"Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2: Fire Rat" wins the Audience Award at the Fantasia International Film Festival

It has been announced that "Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2: Fire Rat," the second chapter of the all-new film trilogy based on the popular TV Mononoke " Mononoke ," won the Bronze Audience Award in the Animated Feature Film category at the 29th Fantasia International Film Festival held in Montreal, Canada. The Audience Award is chosen by popular vote among audience members who attended the festival. The first chapter, " Mononoke ," which was released in July 2024, also won the Bronze Audience Award at the same festival, making this the second consecutive year that the film has won the award.

The Fantasia International Film Festival is North America's largest genre film festival, which began in 1966 and is now in its 29th year. It specializes in genres such as fantasy, action, science fiction, and horror, and mainly screens films from Asia, Europe, and North America.

"Mononoke" is an anime produced by the reunion of the staff who worked on the popular episode "Bakeneko" of "Ayakashi," which aired on Fuji TV's anime slot "Noitamina" in 2006, and was broadcast on Noitamina in 2007. The story depicts the supernatural tale of a medicine seller who appeared in "Bakeneko" facing off against a Mononoke.

"Mononoke the Movie" is set in the inner palace, where women's passions swirl, and follows a medicine seller as he pursues the true identity of the "Mononoke." The first chapter, "Mononoke ," was released in July 2024, and the second chapter, "Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2: Fire Rat," was released in March of this year. The third chapter, "Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3: Snake God," will be released in spring 2026.