Star Detective Precure! The Movie: The Mysterious Garden and the Secret of 2 People is in its second weekend in Japanese theaters, holding at No. 3 after opening at No. 3 on September 18. The television series continues to air, and a four-part Street Fighter 6 collaboration story is set to run in Battlehub starting December 17.
The film Star Detective Precure! The Movie: The Mysterious Garden and the Secret of 2 People opened in Japan on September 18, 2026 at No. 3, selling 358,000 tickets and earning 446 million yen in its first three days. It stayed at No. 3 in its second weekend with 134,000 tickets and 174,435,520 yen. The movie brings together the Precure teams from Star Detective Precure!, You and Idol Precure, and Wonderful Precure!. It features original characters Karin, a 14-year-old girl who holds the key to the story, and the fairies Alan and Rain, voiced by Akari Kito, Nobunaga Shimazaki, and Koki Uchiyama. The comedy duo cotton voices the villainous Dame Dame creatures. Hanako Ueda directs, Yoshimi Narita writes the script, and the ending theme is "FIRST PRISM" by Yuka Masui and Chihaya Yoshitake.
The anime, the 23rd main Precure series, began airing in February 2026. It ran a fan poll asking viewers to guess Cure Eclair's secret identity, with four candidates appearing in episodes from June 14 to July 12 and the reveal set for July 19. New ending theme "Itsuka Wakaru ☆ Kitto Aeru" by Akane Kumada and Yuka Masui, along with Star Kiraring forms for Cure Answer, Cure Mystic, Cure Eclair, and Cure Arcana, were announced in August. The film added future forms for Cure Mystique, Cure Eclair, and Cure Arcana.
The series crossed over with Detective Conan in episodes airing May 31 and June 6, and merchandise for the crossover went on sale from June 23. A separate collaboration with Street Fighter 6 will run a four-part story in Battlehub starting December 17, with no international release announced.
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In its 10th weekend, Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island fell from No. 1 to No. 2 at the Japanese box office, selling 182,000 tickets and earning 280,160,700 yen from Friday to Sunday. Star Detective Precure! The Movie stayed at No. 3 in its second weekend, with 134,000 tickets and 174,435,520 yen, while Cosmic Princess Kaguya! dropped to No. 10.
The Star Detective Precure! movie opened at #3 in Japan, selling 358,000 tickets and earning 446 million yen in its first three days, then 606,000 tickets and 746 million yen through September 23. Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu stayed at #1 in its ninth weekend, and Cosmic Princess Kaguya! returned at #6.
CAPCOM will run an original four-part Star Detective Precure! story in Street Fighter 6's Battlehub starting December 17. The Precure team investigates a destroyed arcade machine in part one, and Luke, Jamie, and Kimberly appear in the anime's art style. The collaboration adds avatar items and illustration fliers at tie-in events, CAPCOM stores, and Precure Pretty Store locations across Japan. No international release has been announced.
The staff for the Star Detective Precure! film, subtitled The Mysterious Garden and the Secret of 2 People, released two trailers and a new still on Sunday. One trailer and the still bring together the Precure girls from Star Detective Precure!, You and Idol Precure, and Wonderful Precure! The other trailer focuses on the Star Detective Precure! cast. The film opens in Japan on September 18.
The staff for the Star Detective Precure! film presented a trailer for the Pochitan Miracle Light and revealed future forms for Cure Mystique, Cure Eclair, and Cure Arcana. The film opens in Japan on September 18. It features original characters voiced by Akari Kito, Nobunaga Shimazaki, and Koki Uchiyama, with guest appearances by the comedy duo cotton.
The staff for Star Detective Precure! The Movie: The Mysterious Garden and the Secret of 2 People announced that Jinji Nishimura and Kyon from the comedy duo cotton will voice the Dame Dame creatures. The film opens in Japan on September 18, with Hanako Ueda directing and Yoshimi Narita writing the script.
The staff for Star Detective Precure!, the 23rd main Precure anime, revealed Sunday a new ending theme song and character visuals. The theme, "Itsuka Wakaru ☆ Kitto Aeru," is performed by Akane Kumada and Yūka Masui. The staff also unveiled visuals for new Star Kiraring forms of Cure Answer, Cure Mystic, Cure Eclair, and Cure Arcana, plus a Future Form visual for Cure Answer in the upcoming film.
The staff for the Star Detective Precure! film announced the cast for three film-original characters in a new video on Sunday. Akari Kito voices Karin, a 14-year-old girl who holds the key to the story. Nobunaga Shimazaki voices Alan, a fairy who watches over Karin, and Koki Uchiyama voices Rain, a fairy who requests the Detective Precures' help. The film opens in Japan on September 18.
Video Research released Japanese animation TV rankings for July 13-19, 2026. Sazae-san topped the list with a 5.9% household rating in the Kanto region. Detective Conan and Chibi Maruko-chan followed at 4.6% and 4.2% respectively. A Kingdom special earned 7.0% but was not part of the regular animation chart.
The staff for the Star Detective Precure! film revealed the main trailer, staff members, and the ending theme song "FIRST PRISM" by Yūka Masui and Chihaya Yoshitake. The film also features an insert song "First Step" by Ami Ishii. The film opens in Japan on September 18.
The Star Detective Precure! anime is running a fan poll to guess Cure Eclair's secret identity before her July 19 reveal. Four candidates appear in episodes from June 14 to July 12. Voting is open online and at physical locations in Japan.
Following crossover episodes that aired on May 31 and June 6, the Precure franchise has announced a line of Star Detective Precure! x Detective Conan merchandise. Items include acrylic stands, pins, coasters, a t-shirt, and a towel, available from June 23 at Precure Pretty Stores and via Premium Bandai preorder until June 30.
Detective Conan and Star Detective Precure! will air crossover episodes in late May and early June. The Star Detective Precure! episode featuring characters from Detective Conan airs on May 31. In that episode, an art piece is stolen, and protagonists Anna and Mikuru encounter Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, and Kogoro Mouri while they visit Makoto Mirai Town. The group tracks down the Phantom Thieves together. The Detective Conan episode featuring Cure Answer airs on June 6. In that episode, a string of jewel robberies occurs in Beika Town. Ayumi becomes excited because the situation reminds her of a Precure plot, and she hopes to meet a Precure if the thieves appear. The Junior Detective League is assigned to guard a jewelry store that is rumored to be the thieves' next target. They capture the thieves, but Ayumi then feels uneasy. The crossover was announced on Sunday. This is the first time these two series have crossed over on screen.