The movie was first shown at Anime Expo on 3 July 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Later, the movie came out in theatres in Japan on 26 August 2016. The movie was going to be released in 92 countries. The movie came out in China on 2 December 2016. It was released by Huaxia Film Distribution and Access Bright. The movie came out in Los Angeles for one week, from 2 December to 8 December 2016. This was so that it could qualify for an Academy Award. The movie came out in Australia on 24 November 2016 and it came out in New Zealand on 1 December 2016. They were both released by Madman Entertainment. In the United Kingdom, the movie came out on 18 November 2016. It was released by Anime Limited. On 17 January 2017, Funimation said that the movie was going to be released in North America on 7 April 2017.