The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom (劇場版 ツバサ･クロニクル 鳥カゴの国の姫君, Gekijōban Tsubasa Kuronikuru Torikago no Kuni no Himegimi?), known officially as Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom, is an animated short film based on the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle manga by the group Clamp. It was adapted by the animation studio Production I.G and premiered in Japanese theaters on August 20, 2005 in conjunction with xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream, another animated film by Production I.G. It is set between the two seasons of the anime series from Tsubasa by Bee Train, and continues Syaoran's group's journey to find Sakura's "feathers" in different worlds, which will help her recover her memory. In the journey, they arrive at the Country of Birdcages, where one of Sakura's feathers is located.
The idea of the Tsubasa and xxxHolic films was conceived by Kodansha, the Japanese publisher behind both manga. After convincing Production I.G to develop them, the director chosen for the Tsubasa film was Junichi Fujisaku who accepted such role after receiving positive comments about the series. Like in the TV series, Yuki Kajiura was the score's composer and was guided by producer Tetsuya Nakatake. In North America, The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom was licensed by Funimation Entertainment who released it alongside A Midsummer Night's Dream and episodes from the Tsubasa anime. The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom has received mixed responses by publications from manga, anime and other media; while positive comments were made regarding the film's animation and pacing, the short length has been heavily for being just a little longer than the ones used in the TV episodes.
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