The 33rd Crayon Shin-chan 2D anime film, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon, is set to open in Japan on July 31, 2026, with a growing cast of guest voice actors and a theme song by TOMOO.
The Crayon Shin-chan franchise is in the final stretch before the July 31, 2026 release of its 33rd 2D anime film, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon. The film sends the Nohara family to Akita and then into a yōkai world after an incident at a fireworks festival releases yōkai. The main trailer and poster visual were released on June 3 and June 4, 2026, revealing that Hiroshi and Misae have their oshiri-dama removed and are transformed into yōkai, and Shinnosuke must retrieve them before midnight.
Guest voice casting has been a steady drumbeat through the spring and summer of 2026. Sairi Itō voices the nine-tailed fox yōkai Yako, who guides the family, and the comedy duo Mayurika play squid and flounder yōkai baseball players. FRUITS ZIPPER singers Runa Nakagawa and Noel Hayase have guest roles. Game streamer Retort voices the yōkai baseball umpire Dashimaki Shinpan. The film is directed by Masaki Watanabe with a screenplay by Yoshiko Nakamura, and is distributed by Toho. The theme song, Otona ni Nattara, is performed by singer-songwriter TOMOO.
Outside the film, the franchise appeared in two Father's Day character polls in June 2026, with Nohara Hiroshi ranking among favorite anime fathers in both an ABEMA selection and a Nijimen reader survey. The series also held its first joint pop-up shop with Chibi Maruko-chan at Tokyo Solamachi from June 4 to June 21, 2026, selling collaboration merchandise.
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The 33rd Crayon Shin-chan 2D anime film, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon, has cast Japanese game streamer Retort as the yōkai baseball umpire Dashimaki Shinpan. The film centers on the Nohara family's adventure in a yōkai land after an incident releases yōkai in Akita. It opens in Japan on July 31, 2026.
Video distribution service ABEMA has announced a selection of five charming father characters from popular anime to celebrate Father's Day on June 21. The list includes Nohara Hiroshi from 'Crayon Shin-chan', Loid Forger from 'SPY×FAMILY', Endeavor from 'My Hero Academia', Mouri Kogoro from 'Detective Conan', and a character from 'Atashinchi'.
To mark Father's Day, Nijimen surveyed its readers on their favorite father characters in anime and manga. The top 10 list includes Crayon Shin-chan's Nohara Hiroshi, Pokémon's Norman, Kingdom's Ō Sen, Naruto's Namikaze Minato, My Hero Academia's Endeavor, and Sakamoto Days' Sakamoto Taro, among others.
The 33rd Crayon Shin-chan 2D anime film, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon, has cast FRUITS ZIPPER singers Runa Nakagawa and Noel Hayase in guest roles. The film opens in Japan on July 31, 2026, and follows the Nohara family into a yōkai world after an incident at a fireworks festival in Akita.
The 33rd film in the Crayon Shin-chan movie series, titled "Crayon Shin-chan: Mysterious! My Yokai Vacation," will feature a theme song by singer-songwriter TOMOO. The song, titled "Otona ni Nattara" ("When I Grow Up"), was written specifically for the film. Alongside the announcement, the main trailer and poster visual were released on June 3 and June 4, 2026. The trailer shows the Nohara family wandering into a forbidden yokai country, where Hiroshi and Misae have their "oshiri-dama" (butt-shaped objects) removed and are transformed into yokai. Shinnosuke and the family, aided by friendly yokai, must retrieve the oshiri-dama before midnight the next day to restore his parents. Guest voice actors include Ito Sairi as the nine-tailed fox yokai Yako, who guides the family, and members of the comedy duo Mayurika as obstructive yokai. The film is directed by Masaki Watanabe, with a screenplay by Yoshiko Nakamura. It is scheduled for release on July 31, 2026, distributed by Toho.
A pop-up shop selling collaboration merchandise for Chibi Maruko-chan and Crayon Shin-chan will open at Tokyo Solamachi from June 4 to June 21, 2026. The shop, called Okiraku Shoten, will carry stationery, household goods, and event-exclusive items, with a photo spot and a lottery prize for purchases over 2000 yen.
The 33rd 2D Crayon Shin-chan film, opening July 31, 2026, revealed three guest voice actors: Sairi Itō as a nine-tailed fox yōkai, and the comedy duo Mayurika as squid and flounder yōkai baseball players. The film sends the Nohara family to Akita and then to a yōkai world.