Tabekko Doubutsu THE MOVIE is a 3DCG film featuring the animal-shaped biscuits on an adventure, with a Hong Kong-dubbed version releasing on Blu-ray/DVD on September 25, 2026. The film's theatrical run has ended, and the home video release includes bonus content and a pop-up shop that ran in Tokyo from June 27 to July 5.
Tabekko Doubutsu THE MOVIE is a 3DCG film centered on the animal-shaped biscuits, with Terence Lau voicing Lion-kun in the Hong Kong version. The film's theatrical run has concluded, and the home video release is set for September 25, 2026, packaging the Hong Kong-dubbed version with exclusive behind-the-scenes material, including Hong Kong event footage and a special booklet.
The release expands the film's availability beyond theaters, and a pop-up shop in Tokyo ran from June 27 to July 5, 2026, offering fans a physical retail experience tied to the film. The home video announcement is the most recent coverage of the film, with no further theatrical or streaming updates in the provided stories.
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Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu rose from #4 to #1 in its 12th weekend, selling 375,000 tickets and earning 562,647,900 yen from Friday to Sunday. The live-action Resident Evil reboot opened at #2 with 356,000 tickets and 626,567,150 yen in three days. The fifth Girls und Panzer das Finale film opened at #5 with 267,301,400 yen.
Crunchyroll is now streaming an English dub for the Saga of Tanya the Evil the Movie anime, with the video listed as added on Tuesday. The film opened in Japan in February 2019 and was screened in more than 500 US theaters that May. Crunchyroll began streaming the film itself in September 2019. The service added an English dub for the Operation Desert Pasta short last month.
A new-costume Homura Akemi figure from Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising is joining the BUZZmod. action figure line. Preorders are open at Aniplex Online and other retailers. The 1/12 scale figure stands about 135mm, includes five expression parts, hand parts, a crossed-leg part, and a stand, and is scheduled for release in July 2027 at 12,000 yen.
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The live-action film adaptation of Hiroshi Tanaka's manga BADBOYS is available for unlimited streaming on DMM TV, U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video, and TELASA. DMM TV carries the lowest monthly fee at 550 yen and offers a 14-day trial. Lemino, Hulu, FOD, and YouTube list it as a rental, while TSUTAYA DISCAS handles DVD mail rental. Disney Plus and ABEMA do not carry it.
Aniplex of America and Fathom Entertainment will screen Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising in North American theaters from January 16 to 19, 2027, the companies announced at New York Comic Con. Showings will be offered in Japanese audio with English subtitles and in an English dub. Tickets go on sale December 11 at online sellers and participating theater box offices. The film is the official sequel to Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion. Yukihiro Miyamoto directed it, and the returning staff includes chief director Akiyuki Simbo, scriptwriter Gen Urobuchi of Nitroplus, original character designer Ume Aoki, animation character designer Junichiro Taniguchi and composer Yuki Kajiura. The animation studio is SHAFT. Yuki Kajiura's solo project FictionJunction performs the theme song Kanata. In Japan the film opened on August 28, 2026 with IMAX screenings the same day, ranked first in its opening weekend and sold 535,000 tickets for 939,647,100 yen in its first three days.
Magazine House puts the film on the cover of the anan issue 2515 special edition, on sale October 14. Andrew Koji (Ryu), Callina Liang (Chun-Li), and Noah Centineo (Ken) appear in their in-film costumes. The 9-page feature carries newly shot gravure, role preparation and a six-week training camp, and an interview with Capcom's Takayuki Nakayama. A pixel-art sticker set covers all 10 characters.
Prime Video announced its October 2026 lineup on September 30. The additions include the live-action Exit 8 film starring Kazunari Ninomiya and directed by Genki Kawamura, arriving October 2, and the Made in Abyss anime seasons plus its theatrical releases on October 1. The service also adds 26 James Bond films, A Minecraft Movie, and The Apothecary Diaries season 3, among other titles.
The Transformers: The Movie 40th anniversary screening opened September 17 at 1,454 U.S. theaters, taking 2nd on its first day with $1,052,609 and 7th for the September 18 to 20 weekend with $3,103,922. Cumulative through September 20 was $4,156,531. Japan screenings will expand from 30 to 60 theaters.
Bandai Namco Filmworks will release the Blu-ray Limited Special Edition, Blu-ray Standard Edition, and DVD of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Blue Sea on September 25, 2026. The film opened in theaters in February 2026, and the limited edition includes a serial code for the Demon Lord and Dragon Founding Chronicle app.
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.
Gokurakuyu Holdings is running a collaboration between the Gokurakuyu and RAKU SPA bathhouse chain and the film Detective Precure! The Mysterious Garden and the Two Secrets, scheduled from October 1 to October 20. The tie-in uses newly drawn illustrations of four Detective Pretty Cure members, including Cure Arcana and Cure Eclair, who appear in their movie-only Future Form. Merchandise includes a muffler towel that costs 1,100 yen on top of the admission fee, a random trading sento key acrylic carabiner at 1,100 yen, trading can badges at 550 yen, acrylic stands at 1,980 yen each, acrylic hair clips at 990 yen each, flake stickers at 1,100 yen per eight-sheet pack, and a clear file set at 1,100 yen. Buyers get a mini illustration card for every 2,000 yen of goods purchased. The menu runs the widest, from Anna's Hanamaru Naruto Ramen at 1,650 yen to Ruruka's Chicken Steak Plate at 2,200 yen.
Universal Studios Japan will hold its Universal Cool Japan 2027 event in stages starting December 2, 2026. The first lineup announcement is a Sailor Moon collaboration tied to the park's 25th anniversary. Sailor Moon the Miracle 4-D ~Moon Palace Edition Deluxe~ returns as a theater show, and Sailor Moon x Story Ride runs for the first time. Both run December 2 to April 5, 2027. The second announcement is The Apothecary Diaries, which returns for a second USJ collaboration after 2025. Its new program runs February 10 to June 30, 2027 and is a full renewal of the 2025 Mystery Walk, tied to the film The Apothecary Diaries: The Secret Treasure of the Departed Consort, which opens December 11. Universal Studios Japan says original food and goods are planned, with details to be announced later.
The new live-action Resident Evil film opened at number one in the United States with an estimated $60 million, according to Box Office Mojo figures. It earned an estimated $48.3 million overseas for a global total of $108.3 million. Austin Abrams stars, Zach Cregger directed, and Constantin Film and PlayStation Productions produced. It opens in Japan on October 9.
Furyu is producing Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi from Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising as TENITOL TALL figures, both in school uniforms and both scheduled for May 2027. Each stands about 29 cm and 30 cm respectively and costs 10,450 yen with tax. A two-figure special set with interchangeable expression parts is exclusive to FURYU HOBBY MALL at 20,900 yen.
Amazon published the Prime Video slate for October 2026 on September 30, and the month is carried by Japanese film. The Exit 8, the live-action adaptation of KOTAKE CREATE's 2023 anomaly-spotting game, starts unlimited streaming on October 2 with a reported domestic box office of 5.17 billion yen. Sakamoto Days, the live-action film of Yuto Suzuki's manga starring Ren Meguro and directed by Yuichi Fukuda, arrives October 30. The Apothecary Diaries season 3 begins October 3, and Dragon Ball Super Beerus streams from October 12. Maronie Kingdom's Seven Knights, an adaptation of Nao Iwamoto's fantasy manga, is set for October 4. Anime titles include Aoashi, Blue Exorcist season 2, and A Sign of Affection season 2. The overseas film section carries all 25 James Bond films, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Minecraft: The Movie, which began streaming October 1.
Hideaki Sorachi said at a Tokyo stage greeting for Gintama The Movie - Yoshiwara In Flames on Sept. 26, 2026 that he expected the anime to flop and counted only on manga royalties. He said he was happy that people wanted to make it with him, which is why he did not interfere much. First editor Kohei Onishi recalled doubting the manga was popular enough for an adaptation.
Threezero opened preorders for two MDLX figures tied to the 40th anniversary of "The Transformers: The Movie": Hot Rod and Coronation Starscream. Both are non-transforming color variants of figures already released overseas, with design arrangement by threezero art director Kelvin Sau. Hot Rod is about 18cm with roughly 46 points of articulation and costs 14,350 yen at the threezero store; Starscream is about 20cm with roughly 50 points. Shipping is scheduled for Q4 2026.
Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc began unlimited streaming on Prime Video on September 19. On September 20, a support viewing guide video by Natsuki Hanae, the voice of Beam, was released, outlining four ways to enjoy the film at home. From September 21 to September 27, Shinjuku Station Metro Promenade hosts a rental video store-style advertisement with VHS cases of the film and 30 selected shark movies.
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, Hiroki Takahashi, Yuji Kishi, and Fumiko Orikasa appeared alongside Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama to discuss the Japanese dub of the live-action Street Fighter: The Movie. The panel covered the film's synopsis, set stories from filming, and how dubbing a live-action film differs from recording for the games.
ANNA SUI and Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie [New Edition] Rebellion launched a collaboration lineup on Marui Web Channel at noon on September 19, 2026. The set includes wallets, a two-way bag, straps, butterfly motif necklaces, Soul Gem and Dark Orb necklaces at 44,000 yen each, pouches, handkerchiefs, socks, and two foldable umbrellas. Samples go on display at the Madoka Magica pop-up shop at Yurakucho Marui, Hakata Marui, and Namba Marui.
The Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc movie begins unlimited streaming on Prime Video on Saturday, September 19, 2026, a year after its theatrical release. To mark it, a limited-time live stream called Kenshi Yonezu Station opened on his official YouTube channel. It runs 24 hours a day from Friday, September 18 at 20:00 until Wednesday, September 23 at 23:59, playing music videos, live footage, and TV performance footage nonstop.
Chainsaw Man: The Movie - Reze Arc begins unlimited exclusive streaming on Amazon Prime Video from Saturday, September 19, 2026. The film continues the TV anime, with Tatsuya Yoshihara directing and MAPPA on animation production. The cast includes Kikunosuke Toya as Denji, Reina Ueda as Reze, Tomori Kusunoki as Makima, and Fairouz Ai as Power. Worldwide box office revenue passed 29.7 billion yen as of June 19, 2026.
Nijisanji VTuber Kuzuha will appear in the Japanese dub of Street Fighter: The Movie, playing Interpol agent Marvin, as announced at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The Hollywood live-action adaptation of the fighting game, directed by the team behind Legendary Pictures and Capcom, opens worldwide on October 16. Kuzuha called the recording tense but fresh, and described Marvin as an eccentric character.
A collaboration between apparel brand ANGEL BLUE and Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising has launched. Newly drawn illustrations put Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, Mami Tomoe, Sayaka Miki, and Kyoko Sakura in Heisei-style outfits alongside ANGEL BLUE's original character Nakamura-kun. Goods include trading acrylic cards and aurora can badges at 10 types each, plus chibi character stands, keychains, badges, stickers, desk mats, tapestries, posters, and acrylic stands.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising has passed 1 million admissions and 1.8 billion yen in box office revenue by its 17th day, September 13. The film opened August 28 with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki on key staff. Spoilers were allowed from September 12, and Dolby Cinema screenings begin September 18.
The 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie will be released in Japanese theaters on November 27, 2026, distributed by Lawson United Cinemas nationwide. The 40th Anniversary Screening Executive Committee, made up of Double Inc. and e-Print Service Inc., organized the run with cooperation from Takara Tomy and Hasbro. Tickets with merchandise go on sale September 14, 2026. Commemorative visuals will be sold as merchandise, with updates on the official X account.
Toei Animation released on September 13 two new trailers and a key visual for its Precure film, opening September 18. The first trailer, labeled Kimi to Idol and Wonderful, shows characters from Kimi to Idol Precure and Wonderful Precure joining the four Detective Precure leads. The sequel series is set in 1999, and the previous two series have their own time settings, so the crossover's plot mechanics were unclear before the footage. In the trailer, Komugi Inukai runs ahead while dragging along Iroha Inukai, and the two series' characters speak. The second trailer, This Is A Detective, follows the four Detective Precure leads refusing to give up on a difficult mystery, including Anna Akechi's line that they will not give up. The same footage shows Jet-senpai taunting them. Toei also announced that all three TV series will stream back to back on ABEMA starting September 18 at 19:00.
The staff of Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising announced on Saturday that Maaya Sakamoto voices Walu, an unnamed upperclassman who has Homura Akemi's face and no known identity. The reveal came with a new trailer and a third key visual drawn by original character designer Ume Aoki on Aniplex's Aniplex One Focus 2026 stream, showing Madoka, Homura, and Walu together. Walu was once guided by the Law of Cycles and returned to the present world through Namazuka Sokone. Yukihiro Miyamoto directs the film, with Akiyuki Simbo as chief director and Gen Urobuchi on script. The film opened in Japan on August 28 with IMAX screenings the same day, ranked first in its opening weekend, and sold 535,000 tickets for 939,647,100 yen (about US$5.95 million) in three days.
Claynel's BUZZmod. action figure line is producing a Madoka Kaname figure based on Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising. The figure is designed for articulation, stability, and posing range, and ships with six interchangeable facial expression parts. The new magical girl outfit is reproduced in detail, and a fabric replacement part for the back ribbon removes a posing obstruction. It is listed at Rakuten Books for 11,999 yen including tax.
The Transformers YouTube channel posted a 30-second clip from the 12-minute "Optimus Prime: Awakening" animated short on Thursday. The clip is restricted from playing in Japan. The short plays after the ending credits in anniversary screenings tied to Fathom Entertainment and Hasbro's 4K re-release of The Transformers: The Movie, which opens September 17 in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Germany, France, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Peru.
A Street Fighter 6 special exhibition will run October 1 at Midland Square Cinema 2, Screen 8, ahead of the Street Fighter movie's October 16 release. Pro e-sports players Dogura and KEI.B will play a match with commentary from caster Aru. SKE48-affiliated e-sports team amshy members MIYOMARUKO and OHIME will appear for challenge segments and a talk portion.
A YouTube mini-game called Street Fighter Combo Challenge has been available since September 2. It plays the main promotional video for the live-action film Street Fighter: The Movie, set for worldwide release on October 16, on an arcade cabinet-style screen. Players press keys in time with on-screen prompts for sessions of 2 to 3 minutes, with scores and best scores shown at the end. Keyboard input works on PC, and the game runs in the YouTube app.
The BUZZmod. action figure series is adding Madoka Kaname from the movie Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising. The 1/12 scale figure includes six interchangeable expression parts and a fabric ribbon replacement that keeps the back ribbon from blocking articulation. Reservations are open at Aniplex Online and other shops, priced at 12,000 yen, with release scheduled for March 2027.
Talking ODM, the print-on-demand service that lets buyers pair a design with a product, added a limited Chiikawa Halloween line on September 1. The set, called Chiikawa HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2026, carries six designs and goes on sale at noon, running through November 1. Three of the motifs are named: a Halloween scene with Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi; Edamame Kurimanju; and Ichigo Daifuku Rakko. The remaining three are not specified in the announcement. The designs can be printed across nine product types: T-shirts, long-sleeve T-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, satin frill drawstring bags, eco bags, mini towels, and mugs. The lineup also adds a pullover parka as a new product option. Talking ODM's model means each of the six motifs is available on every product, so the Halloween art is not tied to a single item. The sale period covers the full Halloween season and extends into early November.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, the 2001 feature set between episodes 22 and 23 of the Cowboy Bebop TV series, is returning to Japanese theaters in a 4K remastered version starting October 30, 2026. The remaster was created under the full supervision of director Shinichiro Watanabe, who said he hopes audiences will experience "the crystallization of the passion and soul we poured into this work, in the darkness of a movie theater." The announcement came with a new 25th anniversary visual drawn by Toshihiro Kawamoto, the film's character designer and animation director, with background art by Atsushi Morikawa and main title design by Toshiaki Uesugi of Mach 55. The film follows Spike Spiegel and the Bebop crew as they chase a 300 million woolong bounty tied to a bioterror incident on Mars, a case that leads them to a man who was supposed to have died in a past war.
Collaboration menu items launch August 28, 2026 at T-Joy affiliated theaters and others nationwide. The Walpurgisnacht: Rising Popcorn Box features Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi in a stained-glass style and lights up. A Kyubey Clear Bottle with the character's face on the lid sells at T-Joy theaters only, alongside a Madoka drink.
A pop-up shop commemorating the release of the 'Patlabor' novel 'Sushi-ya no Goto' is being held at Abeno Luckers in Osaka until August 30, 2026. Goods include towels and acrylic keychains with new cover art by Masami Yuuki, plus 'Captain Goto' clear files and acrylic stands. The shop also sells the novel, a 'Weekly Bunshun Entertainment+' special feature, 'Big Comic Spirits Issue 38,' and 'Mobile Police Patlabor EZY' theatrical merchandise.
The weekend box office ranking for August 21-23, released by Kogyo Tsushinsha, shows "Movie Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island" in first place with 825,800 attendees and 1.242 billion yen, pushing its cumulative totals past 7.66 million attendees and 11 billion yen. No new films entered the top 10, and the top four slots were unchanged from the previous week.
RetroCrush will add several Viz Media anime films and series to its service, including Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse, Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge, Hikaru no Go, Accel World, both Captain Tsubasa series, and Vampire Knight.
Aniplex USA's YouTube channel is now streaming all four Persona 3 anime films in Japanese with English subtitles. Atlus West announced the limited-time availability on Saturday, with no removal date given. The free streams celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Persona series.
The special edition of the weekly magazine anan, issue 2510, will feature Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi from the anime film Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising on its cover when it hits shelves on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The cover uses a newly drawn illustration by Kazuki Kawada, the film's main animator, and is credited to the animation studio Shaft. The artwork carries over the cloud imagery from the film's key visual, depicting Madoka in her magical girl form and Homura as a devil smiling gently at each other, with sunlight pouring through gaps in the clouds. The issue includes eight pages of film-related content, headlined by a dialogue between Aoi Yuki, the voice of Madoka Kaname, and Chiwa Saito, the voice of Homura Akemi. It also features solo interviews with new cast members Shion Wakayama and Tomoyo Kurosawa, a dialogue between chief director Akiyuki Shinbo and character designer Ume Aoki, and interviews with scriptwriter Gen Urobuchi and Inu Curry's Doru Nushi, who also drew a new illustration for the issue. The magazine is priced at 880 yen and includes term explanations and character introductions.
The theatrical anime film 'Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc' will begin streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video for Prime members starting September 19, 2026, exactly one year after its theatrical release. The announcement came from Prime Video's anime-dedicated X account on August 24, which posted the film's line 'I'll tell you everything' alongside an image of two hands wet with blue liquid. The film, produced by MAPPA and directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, was released in Japanese theaters on September 19, 2025. It surpassed 29.7 billion yen in worldwide box office revenue as of June 19, 2026, and drew more than 6.55 million viewers in Japan within its first 103 days. The film has not been released on Blu-ray or DVD, making this streaming debut the first home release. A newly drawn visual depicting Chainsaw Man and Bomb fighting against a nighttime city backdrop was unveiled with the announcement. Original creator Tatsuki Fujimoto commented that he has watched the film about seven times, calling it a strange feeling that it will now be free for Prime members.
The original soundtrack for 'Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island' reached number one on Billboard JAPAN's Hot Albums chart released August 19. It climbed from 12th on July 29 to the top spot in its fourth week, the first movie soundtrack to lead the chart in about seven years.
During the August 19, 2026 special program Haikyu!! RECEPTION #3, held on Haikyu!! Day, new material for two 2027 works was unveiled. A concept visual for Haikyu!! The Movie: VS The Little Giant shows Hinata Shoyo and Hoshiumi Korai facing off at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. An action PV for the special anime Haikyu!! Where the Monsters Go features Bokuto Kotaro and Kiryu Wakatoshi exchanging spikes.
The anime film Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3, The Serpent God, which opened in Japanese theaters in May 2026, will be exclusively streamed worldwide on Netflix starting Tuesday, September 29. This installment is the concluding chapter of a new theatrical trilogy based on the 2007 TV anime Mononoke, which itself originated from the Bakeneko arc of Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales. The trilogy is set in the Ooku, the inner chambers of the shogun's palace, and follows the Medicine Seller, voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya, as he exorcises vengeful spirits. Each chapter shifts perspective to a woman of higher status: a new maid in Chapter 1, The Phantom Rain; an elite senior maid in Chapter 2, The Fire Rat; and the Midaidokoro, the highest-ranking woman, in Chapter 3. The third film centers on Sachiko, voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki, whose newborn son dies, triggering a conspiracy tied to the Ooku's founding 150 years earlier. The theme song is No Epilogue by Aina The End. Chapters 1 and 2 are already streaming on Netflix, so the full trilogy will be available at once.
Netflix confirmed on Wednesday that it will stream Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent, the third installment in the Mononoke franchise's film trilogy, on September 29. The film opened in Japan on May 29. The first film, Mononoke The Movie: Phantom in the Rain, premiered in Japan in July 2024, and the second, Mononoke the Movie Trilogy: Chapter 2: The Ashes of Rage, opened in March 2025. Netflix is already streaming the first two films. The trilogy follows the Medicine Seller, a wandering exorcist who confronts supernatural entities born from human emotions. The final chapter centers on Yukiko, the emperor's lawful wife, as her grief over her newborn son's death draws her into a conspiracy involving a massive serpent Mononoke. The film is directed by Tomoaki Koshida with Kenji Nakamura as chief director, and the screenplay is by Yasumi Atarashi. Studio Kafka and EOTA handled animation production, while Twin Engine produced and distributed the film. Before its Netflix premiere, the film will compete at the 50th Ottawa International Animation Festival, one of seven titles selected for the feature competition.
FREEing is re-releasing its 1/4 scale Madoka Kaname Bunny Ear Ver. figure from Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion. Reservations are open on Amazon.co.jp at 33,000 yen, with a scheduled release date of December 31, 2026. The figure stands approximately 410mm tall and includes an exclusive base.
The special edition of the women's weekly magazine anan, issue 2509, will feature the film Chiikawa: The Movie - The Secret of Mermaid Island on its cover when it goes on sale August 26. The cover shows Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi embraced by Siren, a key character from the movie, with special processing that evokes the sea. The back cover features Shimajiro, a character whose popularity has grown since the film's release. The issue includes interviews with voice actors Aoki Haruka (Chiikawa), Tanaka Makoto (Hachiware), Ozawa Ari (Usagi), Suzuki Minori (Siren), and Mogami Tsuguo (Shimajiro), as well as director Oikawa Kei. A special bonus exclusive to this edition is a sticker sheet titled "Island Memories Full of Stickers," featuring iconic scenes from the film's island adventure. The magazine also includes a photo shoot of the Chiikawa characters from their appearance on the 2026 FNS Music Festival Summer. The special edition is priced at 1,300 yen and will be available at bookstores, convenience stores, and online bookstores nationwide.