Sanrio's Kuromi Gets First Feature Film, Opening In Japan In 2027
Sanrio announced on Saturday that Kuromi will star in her first film, titled Kuromi the Movie, which distributor GAGA will open in Japan next year.
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Why it matters
Kuromi has carried two short anime series and a Netflix stop-motion show on her own, and a theatrical feature with GAGA distributing is the next step for a character Sanrio has been building out separately from the My Melody line she started in.
Key Facts
- Sanrio announced Kuromi's first film, Kuromi the Movie, which GAGA will open in Japan next year.
- The announcement was made with an English-subtitled video message from Kuromi on Halloween, which is also her birthday.
- Kuromi debuted in the television anime Onegai My Melody in April 2005.
- The film's website says overseas release information will be announced once confirmed.
- Kuromi appeared in Kuromi's Pretty Journey shorts in 2023 and 2024 and in the Netflix stop-motion anime My Melody & Kuromi in July 2025.
The announcement came with an English-subtitled video message from Kuromi on Halloween, which is also her birthday. The film's website says release information for territories outside Japan will be announced once confirmed.
The film's website gives the title as Kuromi the Movie, and the announcement landed on October 31, which Sanrio treats as Kuromi's birthday. She began as a character in the Onegai My Melody television anime in April 2005. Since then she has appeared in two series of Kuromi's Pretty Journey anime shorts, in 2023 and 2024, and in the stop-motion anime My Melody & Kuromi on Netflix in July 2025.
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- Anime News Network Sanrio's Kuromi Character Gets 1st Film in 2027