Uchu Nanchara Kotetsu-kun Film to Blend Anime With NHK, JAXA Footage
The film extends the franchise's educational space outreach by blending fiction with real NHK/JAXA footage, reinforcing its role as a children's space ambassador property.
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KADOKAWA announced a film adaptation of the web manga Uchu Nanchara Kotetsu-kun, titled Eiga "Uchu Nanchara Kotetsu-kun" Ukkari Detekita Uchujin o Sagase!, opening September 11, 2026. The original story combines re-edited anime footage with real space exploration footage from NHK and JAXA. The TV anime cast returns. The franchise also added Minamitane-cho as its fifth Space Support Ambassador municipality.
The film will use real space exploration footage from NHK science programs and JAXA archives, edited together with re-edited anime sequences to create an original story. The TV anime cast returns, including Fujiwara Natsumi as Kotetsu, Enoki Junya as Niko, and Taketatsu Ayana as Hikaru. The film opens September 11 at Aeon Cinema and other theaters. The franchise also added Minamitane-cho in Kagoshima Prefecture as its fifth Space Support Ambassador municipality, continuing its partnership with local governments to promote space awareness.
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