Napping Princess

About Napping Princess

Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, entering, over and over, a dream-world where a squad of fantastic motorized contraptions fights against magic, a world close to realit…

Napping Princess (2017) is an animation fantasy film directed by Kenji Kamiyama. Released in March 2017, it runs 111 minutes.

The film is filed under dreams, mecha, virtual reality, and dream world. It is adapted from a manga.

Mitsuki Takahata takes the lead as Kokone Morikawa, Yosuke Eguchi as Momotaro Morikawa, Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Morio Sawatari (voice), and Rie Kugimiya as Joi (Joy) (voice). The screenplay is by Kenji Kamiyama. It comes from Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company and Hulu Japan.

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train, and Paprika make useful companions to Napping Princess, all filed under magic and based on manga. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 134 votes.