The new Keroro Gunso film, Shin Gekijouban Keroro Gunsou: Fukkatsu Shite Soku Chikyuu Metsubou no Kiki de Arimasu!, opened in Japanese theaters on June 26, 2026, and a new TV anime, Keroro Gunsou, is set to start airing in October. The minigame collection Keroro Gunso☆ Hachamecha TV Show releases December 9 on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
The most recent stories about Keroro Gunso center on two releases. The new film, Shin Gekijouban Keroro Gunsou: Fukkatsu Shite Soku Chikyuu Metsubou no Kiki de Arimasu!, opened in Japanese theaters on June 26, 2026. It is written and chief directed by Yuichi Fukuda, with Toshimitsu Osa directing. The original voice cast returns, including Kumiko Watanabe as Keroro, and the film adds guest roles for Jesse of SixTONES, who voices Aruru and Deruru, and ano, who performs the theme songs and voices a role. A new TV anime, Keroro Gunsou, starts airing in October.
A game tied to that anime, Keroro Gunso☆ Hachamecha TV Show ~Shoukin Getto Daisakusen de Arimasu!~, is a casual minigame collection from RENGAME. It releases December 9, Keroro's birthday, on Steam and Nintendo Switch at 1,980 yen with tax included. A trial version on Steam carries three minigames across 25 stages, while the full version adds shooting and calculation games. A second promotional video showed five minigame types totaling more than 300 stages, plus a gacha for custom name plates and nationwide score competition.
Promotion for the film ran across several partners. A collaboration with Mobile Suit Gundam produced two plastic models, including an RG RX-178 Gundam Mk-II (Keroro Spec) sold through Premium Bandai and a Keroro Robo Mk-II in Titans colors sold at theaters from June 26. A ROUND1 campaign ran from June 12 to August 30, and a JOYSOUND karaoke campaign ran until July 31. ABEMA launched a special Sgt. Frog channel on June 13, streaming all 358 episodes free daily until July 10, and the first film, Chou Gekijouban Keroro Gunsou, streamed on TVer from June 21 through June 28.
On the publishing side, all 35 volumes of Mine Yoshizaki's manga were part of a Kindle sale offering 50 percent points back. Bandai Spirits released an HG plastic model of the New Keroro Robot on June 26, the film's opening day, and a Keroro Gunsou collaboration gunpla shipped in October 2026.
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A collaboration music video for the new Sgt. Frog film, featuring theme song "Kashippanashi Destiny" by ano, will premiere on June 14. A teaser video was released on June 13. The MV uses footage from the film and is directed by Eita (maxilla) with editing by tachi. The film opens on June 26.
Bandai will release an RG RX-178 Gundam Mk-II (Keroro Spec) as a Premium Bandai exclusive, part of a collaboration between the new Keroro Gunso film and Mobile Suit Gundam. A Keroro Robo Mk-II in Titans colors will also be sold at theaters from June 26.