Midnight Horror School: The Movie (entitled Midnight Horror School: Almost All Hell Breaks Loose in Europe and Australia) is a Japanese computer-animated anime film created by Naomi Iwata and produced by Milky Cartoon. The film was released in Japan on March 6, 2004.
The film's plot is about the students of Midnight Horror School going on a field trip to an abandoned school, only to find out that the school is haunted by ghosts. The ghosts are trying to take over the island and the Midnight Gang must stop them.
Unofficial Description (The Fanmade Flick, Mojang+)[]
The students of Midnight Horror School are going on a field trip to an abandoned school. When they get there, they find out that the school is haunted by ghosts. The ghosts are trying to take over the island and the Midnight gang must stop them. Can the students of Midnight Horror School stop the ghosts from taking over the island? Find out in Midnight Horror School: The Movie!
Soundtrack[]
*is marked as explicit
0. "Packin' Things Up A Notch" (Opening Titles) [1:27]
1. "Midnight Horror School Theme Song (remixed, instrumental)" [3:14] (labeled as "HAPPY MYSTERY - Gigi D'agostino" on the Fanmade Flick website)
2. "Ampoo's Song" (labeled as "About Ampoo" on the Fanmade Flick website)
3. "Borocca's Song" (labeled as "Borocca's Special Day" on the Fanmade Flick website)
4. "Chaps' Song" (labeled as "Party of Candy" on the Fanmade Flick website)
5. "Docky's Song" (labeled as "Speedster by Name, Speedster by Nature" on the Fanmade Flick website)
6. "Enton's Song"
7. "Fonton's Song" (labeled as "Come Out! Shut Up! Hear what I Said!" on the Fanmade Flick website)*
8. "Genie's Song"*
9. "Hikky's Song" (labeled as "Hey Hikky!" on the Fanmade Flick website)
10. "Inky's Song"
11. "Juno's Song" (labeled as "Juno's Party" on the Fanmade Flick website)
12. "Kabo's Song"
13. "Liddy's Song" (labeled as "I'm Liddy" on the Fanmade Flick website)
14. "Magnero's Song"
15. "Noisy's Song" (labeled as "Noisy! Noisy!" on the Fanmade Flick website)
16. "Onpoo's Song" (labeled as "Onpoo's Polka" on the Fanmade Flick website)
17. "Piranin's Song" (labeled as "I'm Very Very Stupid" on the Fanmade Flick website)*
18. "Quicky's Song"
19. "Rosso's Song" (labeled as "Rosso's Rap" on the Fanmade Flick website)*
20. "Spimon's Song"
21. "Tubee's Song"
22. "Usop's Song"
23. "Vincent's Song"*
24. "Watt's Song"
25. "Mr. X's Song"
26. "Yumyum's Song"
27. "Zobie's Song" (labeled as "Zobie's Dance" on the Fanmade Flick website)
28. "Old Owl Sage's Song"
29. "Lure the Fisherman's Song"
30. "Mr. Showtime's Song" (Labeled as "It's Showtime!" on the Fanmade Flick website)
31. "Eddy the Skeleton Dragon's Song"
32. "Johnny Crow's Song"
33. "Screwsnail's Song"
34. "Mr. Salaman's Song"
35. "Mr. Tigerl's Song"
36. "Ms. Peginand's Song"
37. "The Principal's Song"
38. "Midnight Horror School: The Movie Theme Song (Everybody's A-OK!)"
39. "Broadway Medley" (ending credits) [7:02]
Songs in this track:
The Sound of Music [00:00 - 01:07]
I Won't Grow Up [01:12 - 01:35]
Castle on A Cloud [01:35 - 01:54]
Beauty and the Beast [01:55 - 02:20]
Maybe [02:20 - 02:55]
Tomorrow [02:57 - 03:05]
Somewhere over The Rainbow [03:05 - 03:25]
In my Own Little Corner [03:25 - 03:48]
Climb Every Mountain [03:54 - 04:04]
Somewhere [04:09 - 04:46]
My Favourite Things [04:55 - 05:06]
When you Wish Upon a Star [05:03 - 05:52]
I Whistle a Happy Tune [05:53 - 06:12]
Getting To Know You [06:32 - 06:53]
Finale [06:53 - 07:02]
Animation[]
The film's animation was done by Studio 4°C.
Production[]
The movie was produced by Naomi Iwata and Milky Cartoon.
Development[]
The film was first announced in December 2003. The film's production took place at the same time as the television series.
Casting[]
Ampoo: Chiyako Shibahara
Borocca: Junji Majima
Chaps: Mochizuki Hisayo
Docky: Mayumi Tanaka (speaking) and Takeshi Kusao (singing)
Enton: Tarusuke Shingaki
Fonton: Hiroko Emori
Genie: Ryuzou Ishino
Hikky: Hiromi Otsuda
Inky: Tomoko Kawakami
Juno: Tomoe Hanba
Kabo: Tomoko Kawakami
Liddy: Tomoko Kawakami
Magnero: Setsuji Satoh
Noisy: Tomoe Hanba
Onpoo: Sakiko Tamagawa
Piranin: Ryusei Nakao
Quicky: Hiroko Emori (speaking) and Takeshi Kusao (singing)
Rosso: Chieko Shibahara
Spimon: Takeshi Kusao
Tubee: Chiyako Shibahara
Usop: Tomoko Kawakami
Vincent: Tarusuke Shingaki
Watt: Mochizuki Hisayo
Mr. X: Hiroko Emori
Yumyum: Ryusei Nakao
Zobie: Junji Majima
Old Owl Sage: Setsuji Satoh
Lure the Fisherman: Tarusuke Shingaki
Mr. Showtime: Mochizuki Hisayo
Eddy the Skeleton Dragon: Takeshi Kusao
Johnny Crow: Tarusuke Shingaki
Screwsnail: Junji Majima
Mr. Salaman: Setsuji Satoh
Mr. Tigerl: Tarusuke Shingaki
Ms. Peginand: Tomoko Kawakami
The Principal: Hiroko Emori
English voice cast[]
Ampoo: Seth Green
He sounds like Chris Griffin from Family Guy.
Borocca: Phil LaMarr
He sounds like Wilt from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Chaps: Tara Strong
Docky: James Arnold Taylor
Enton: Jeff Bennett
Fonton: Trey Parker
He sounds like Eric Cartman from South Park.
Genie: Carlos Alazraqui (speaking) and Rob Paulsen (singing)
His speaking voice sounds like Rocko Wallaby from Rocko's Modern Life
Hikky: Eric Bauza
Inky: Khary Payton
Juno: Kari Wahlgren
Kabo: Peter Browngardt
Liddy: Grey Delisle-griffin
Magnero: Matt Stone
He sounded like Gerald from South Park
Noisy: Andrea Libman
Onpoo: Kate Higgins
Piranin: Charlie Adler
Quicky: Brian Drummond
Rosso: Adam Sandler
Spimon: Nancy Cartwright
Tubee: Billy West
Uberron: Donovan Patton
Vincent: Jess Harnell
Watt(z): Matthew Lillard
Mr. X: Jim Cummings
YumYum: Jason Marsden
Zobie: Scott Menville
Eddy the Skeleton Dragon: Mike Henry
Mr. Showtime: Cam Clark
Mr. Salaman: Maurice LaMarche
Mr. Tigrel: Kevin Michael Richardson
Ms. Peginand: Erin Fitzgerald (speaking) and Tabitha st. Germain (singing)
The Principal: Chris Cox
Release[]
The film was released in Japan on March 6, 2004. It was also released in North America on February 22, 2005, then in Europe and Australia on May 12, 2007
Video Game[]
A video game adaptation of the film is first released on March 2, 2010.
Reception[]
The film was not well received by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 20% "rotten" rating, based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10.
On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37 out of 100, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Variety called the film "a noisy, uninspired mess".
The Hollywood Reporter said that the film "plays like a string of unconnected gags".
The Japan Times said that the film "isn't particularly scary or funny".
Rating[]
The film has been rated PG12 in Japan, M in Australia and PG-13 in the North American releases, due to:
Language: 7/10 (Moderate)
- The swear words being used are "fuck" for 36 times, "shit" for 10 times, "ass" for 10 times, "bitch" for 32 times, "damn" for 33 times, and "balls" for once. The total number of swear words being said in the film are 122
- Some of the songs the Midnight Gang members perform have explicit language.
Violence/Gore: 7/10
Moderate. Mostly comical but bloodless.
Frightening/Intense Scenes: 8/10
Strong. The ghosts of the abandoned school are the subject of the film.
Box office[]
The film grossed ¥1.03 billion at the Japanese box office.
Tropes[]
- Genre Shift: The Midnight Gang (including the three teachers, Eddy and Mr. Showtime)'s songs utilize different genres, one genre for every member, as listed below:
- Ampoo: A Japanese indie pop song (a British Indie rock song in the North American release)
- Borocca: An Israeli pop song
- Chaps: A Vietnamese pop song
- Docky: A Scottish new wave song
- Enton: An alternative pop song
- Fonton: A Canadian post-rock song (despite being silent in the series)
- Genie: A classic Canadian rock song
- Hikky: A twee pop song
- Inky: A glee club song
- Juno: A girl group song
- Kabo: A tango song (despite being only having the capability to giggle in the series)
- Liddy: A classic country pop song
- Magnero: Same genre as Enton's
- Noisy: A pop reggaeton song
- Onpoo: A song in a fusion of polka and classic Russian pop
- Piranin: A country rock song
- Quicky: A Chinese indie song (a Finnish pop song in the North American release)
- Rosso: A bubblegum dance song
- Spimon: A soft rock song
- Tubee: A NZ indie song
- Uberron (often shortened into just Usop): A J-rock song (a lovers' rock song in the North American release)
- Vincent: A pop punk song
- Wattz: An Australian pop song
- Mr. X: An indie rock song
- Yumyum: An OPM song
- Zobie: A funk pop song
- Mr. Salaman: A Rotterdam indie song
- Mr. Tigerl: A Missouri indie song
- Mrs. Peginand: A reggae rock song
- Eddy the Skeleton Dragon: An Irish folk song
- Mr. Showtime: A Russian dance pop song (an Italian indie pop song in the North American release)
- Suddenly Voiced: Fonton and Kabo. The duo had never spoke in the entire series before, but they do in the film.