The Daft Punk anime Interstella 5555 is coming to theaters for one evening solely

The Daft Punk anime Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is coming to movie theaters on December 12, for one evening solely. It’ll be screened in over 800 cinemas in additional than 40 international locations all through the globe. Tickets go on sale November 13, so bookmark this page to be sure you snag one earlier than they promote out.

For the uninitiated, the movie was first launched again in 2003 and was a joint collaboration between Daft Punk and manga legend Leiji Matsumoto, who handed away final 12 months. The anime acts as a visible companion piece to Daft Punk’s album Discovery. There’s no dialogue and minimal sound results. It’s all concerning the music.

There’s a plot, nevertheless it’s extra a free amalgamation of sci-fi concepts that act as a springboard to play Daft Punk songs. As an illustration, the band’s iconic “More durable, Higher, Quicker, Stronger” begins when the lead character will get a maintain of some high-tech sun shades. It’s, nonetheless, a visually beautiful affair.

To that finish, it is a 4K remaster of the unique. Nevertheless, there has already been a little bit of controversy surrounding this remaster. Distributor Trafalgar allegedly used AI to upscale a few of the footage and, effectively, individuals don’t seem to be happy with the results. In any occasion, we don’t have too lengthy to see the way it all got here collectively.

To commemorate this restricted theatrical launch, the band’s releasing a whole bunch of affiliated merch. There’s a bodily version of the movie, full with the unique Japanese paintings, stickers and a collectible Daft Membership card. Followers can even buy the soundtrack album in a number of codecs, together with gold vinyl and numbered CDs.