The 33rd Crayon Shin-chan 2D film, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon, opened in Japan on July 31, 2026, at #3 with 441,000 tickets sold and 539,371,500 yen (about US$3.41 million) in its first three days. The franchise continues to expand merchandise collaborations and guest casting around the film's release.
The 33rd Crayon Shin-chan 2D film, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon, opened in Japan on July 31, 2026. It debuted at #3, selling 441,000 tickets and earning 539,371,500 yen (about US$3.41 million) in its first three days. The film centers on the Nohara family's adventure in a yōkai land after an incident releases yōkai in Akita. The main trailer and poster visual were released on June 3 and June 4, 2026, showing Hiroshi and Misae having their oshiri-dama removed and transformed into yōkai, with Shinnosuke and the family retrieving the oshiri-dama before midnight.
The film's guest cast was announced over several months. Sairi Itō voices the nine-tailed fox yōkai Yako, who guides the family, and the comedy duo Mayurika voice obstructive squid and flounder yōkai baseball players. FRUITS ZIPPER singers Runa Nakagawa and Noel Hayase joined in guest roles, and game streamer Retort voices the yōkai baseball umpire Dashimaki Shinpan. Singer-songwriter TOMOO performs the theme song "Otona ni Nattara" ("When I Grow Up"), written specifically for the film. The film is directed by Masaki Watanabe, with a screenplay by Yoshiko Nakamura, and is distributed by Toho.
Around the film's release, the franchise expanded its merchandise. LOWRYS FARM launched a transformation-themed collaboration on July 24, 2026, with 11 types of items including soft vinyl figures and plush keychains. Past movie goods, featuring villains and side characters from four films, arrived at Don Quijote and Apita stores on July 11, 2026. A joint pop-up shop with Chibi Maruko-chan, called Okiraku Shoten, ran at Tokyo Solamachi from June 4 to June 21, 2026. The franchise also appeared in Father's Day features, with Nohara Hiroshi named among charming father characters by ABEMA and in a Nijimen reader poll.
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The Chiikawa anime film stayed at #1 in Japan for a fourth weekend, selling 602,000 tickets and earning 895 million yen. The fifth live-action Kingdom film rose from #7 to #5 in its fifth weekend, earning 353 million yen. Both films continue strong theatrical runs.
Crayon Shin-chan is collaborating with eyewear brand Zoff for the first time. The Zoff | Crayon Shin-chan collection includes four glasses models, original goods, and capsule toy trading cloths. Pre-orders run from August 5 to September 2, 2026, with shipping from late March 2027.
The 33rd 2D Crayon Shin-chan film, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon, opened at #3 in Japan, selling 441,000 tickets and earning 539,371,500 yen (about US$3.41 million) in its first three days. The film opened on July 31 and centers on the Nohara family's adventure in the land of yōkai.
LOWRYS FARM and Crayon Shin-chan are launching a new collaboration on July 24, 2026, featuring 11 types of merchandise with a transformation theme. The lineup includes soft vinyl figures, plush keychains, and eco bags, all depicting Shin-chan as characters like Action Kamen and Buriburizaemon. The collaboration follows a 2025 line that was well-received.
Crayon Shin-chan goods themed on past films will be released exclusively at Don Quijote and Apita stores nationwide starting July 11, 2026. The lineup includes T-shirts, cooling pants, towels, and magnets featuring characters from four films: 'Adventure in Henderland,' 'The Dark Tama Tama Chase,' 'The Storm Called Jungle,' and 'Serious Battle! Revenge of Robot Dad.' All items are limited to Donki and Apita.
Veteran Korean voice actor Hee-sun Kang, best known as the voice of Misae Nohara in the Korean dub of Crayon Shin-chan for 26 years, died on July 4 at age 65 after a battle with colon cancer. She stepped down from the role last year due to health reasons. Kang also voiced Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct, and received the Prime Minister's Commendation in 2018.
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.