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Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu (Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island), the first anime film adaptation of Nagano's Chiikawa manga, rose from #2 to #1 in its third weekend. The film sold 1.147 million tickets and earned 1,698,950,000 yen (about US$10.65 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has earned a cumulative total of 6,777,844,100 yen (about US$42.50 million).
The film opened on July 24 and ranked at #1 for its openingweekend. The film earned 990 million yen (about US$6.05 million) on its opening day. Thefilm sold 1,508,500 tickets and earned 2,240,333,500 yen (about US$13.70 million) in its first three days.
The film is based on the manga's arc posted on X (formerly Twitter) from March to November 2023, nicknamed the "Siren Arc" or "Island Arc."
The film's story begins with Chiikawa and Hachiware relaxing, when a rabbit with a flyer on its face suddenly appears. Hachiware looks at the flyer, which reads, "Invitation to a special island." Luredby tempting promises including great rewards for simple hunts on the island and essentially free sweet and spicy dishes such as limited-edition island ramen and sweets, Chiikawa and friends decide to go to the island. Suspicious with the flyer, Rakko goes with them tothe island. What awaits them when they arrive on the island?
Nagano is credited for the original story and also wrote the film's script. Under Nagano's supervision, Kei Oikawa (Uma Musume Pretty Derby 3 seasons, Hinamatsuri, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax) directed the film at Cygames Pictures. QTORY inc. managed the production, and TOHO is distributing the film.
Makoto Tanaka, who voices Hachiware, performs the opening theme song "Kutsuzure" (Shoe Sore). Series creator Nagano wrote the lyrics.
Momoka Terasawa and SayumiSuzushiro voice Hitoha and Futaba, respectively, the two islanders that Chiikawa and friends encounter.
Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon (Crayon Shin-chan The Movie Super Strange! My Yōkai Monster Vacation), the 33rd 2D anime film inthe Crayon Shin-chan series, dropped from #3 to #6 in its second weekend. The film earned288,991,400 yen (about US$1.81 million) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 1,173,580,950 yen (about US$7.35 million).
The film ranked at #3 in its opening weekend. The film sold 441,000 tickets and earned 539,371,500 yen (about US$3.41 million) in its first three days.
The film opened in Japan on July 31.
Sairi Itō stars in the film as Yako, a nine-tailed fox yōkai. Sakamoto of thecomedy duo Mayurika plays the Squid Yōkai, first base player of the Edomae Sushies baseball team, which challenged Shin-chan and his friends to a baseball game.
Othercast members include Yumiko Kobayashi, Miki Narahashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa, and Satomi Koorogi.
Masaki Watanabe (Battle Spirits: Heroes, Sakamoto Days) directed the film. Yoshiko Nakamura (Re: ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- franchise, PriPara) penned the script. Shinei Animation, TV Asahi, ADK Emotions, and Futabasha produced the film, andTOHO is distributing. Singer TOMOO performs the film's theme song "Otona ni Nattara" (When I Become an Adult).
Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen (Decisive Battle of the Soul), the fifth live-action film based on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga, dropped from #5 to #7 in its fourth weekend. The film earned 309,459,900 yen (about US$1.94 million) over the weekend. The film has now sold a total of 3.18 million, and made a cumulative total of 4,920,141,100 yen (about US$30.85 million).
The film sold993,000 tickets and earned 1,584,148,300 yen (about US$9.67 million) in its first three days. Counting the Marine Day holiday on July 20, the film sold 1,315,000 tickets and earned2.064 billion yen (about US$12.59 million) in its first four days.
The new film opened in Japan on July 17.
Yasuhisa Hara's historical manga centers around the slave boy Xin and his dream of becoming a great general for the state of Qin. Xin helps Ying Zheng, the young Qin king who shares his desire to unify China, rise to power within the state. Xin does all he can to become a superior commander of an army capable of defeating the Seven Warring States.
Shinsuke Satō (live-action Gantz, Death Note Light up the NEW world, Bleach) returned to direct. Tsutomu Kuroiwa (Black Butler, Golden Kamuy) wrote the screenplay with Hara. Yutaka Yamada (Bleach, Golden Kamuy -The Hunt ofPrisoners in Hokkaido-) composed the music.
The first live-action film opened in Japan in April 2019, and eventually earned a cumulative total of 5.73 billion yen (about US$53.2 million). Funimation screened the film at Anime Expo in July 2019, and screened the film in theaters in the United States and Canada in August 2019. The second film Kingdom II: Harukanaru Daichi e (To Distant Lands) opened in Japan in July 2022, and earned 5.16 billion yen (about US$37.8 million), making it the highest-earning Japanese live-action film in Japan in 2022.
The third film opened in Japan in July 2023 and ranked at #1 in its opening weekend. The film had the best opening weekend among the first three Kingdom films. The fourth film opened on July 12, 2024. Netflix began streaming the fourth film in January 2025.
The live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUE LOCK soccer manga ranked at #8 in its opening weekend. The film earned 277,648,800 yen (about US$1.74 million) in its first three days.
The filmopened in Japan on August 7. The film will screen in MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema startingon August 21.
Yūsuke Taki directed the film, and Tetsuo Kamata wrote the screenplay. Shinzō Matsuhashi served as a producer. CREDEUS (live-action Golden Kamuy film) produced the film, and TOHO is distributing.
Kaneshiro and Nomura launched themanga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in August 2018. Kodansha will publish the manga's 40th compiled book volume on August 17. The manga won the Best Shōnen Manga award in Kodansha's 45th annual Manga Awards in 2021. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the mangain English digitally and is also releasing it in print.
The original manga inspired a television anime series that premiered in Japan in October 2022 on TV Asahi andits affiliates in the NUMAnimation programming block. The anime ran for 24 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired, and is also streaming an English dub.
BLUE LOCK vs. U-20 JAPAN, the second television anime season, debuted in October 2024, and aired for 14 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.
The anime is getting a third season, adapting the "Shin Eiyū Taisen" (New Hero Wars) story.
The spinoff inspired an anime film that premiered in Japan in April 2024. The film sold 337,000 tickets to earn 463 million yen (about US$2.99 million) in its first three days, and ranked at #2 in the Japanese box office in its opening weekend. The film opened in North America in June 2024. Crunchyroll is streaming thefilm with subtitles and with several dubs.