Hand Drawn 3D Movie Comes to the Big Screen


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Sun, 01/30/2011 - 19:00 -- Nick Dager

Created by renowned manga artist Kazuki Takahashi Yu-Gi-Oh 3D! Bonds Beyond Time is being called the world’s first full-length animated feature to be drawn by hand and then rendered into 3D for the big screen.   This North American film version has a ten-minute back-story on the three main characters Yugi Muto (from Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic) Jaden Yuki (from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX) and Yusei Fudo (from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's) that incorporates scenes from all three animated series.   Cinedigm Digital Cinema is bringing the movie to digital theatres across the nation for 4Kids Entertainment and Nihon Ad Systems. Moviegoers at the four special event screenings will receive an exclusive Konami Malefic Red-Eyes B. Dragon Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card from the legendary Trading Card Game as well as a mini-manga from Viz Media.  
 
 Bonds Beyond Time will be brought to 250 theatres for two consecutive weekends on February 26 & 27 and March 5 & 6 throughout the United States. Theatre locations will be confirmed in the coming weeks.   Already an international success Bonds Beyond Time attracted more than 100 000 people at 124 3D theatres across Japan during its premiere weekend in.  Tickets sold out almost instantly for the first two showings at United Cinema Toyosu where the cast and creator Kazuki Takahashi made a special live appearance to greet the fans.  In its limited three-week run the film garnered nearly $3 million in revenues. Visit www.YugiohMovie3D.com for the trailer and more updates.