Funimation licensed the film, which was released on its website on October 29, 2020.[3]
Synopsis
Two years after Bem, Bela, and Belo defeated Vega, Sonia Summers is on a search for the three. On Doracho Chemicals, a city within an island, she stumbles upon a man named Belm that bears a similar resemblance to Bem, with Bela and Belo being separated and doing their own things.
In June 2020, it was announced that a film adaptation of the Humanoid Monster Bem anime series was in the works, with the key staff and cast members from the 2019 television series returning to their respective positions: Hiroshi Ikehata is directing the film, with Atsuhiro Tomioka providing the screenplay and Miho Matsumoto providing the character designs, while Production I.G is solely handling the animation production.[4] That same month, it was announced that Kis-My-Ft2 boyband member Toshiya Miyata was cast as Burgess.[5] Voice actors Nana Mizuki, Shizuka Itō, Koichi Yamadera, and Wataru Takagi were cast as new characters the following month.[6] J-Pop singer Rib provided the theme song for the film, titled "unforever."[7]
Release
The film was released in theaters in Japan on October 2, 2020.[2] The film was licensed by Funimation and streamed on its website in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland on October 29, 2020.[3]
Reception
Critical reception
Theron Martin of Anime News Network gave the film a solid B rating and stated, "While I might have liked to see the main villain and his motives developed a little more, the movie is generally paced well and fully completes its intended story."[8]
Notes
^Japanese: 劇場版 BEM 〜BECOME HUMAN〜, Hepburn: Gekijōban Bemu ~Bekōmu Hyūman~, lit. "Theatrical Feature BEM: Become Human"