Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope
| Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Japanese | それいけ！アンパンマン りんごぼうやと みんなの願い |
| Directed by | Jun Kawagoe |
| Screenplay by | Shōji Yonemura |
| Based on | Anpanman by Takashi Yanase |
| Produced by | Toshio Nakatani Yusuke Kubo Megumi Hoshino Yuka Oshima |
| Starring | Keiko Toda Ryūsei Nakao Mao Inoue Keisuke Okada |
| Music by | Taku Izumi Hiroaki Kondo |
Production companies | Anpanman Project TMS Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Tokyo Theatres |
Release date |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥400 million (Japan) |
Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bōya to Minna no Negai (それいけ！アンパンマン りんごぼうやと みんなの願い) is a 2014 Japanese anime children's fantasy adventure film part of the Anpanman film series and directed by Jun Kawagoe. It was released on 5 July 2014.[1] This film is dedicated to Takashi Yanase, the author of the original Anpanman book series who died on October 13, 2013.[2] The movie was dubbed into English as Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope and was released on Tubi on April 15, 2021.[3] It was later moved to Netflix on September 19, 2025 alongside 10 other Anpanman movies with a new English dub.[4][5]
Cast
| Role | Japanese (2014) | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macias Group (2021) | Igloo Music (2025) | ||
| Anpanman | Keiko Toda | Ghia Burns | Ell |
| Baikinman | Ryuusei Nakao | Jason Kesser | Andrew Russell |
| Apple Boy | Mao Inoue | Sarah Bartels | Mary Kate Wiles[7] |
| Majora | Keisuke Okada | Witchteria | |
| Paul Louis Mueller | |||
| Shokupanman | Sumi Shimamoto | Bread Head Man | |
| Alex Machado | Nikko Austen Smith | ||
| Currypanman | Michiyo Yanagisawa | Paul Louis Mueller | Anna Ishida |
| Creampanda | Miki Nagasawa | Natalie Perlin | Mary Kate Wiles[7] |
| Melonpanna | Mika Kanai | Amanda Lopez | Cori Baik |
| Uncle Jam | Hiroshi Masuoka | Barry Tarallo | Todd Haberkorn |
| Butterko | Rei Sakuma | Batako | |
| Elaine Flores | Rina Hoshino | ||
| Cheese (grunts) | Kouichi Yamadera | Clay Cartland | Lucien Dodge |
| Dokin-chan | Hiromi Tsuru | Dokeen | |
| Krystal Valdes | Cristina Vee | ||
| Horrorman | Kaneta Kimotsuki | Horror | |
| Hernán Chavarro | Ryan Garcia | ||
| Hamburger Kid | Yuuji Mitsuya | Óscar Cheda | Teddy Matthews[8] |
| Pickles the Horse (grunts) | Kouichi Yamadera | ||
| SL Man | Tomohiro Nishimura | Jason Kesser | |
| Kuutan the Whale | Keiko Yamamoto | Jorge Barranco | |
| Ringo-chan | Yuriko Yamamoto | Appleena | |
| Olivia Cruz | |||
| Miss Mimi | Roko Takizawa | Mauriette Chayeb | Erin Yvette |
| Chibizou | Chika Sakamoto | Olivia Cruz | Kelly Baskin |
| Pyon | Eriko Hara | Paula Barros | |
| Usako | Hiromi Nakamura | Krystal Valdes | |
| Kaba | Jorge Barranco | Brad Norman[9] | |
| Rot-rot | Clay Cartland | ||
| Male Appleland Resident | Tsunehisa Fujii | Óscar Cheda | |
| Female Appleland Resident | Haruna Gotou | Alisha Todd | |
Box office
The film grossed ¥71.5 million during its first weekend in Japan.[10] The film went on to gross over ¥400 million ($3.78 million) in Japan.[11]
References
- ^ それいけ！アンパンマン りんごぼうやと みんなの願い (2014). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "1st Anpanman Film After Creator's Passing to Open on July 5". Anime News Network. February 6, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Pastry Powered Hero 'Anpanman' Gets Exclusive Tubi Premiere". 15 April 2021.
- ^ @NetflixAnime (September 15, 2025). "Wondering what to watch this week? Wonder no more! Here are the episodes dropping this week 👇" (Tweet). Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ @igloo_music (September 19, 2025). "Ha-hi-hu-he-hoooo 10 Anpanman musical movies are out on Netflix today! The new English dub, dialogue and songs, were recorded & mixed at Igloo". Instagram. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ "Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ a b Wiles, Mary Kate (September 19, 2025). "All 10 Anpanman movies are out on @netflix now and you can hear me as Cream Panda in the English dub (don't call him a panda!!!!!!! 😡🐼)! I also voice Apple boy (🍎), Kulun (⭐️), and a handful of other lil guys..." Instagram. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Matthews, Teddy (September 20, 2025). "ALSO!! Check me out as #burgerthekid in #anpanman on #netflix You'll hear my voice on the English dub of Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope! Streaming now on Netflix!!". Instagram. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ Norman, Brad (September 20, 2025). "Hi all! Starting today you can hear some more of my voice work in Anpanman on Netflix. I voice Kaba, the little hippo boy (as well as some giant monsters and whatnot)". Instagram. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ Kevin Ma (8 July 2014). "Maleficent dethrones Frozen in Japan". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "映画『アンパンマン』3年連続の興収4億円突破確実！第2弾来場特典オリジナルカード配布決定 ｜ テレビ関連ニュース". DOGATCH (in Japanese). 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 20 August 2014.