop".

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Tomoko, a Grand City teenager and Anzu's best friend.

Kumail Nanjiani as Sanjay, Craig's co-worker at Shockwave Studios. In Grand City, his avatar is a police officer in a rabbit suit.

Jemaine Clement as Edward Morrison, the ruthless and narcissistic founder, CEO, and head developer of Shockwave Studios who stole the source data for Vivus to make Grand City.

Donald Glover as TBA

Release
The film was released on August 10, 2024.

Music
The film's score was composed by Lorne Balfe.

Transcript
Anzu/Transcript

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Critical reception
The film has an approval rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.