Cosmic Princess Kaguya!

Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
Release poster
Kanji超かぐや姫！
Revised HepburnChō Kaguya-hime!
Directed byShingo Yamashita
Screenplay by
  • Saeri Natsuo
  • Shingo Yamashita
Starring
Edited byRyōta Kinami[1]
Music byConisch
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)
Running time
143 minutes[2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Japanese: 超かぐや姫！, Hepburn: Chō Kaguya-hime!) is an upcoming Japanese animated musical fantasy[3][2] film directed by Shingo Yamashita, in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Saeri Natsuo. A reimagining of the folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, it will be produced by Studio Colorido and Studio Chromato with character designs from Akihiro Nagae and Hechima. The film will feature music from Vocaloid producers Ryo of Supercell, Yuigot, Aqu3ra, HoneyWorks, 40mP, and Kz of Livetune. It is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on January 22, 2026.

Voice cast

Character Voice actor[4][1]
Kaguya (かぐや) Yūko Natsuyoshi
Iroha Sakayori (酒寄 彩葉, Sakayori Iroha) Anna Nagase
Yachiyo Runami (月見 ヤチヨ, Runami Yachiyo) Saori Hayami
Fushi Rie Kugimiya

Production

In April 2022, Studio Colorido signed a deal with Netflix to co-produce three feature-length anime films for the platform,[5] with the first two films being Drifting Home (2022) and My Oni Girl (2024).[6] In November 2025, Netflix announced that Shingo Yamashita will direct his first feature-length film, Cosmic Princess Kaguya![7] He had previously directed the opening sequences for several anime series, including the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man.[4] The film is a reimagining of the Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.[2] Yamashita co-wrote the screenplay with Saeri Natsuo.[1] Naoya Nakayama will direct the film's musical performances, and Masaya Machida will serve as CG director.[1]

Studio Chromato, where Yamashita serves as the representative director,[8] will produce the animation with Studio Colorido; the film is Studio Chromato's first production.[4][7] Akihiro Nagae, who worked on Drifting Home, will design the characters in the film's real world, and illustrator Hechima will handle the character designs in the Tsukuyomi world.[9][1] Yūko Natsuyoshi, Anna Nagase, and Saori Hayami were cast as the main characters Kaguya, Iroha Sakayori, and Yachiyo Runami.[4][7] In December 2025, Rie Kugimiya was added to the cast as the role of Fushi.[1]

Music

Conisch will compose the score.[1] Six Vocaloid producers will also provide songs for the film: "Ex-Otogibanashi" by Ryo of Supercell, "Remember" by Yuigot, "Hoshi Furu Umi" by Aqu3ra, "Watashi wa, Watashi no Koto ga Suki" by HoneyWorks, "Shunkan, Symphony" by 40mP, and "Reply" by Kz of Livetune.[10] "Ex-Otogibanashi" is performed by Hayami as Yachiyo Runami and serves as the film's theme song.[1] It is set to be released as a CD single on January 23, 2026, consisting of six tracks used in the film.[11] "CPK! Remix", a four-track CD single, is also set to be released on the same day. It contains remixes of the film's songs, performed by Nagi Yanagi and Hatsune Miku.[11]

Marketing

A teaser poster and trailer were released along with the film's announcement in November 2025. The trailer featured a remix of Ryo's 2008 Vocaloid song "World Is Mine", originally performed by Hatsune Miku. Hayami provided the vocals for the remix, titled "World Is Mine CPK! Remix", as her character Yachiyo Runami.[3][9] Three additional trailers featuring each main character were unveiled in the same month.[9] The film's main poster and trailer were released in December.[1] Cover versions of five Vocaloid songs, performed by Hayami and Natsuyoshi, were also published on the film's YouTube channel.[12]

Release

The film is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on January 22, 2026.[7] A commemorative screening will be held at the Grand Cinema Sunshine in Toshima on the same day.[13]

Other media

A manga adaptation by Tarō Yoneda will begin serialization with its first two chapters in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine on January 9, 2026; later chapters will be published in Comic Comp. The manga's first volume is set to be released on February 10, 2026.[11] A novelization by Naruto Kiriyama with illustrations by Asao Urata is set to be released by Kadokawa on January 30, 2026. Supervised by Yamashita, the novel will contain additional scenes not shown in the film.[11] An 80-page guidebook compiled by Newtype's editorial department, subtitled Happy End no Sono Saki e!, is also scheduled to be published on January 30.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 「超かぐや姫！」予告にryoとHoneyWorks書き下ろし楽曲 追加キャラは釘宮理恵. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Descends to Earth in January". Tudum (Press release). Netflix. November 5, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  3. ^ a b 『超かぐや姫!』来年1月配信 『竹取物語』×ボカロP融合の音楽アニメ!出演は夏吉ゆうこ、永瀬アンナ、早見沙織. Oricon (in Japanese). November 5, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d 山下清悟初の長編監督アニメ「超かぐや姫！」来年配信、ryoらボカロPが楽曲提供. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 5, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 26, 2022). "Studio Colorido Signs Multi-Year Deal With Netflix for 3 Anime Films". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  6. ^ Loo, Egan (March 15, 2024). "Studio Colorido Makes My Oni Girl Film for Netflix Streaming on May 24". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d Mateo, Alex (November 5, 2025). "Netflix Announces Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Anime Film by Director Shingo Yamashita". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 18, 2024). "Twin Engine Establishes 2 New Studios". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c Tan, Melvyn (November 9, 2025). "Cosmic Princess Kaguya!'s Character Trailers Are Full of Infectious Charm and "World is Mine"". Anime Trending. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  10. ^ オリジナル楽曲タイトル＆MVスケジュール一挙公開！. Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Official Website (in Japanese). December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d 夏吉ゆうこ＆早見沙織が新曲歌唱 『超かぐや姫！』メインビジュアル＆本予告公開. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  12. ^ 『超かぐや姫！』に登場するボカロ楽曲「歌ってみた」を原曲とともにご紹介！ 「ロンリーユニバース」や「ワールドイズマイン」などボカロの名曲を早見沙織さんらキャスト陣が歌唱！【随時更新】. Animate Times (in Japanese). December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  13. ^ 山下清悟監督作、Netflixアニメ「超かぐや姫！」配信記念上映会に20人を招待. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  14. ^ 超かぐや姫！ 公式ガイドブック ハッピーエンドのその先へ！. Newtype (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2025.
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