GKIDS to Release Cocoon Wartime Anime in North American Theaters on September 4
The North American theatrical release of Cocoon brings a somber wartime story from a celebrated manga to a wider audience, with GKIDS handling distribution and offering both subtitled and dubbed screenings.
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GKIDS began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the anime adaptation of Machiko Kyō's Cocoon manga. The film will open in North American theaters on September 4 in Japanese with subtitles and with an English dub, with a home video release to follow. The anime, which aired in Japan in 2025, is set on a tropical island during war and follows two schoolgirls. The cast includes Hikari Mitsushima and Marika Itō, with direction by Yukimitsu Ina and music by kensuke ushio.
The trailer release follows the anime's North American premiere at JAPAN CUTS on July 10 and its upcoming Canadian premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival. GKIDS will begin theatrical screenings on September 4, with both a subtitled Japanese version and an English dub. A home video release is also planned. The anime, directed by Yukimitsu Ina with music by kensuke ushio, stars Hikari Mitsushima and Marika Itō. Veteran Studio Ghibli animator Hitomi Tateno served as animation producer, with studio Sasayuri producing. The story, based on Machiko Kyō's 2010 manga, follows two schoolgirls on a tropical island as war engulfs their country.
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