During the 2025-2026 Programming Press Conference , Toei President and CEO Fumio Yoshimura ChaO film .
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The film is scheduled for release in the summer , between June and August 2025. The official profile for Studio 4°C's X released a promotional image to announce the release. Check it out below:
Therefore, Studio 4°C (Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen I) and producer Eiko Tanaka have been secretly developing the new animated film for the past 7 years. During the Conference, Tanaka stated that the artists drew the anime by hand and produced over 100,000 drawings .
ChaO Synopsis:
A future society where humans and mermaids coexist. Stephen, an office worker, is unexpectedly invited to marry ChaO, a princess from the mermaid kingdom! A 100% pure love story!
Yasuhiro Aoki (Kimagure Robot) is the director, Hirokazu Kojima (Deadman Wonderland) is the character designer and chief animation director, and Hiroshi Takiguchi (Ajin) is the art director.
About Toei's new projects
Yoshimura took the stage and gave a statement about Toei's future projects: "It's been three years since we began reforming under former president Osamu Tezuka, and we have an aggressive schedule [...] we will focus even more on anime in partnership with a wide range of production companies, not just Toei anime works, and deliver beloved stories to the whole world centered on Toei anime works that make you cry."
Sources: X Studio 4°C and Cinema Today.
