The Odoru Daisousasen franchise is in a coordinated release push around the September 18, 2026 opening of the new film Odoru Daisousasen N.E.W.: Run Through the Metropolis. Promotional activity spans a Ginza exhibition of costumes and props, Seven-Eleven and Sega crane game tie-ins, and a 4K and Blu-ray home video rollout of ten earlier works.
The franchise's current center is a new film, Odoru Daisousasen N.E.W., opening September 18, 2026. Yuji Oda returns as Shunsaku Aoshima, now assigned to the First Investigative Division, in a story that follows a kidnapping case and a virus threat. Coverage of the cast and characters appeared in late August, and the film's Japanese title appears in coverage as both Metropolis wo Kakenukero! and, in English, Run Through the Metropolis.
Around the release, the series has been packaged for audiences in several forms. Ten works are being issued on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray with AI-based noise reduction applied to all masters: six films on August 26, and the TV series and three specials on Blu-ray in September. Four of the theatrical films were also added to Amazon Prime Video's August 2026 lineup, alongside separate titles such as Ready Player One, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Naruto.
The exhibition Odoru Daisousasen THE MUSEUM opened September 9 at Ginza Mitsukoshi, moving from a summer run in Odaiba. It shows costumes for the new generation cast, Aoshima's current free-address desk, and Seven Bear plush figures. Director Katsuyuki Motohiro and producer Chihiro Kameyama led the press preview and said the Wangan Police Station signboard, boxed since the 2012 film, had gone 14 years unopened. The retail tie-ins land on or just before the film's opening: a Seven-Eleven fair from September 17 sells a canele based on the one Miki Mizuki's character Yuki Mashita makes in the film, and from September 18 Sega Fave rolls out three types of prize items to crane games nationwide.
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An exhibition of costumes and props from the Odoru Daisousasen series is running at Ginza Mitsukoshi to mark the September 18 release of Odoru Daisousasen N.E.W. Run Through the Metropolis! Director Katsuyuki Motohiro and producer Chihiro Kameyama spoke at the press preview. Motohiro said the Wangan Police Station signboard, boxed since the 2012 film, had gone 14 years without being unpacked.
Sega Fave is rolling out three types of Bayside Shakedown N.E.W.: Run Through the Metropolis! prize items to crane games at amusement facilities nationwide from September 18, 2026, the same day the film opens. The lineup includes two volumes of Seven Bear plushies, a life-size model of a new character inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins, plus mascots of series staples Kaeru Kyubin and Wangan-kun. Photos are development samples and release timing may change.
The Odoru Daisousasen THE MUSEUM exhibition opens September 9 at Ginza Mitsukoshi, relocating from its summer run in Odaiba with new displays tied to the September 18 film Odoru Daisousasen N.E.W. A press preview on September 8 showed costumes for the new generation cast, Aoshima's current free-address desk, and Seven Bear plush figures. Director Katsuyuki Motohiro and producer Chihiro Kameyama led the tour and explained the design choices.
The film Odoru Daisousasen N.E.W. Metropolis wo Kakenukero! opens September 18. A Seven-Eleven fair starting September 17 sells a canelé based on the one Miki Mizuki's character Yuki Mashita makes in the film, priced 226.80 yen. A receipt serial campaign offers a Blu-ray set in a Frog Express box for 50 winners, three of whom get a signed poster by Yuji Oda, plus pin badge sets for 250 and sweets coupons for 1,000.
Cinema Today introduces the main cast for Bayside Shakedown N.E.W. Escape Through the Metropolis!, the new film in the series. Yuji Oda reprises his role as Shunsaku Aoshima, now assigned to the First Investigative Division. The story follows Aoshima as a kidnapping case and a virus threat escalate.
Amazon Prime Video announced its August 2026 streaming lineup on July 31. New additions include the film Ready Player One, four Odoru Daisousasen theatrical films, the Puella Magi Madoka Magica series and movies, and both Naruto anime series. The full list spans Japanese and international films, dramas, anime, and variety content.
Ten works from the Odoru Daisousasen franchise are being released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray, with AI-based noise reduction applied to all masters. Six films arrive on August 26, while the TV series and three specials debut on Blu-ray for the first time in September. The releases coincide with the new film opening September 18.