is a 2022 anime film directed by

Hiroshi Negishi Hiroshi Negishi (ねぎしひろし, born June 20, 1960) is a Japanese anime director who got his start at Toei Animation, then join Tatsunoko Production and AIC and later became one of the founders of anime studios Zero-G Room (in 1991) and Ra ...

and produced by

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. It premiered on the internet streaming site Niconico on 14 May 2022. ''Attack Travel!'' is the first anime project in the ''

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'' franchise (created as a joint venture between

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and

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) in 7 years; originally meant to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the franchise being adapted for television. It was first set for release on February 7, 2020, and would have been attached to the first feature film from Negishi's

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animation studio, an original project titled . On January 24, 2020, due to ongoing production issues related to the

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, Sanrio and AEON Entertainment announced that both projects had been removed from the 2020 release schedule. On March 29, 2022, Sanrio announced that the short will be released on Blu-ray, as a part of the BD-BOX of ''

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'', on July 27, 2022.

Synopsis

Ruby and her friends are going on a school trip with Teacher Iruka to

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in China. However, there is something unnatural about the tour conductor, driver, and guide on their sightseeing bus as it heads towards its final destination.

Voice cast

Ayaka Saito , known simply as Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009. B ...

as Ruby *

Aya Hirano is a Japanese actress and singer associated with the voice acting agency Grick. Beginning in the entertainment industry as a child actor in television commercials, she appeared in her first voice acting role in the anime television series ''An ...

as Garnet * Nozomi Sasaki as Sapphie *

Miyuki Sawashiro is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She has played voice roles in a number of Japanese anime including ''Beelzebub'', Bishamon in '' Noragami'', Petit Charat/Puchiko in '' Di Gi Charat'', Mint in ''Galaxy Angel'', Sinon in ''Swor ...

as Labra * Mayumi Tsuchiya as Rald *

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as Iruka Sensei *

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as Tour Conductor *

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as Driver *

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as Bus Guide *

Risae Matsuda is a Japanese voice actress from Takatsuki, Osaka who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She is the twin sister of voice actress Satsumi Matsuda. She is known for her roles as Hakumei in ''Hakumei and Mikochi'' and Noella in '' Drugstore in Anot ...

as O-Saru *

Rei Matsuzaki is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Mausu Promotion. She is best known for voicing Kanon Mizushiro in ''Jewelpet Sunshine'', Kirari Moroboshi in ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'', Nagahide Niwa in '' The Ambition of Oda Nobuna'', and ...

as Fairy *

Yōji Ueda is a Japanese voice actor formerly affiliated with Mausu Promotion and currently affiliated with Amuleto. His name was until April 1, 2008. Filmography Anime series *'' Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP'' (1997) (Luchino) *''Naruto'' (2002) ( ...

as Fairy

References

External links

Original official website for planned theatrical release
(in Japanese)
New official website
(in Japanese)
''Jewelpet Attack Travel!''
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