| K: Missing Kings | |
| Director: | Shingo Suzuki |
| Based On: | K by GoHands |
| Music: | Mikio Endō |
| Studio: | GoHands |
| Distributor: | Movic |
| Runtime: | 73 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Gross: | $826,323[1] |
K: Missing Kings is a 2014 Japanese animated film based on the K anime series. The movie takes place one year after the anime in the summer. The movie was released on July 12, 2014.
On October 13, about a year after the events of the “Academy Island Incident” between four of the seven Kings, Silver Clansmen Kuroh Yatogami and Neko have been searching for their master, Yashiro Isana. Without finding any clues to his whereabouts, the two became disheartened. However, one day, they see HOMRA members Rikio Kamamoto and Anna Kushina being chased by someone.
| Character | Japanese | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yashiro Isana | Daisuke Namikawa | Sam Regal | |
| Kuroh Yatogami | Daisuke Ono | Matthew Mercer | |
| Mikoto Suoh | Kenjiro Tsuda | Keith Silverstein | |
| Neko | Mikako Komatsu | Stephanie Sheh | |
| Reisi Munakata | Tomokazu Sugita | Patrick Seitz | |
| Kotosaka | Hiro Shimono | Quinton Flynn | |
| Misaki Yata | Jun Fukuyama | Ben Diskin | |
| Dōhan Hirasaka | Kaori Nazuka | Cherami Leigh | |
| Nagare Hisui | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Robbie Daymond | |
| Saruhiko Fushimi | Mamoru Miyano | Johnny Yong Bosch | |
| Yukari Mishakuji | Masakazu Morita | Chris Hackney | |
| Seri Awashima | Miyuki Sawashiro | Carrie Keranen | |
| Kukuri Yukizome | Satomi Satō | Janice Kawaye | |
| Izumo Kusanagi | Takahiro Sakurai | Todd Haberkorn | |
| Anna Kushina | Yui Horie | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | |
| Rikio Kamamoto | Yūichi Nakamura | Grant George | |
| Tatara Totsuka | Yūki Kaji | Lucien Dodge |
On May 26, 2013, it was announced that there will be a sequel to the anime series in the form of a film.[2] The film had a worldwide premiere on July 5, 2014 at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Japan Expo in Paris, and also select cinemas in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. In Japan, it premiered on July 12, 2014. In the US and Malaysia, it premiered on July 18, 2014 in selected theaters. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on April 22, 2015. The English cast was revealed by Viz Media on October 7, 2016, and gained its North American release on March 14, 2017.
The film has not received many reviews in English. Ernest Hardy wrote in The Village Voice, "The film looks great; the animation is detailed, fluid in action and meticulously mapped out. But K Missing Kings is really for diehards who have not only embraced the series but also the handful of manga it spawned.", while Martin Tsai in the Los Angeles Times called it a "hot mess".[3]
K: Missing Kings grossed $826,323 at the box office.[1]