Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern (film)

Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern (劇場版 はいからさんが通る) is a Japanese two-part animated romance film based on a manga series of the a same title written and illustrated by Waki Yamato. Part 1 was directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and Part 2 by Seimei Kidokoro, while both films were written by Furuhashi, produced by Nippon Animation, and distributed by Warner Bros. Japan. The two-part film stars the voices of Saori Hayami and Mamoru Miyano. The first film, Part 1, (劇場版 はいからさんが通る 前編 ～紅緒、花の17歳～) was released in Japan on November 11, 2017, and the second film, Part 2, (劇場版 はいからさんが通る 後編 ～花の東京大ロマン～) on October 19, 2018.

Part One
Raised by a single father who is also an army general, Benio is a tomboy with qualities that are deemed not feminine, and proclaims herself to be a modern woman. Her grandmother sets her up in an arranged marriage with an army lieutenant Shinobu Ijuin. Benio strongly believes that women should have the right to choose their own husband and wants a marriage based on love. She makes it her mission to give Shinobu's family a bad impression so that the arranged marriage doesn't go through. However, this becomes difficult as she starts falling for Shinobu's charm.

Part Two
After marrying the head of the military, Benio hears her husband died in Siberia during a war. However, after finding out he's alive and fighting against his home land, Benio starts looking for her first love. Wondering why he didn't return and wanting to welcome him back. Hardships will happen and hearts may be broken, as he might have moved on.

Production
It was first announced in November 2016 that an animated film adaptation of Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern written and illustrated by Waki Yamato will be produced as a two-part film. Kazuhiro Furuhashi wrote the screenplay, Terumi Nishii was in charge of the character design, and Michiru Ōshima composed the music. Mitsuko Kase was set to direct the second film, but later was replaced by Seimei Kidokoro for unknown reasons. In July 2018, voice actress and singer Maaya Sakamoto joined the cast for Part 2 as Larissa.

The theme song for both films are performed by Saori Hayami, and written and composed by Mariya Takeuchi. Part 1 is "Yume no Hate Made" (夢の果てまで), and Part 2 is "Atarashii Ashita" (新しい朝(あした)).

Release
Part 1 was released in theaters in Japan on November 11, 2017. Eleven Arts released it on home video.

Part 2 was released in theaters in Japan on October 19, 2018. Eleven Arts screened the film in the U.S. on December 17, 2018.