BEM: Become Human

{{Infobox film

| name = BEM: Become Human

| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|kanji=劇場版 BEM 〜BECOME HUMAN〜|revhep=Gekijōban Bemu ~Bekōmu Hyūman~}}

| director = Hiroshi Ikehata

| screenplay = Atsuhiro Tomioka

| based_on = {{based on|Humanoid Monster Bem|ADK Emotions}}

| producer = {{plainlist|

Fumihiro Ozawa
Kana Yajima
Makoto Hijikata
Masao Fukuda
Tetsuya Kinoshita

}}

| starring = {{plainlist|

}}

| cinematography =

| editing = Yoshinori Murakami

| music = {{ubl|Soil & "Pimp" Sessions|Michiru}}

| studio = Production I.G

| distributor = The Klockworx Co., Ltd.

| released = {{film date|2020|10|02}}

| runtime = 90 minutes{{Cite web |title=劇場版 BEM BECOME HUMAN |url=https://eiga.com/movie/93240/ |access-date=October 2, 2020 |website=eiga.com |language=ja}}

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

}}

{{nihongo foot|BEM: Become Human|劇場版 BEM 〜BECOME HUMAN〜|Gekijōban Bemu ~Bekōmu Hyūman~|{{lit.}} "Theatrical Feature BEM: Become Human"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 2020 Japanese animated horror adventure film directed by Hiroshi Ikehata and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka; the film is based on the Humanoid Monster Bem franchise by ADK Emotions. Produced by Production I.G and distributed by The KlockWorx, the story takes place after the events of the 2019 anime television series, as Sonia Summers searches for Bem, Bela, and Belo after they have disappeared. The film stars the voices of Katsuyuki Konishi, M.A.O., Kensho Ono, Maaya Uchida, Kenji Nomura, Junichi Suwabe, Wataru Takagi, Shizuka Itō, Nana Mizuki, Toshiya Miyata and Koichi Yamadera. The film was released in Japan on October 2, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |date=August 20, 2020 |title=BEM: Become Human Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song, October 2 Opening |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-20/bem-become-human-film-trailer-reveals-theme-song-october-2-opening/.163081 |access-date=August 20, 2020 |website=Anime News Network}}

Funimation licensed the film, which was released on its website on October 29, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=Nicholas |date=October 27, 2020 |title=BEM: Become Human Streams Exclusively on Funimation, Just One Month After Japanese Release! |url=https://blog.funimation.com/2020/10/28/bem-become-human-streams-exclusively-on-funimation-just-one-month-after-japanese-release/ |access-date=October 27, 2020 |website=Funimation}}

Synopsis

Two years after Bem, Bela, and Belo defeated Vega, Sonia Summers is on a search for the three. On Doracho Chemicals, a city within an island, she stumbles upon a man named Belm that bears a similar resemblance to Bem, with Bela and Belo being separated and doing their own things.

Voice cast

class="wikitable" ! Character !! Japanese voice cast !! English voice cast
Bem/Belm	Katsuyuki Konishi	Gabe Kunda
Bela	M.A.O.	Dani Chambers
Belo	Kensho Ono	Aaron Dismuke
Sonia Summers	Maaya Uchida	Felecia Angelle
Emma Eisberg	Nana Mizuki	Bryn Apprill
Greta Reed	Shizuka Itō	Elizabeth Maxwell
Lorezo Nepmuceno Draco	Wataru Takagi	Michael Schwalbe
Dr. Recycle	Junichi Suwabe	Daman Mills
Joel Woods	Kenji Nomura	Jason Douglas
Burgess	Toshiya Miyata	Ryan Colt Levy
Manstoll	Koichi Yamadera	Jason Liebrecht

Production

In June 2020, it was announced that a film adaptation of the Humanoid Monster Bem anime series was in the works, with the key staff and cast members from the 2019 television series returning to their respective positions: Hiroshi Ikehata is directing the film, with Atsuhiro Tomioka providing the screenplay and Miho Matsumoto providing the character designs, while Production I.G is solely handling the animation production.{{Cite web |last=Mateo |first=Alex |date=June 1, 2020 |title=BEM Reboot Anime Gets Movie This Fall |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-01/bem-reboot-anime-gets-movie-this-fall/.160157 |access-date=June 1, 2020 |website=Anime News Network}} That same month, it was announced that Kis-My-Ft2 boyband member Toshiya Miyata was cast as Burgess.{{Cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=June 28, 2020 |title=BEM: Become Human Anime Film Casts Kis-My-Ft2 Member Toshiya Miyata |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-28/bem-become-human-anime-film-casts-kis-my-ft2-member-toshiya-miyata/.161171 |access-date=June 28, 2020 |website=Anime News Network}} Voice actors Nana Mizuki, Shizuka Itō, Koichi Yamadera, and Wataru Takagi were cast as new characters the following month.{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2020 |title=山寺宏一、水樹奈々、高木渉、伊藤静が「劇場版 BEM」オリジナルキャラ演じる |url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/389885 |access-date=July 31, 2020 |website=Eiga Natalie |language=ja}} J-Pop singer Rib provided the theme song for the film, titled "unforever."{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2020 |title=「劇場版 BEM」本ポスターと予告編公開、主題歌はりぶ「unforever」提供は時雨TK |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/392710 |access-date=August 20, 2020 |website=Eiga Natalie |language=ja}}

Release

The film was released in theaters in Japan on October 2, 2020. The film was licensed by Funimation and streamed on its website in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland on October 29, 2020.

Reception

=Critical reception=

Theron Martin of Anime News Network gave the film a solid B rating and stated, "While I might have liked to see the main villain and his motives developed a little more, the movie is generally paced well and fully completes its intended story."{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Theron |date=November 6, 2020 |title="BEM: Become Human" Review |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/bem/become-human/.165825 |access-date=November 6, 2020 |website=Anime News Network}}

Notes

References

External links

{{Official site|https://newbem.jp/2020_mv/|Official movie site}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Anime News Network|film|23539}}

Category:2020 anime films

Category:2020 films

Category:2020s Japanese films

Category:Japanese animated films

Category:2020s Japanese-language films

Category:Production I.G

Category:Horror anime and manga

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