Paradox Live The Animation Film Project Announced With 9 Teams
The film project expands the franchise's anime presence by integrating four teams that were absent from the television series, signaling a broader adaptation of the multimedia property's full roster.
Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, Eiga Natalie, Comic Natalie, Anime Anime.
At the "Paradox Live Dope Show 2026" event on May 30-31 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, a film adaptation of "Paradox Live THE ANIMATION" was announced. The film is produced by Studio GRAPH77, which handled video production for "Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26 'Shikaku'." It will feature 29 characters from nine teams, including the five teams from the television series-BAE, The Cat's Whiskers, cozmez, Akkan Yatsura, and Buraikan-plus four teams appearing in anime for the first time: VISTY, AMPRULE, 1Nm8, and Goku Luck. The film's story and release date have not been disclosed. The event also revealed the franchise's "4th Season" story arc will begin in September 2026. The third stage production run, "Paradox Live on Stage -Road to Legend-," will have two parts: "RAGE" from October 2-11, 2026, and "FATE" from February 19-28, 2027, both at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball in Tokyo. These stage productions will also feature the four new teams for the first time. The "Paradox Live" multimedia project, a hip-hop-themed franchise from Avex and GCREST, launched in November 2019 and previously aired a television anime in October 2023.
The film announcement came as a surprise during the May 31 performance at the "Paradox Live Dope Show 2026" event. Kaito Kajiura, who plays BAE leader Allen Suzakuno and was not scheduled to perform that day, made a surprise appearance and introduced the trailer. The teaser video shows the phrase "That excitement, once again in video-" before the logo transitions from "Paradox Live" to "Paradox Live THE ANIMATION," followed by line art of the five returning teams and then the four new teams.
The event also revealed the "PROPS" cover song project, where each of the nine teams will cover a famous song. The live performance on May 31 featured seven teams-The Cat's Whiskers, cozmez, Akkan Yatsura, VISTY, AMPRULE, 1Nm8, and Goku Luck-with 29 songs performed. The archive is available on SPWN until June 7. A Blu-ray and DVD of the live will be released on October 21, 2026.
Illustrator Keiko will draw all 29 characters for the "LOOK BOOK ~Paradox Live 2026 four moods~" project, with illustrations to be released in July. A preview of Hikage Toma's illustration was shown at the event. The "4th SEASON" teaser PV features cryptic keywords including "Phantom Metal," "wave spreading," and "CLUB Paradox," with some text redacted, and the caption "The story of Paradox Live begins to move significantly."
For the stage production "Paradox Live on Stage -Road to Legend- 'RAGE'," new cast information and a key visual were released. The cast includes Tsuchiya Naotake and Osaki Natsuki as the cozmez twins, and Nakata Ryota and Morisaki Daisuki as VISTY members. Tickets for "RAGE" are priced at 11,000 yen.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Paradox Live The Animation Gets Film Project by Studio GRAPH77
- Eiga Natalie 「Paradox Live THE ANIMATION」映画化、アニメ初登場となるキャラクターも
- Comic Natalie 「Paradox Live」映画化発表に沸いた史上最大規模のライブ、深化するチームの個性
- Anime Anime 「パラライ」映画化決定！ アニメ未登場の「VISTY」「AMPRULE」「1Nm8」「獄Luck」を含む9チーム総勢29名が登場