On their official website, the cinema chain Cinemaxx has added Kenji Kamiyama’s Napping Princess (Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari) to the list of coming soon films. In addition, a trailer released on the Facebook page of film distributor Feat Pictures reveals that the film will premiere in Indonesia on Wednesday, 2 August 2017. Detailed information about the list of theatres that will show the film has not been revealed yet.
Feat Pictures uploaded the English-subtitled trailer of Napping Princess on 3 July in their official facebook page.
Napping Princess (Also Known as Ancien and the Magic Tablet) tells the story of Kokone Morikawa. Kokone is having trouble staying awake while studying for her college entrance exams. As she naps, her strange dreams reveal a land of magic-wielding princesses and machines at war, and she is surprised by occasional hints that her family may be involved. When events in this dream world begin to parallel her waking world, Kokone realizes that she will have to outmaneuver the bad guys in both worlds.
Napping Princess premiered in Japan on March. The animation is produced by Signal.MD (Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note) with Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) directing and writing the script. The characters are designed by Satoko Morikawa (Eden of the East) while the music is composed by Yuko Shimamura (Kingdom Hearts).
The Indonesian Anime Times