{"id":148113,"date":"2026-02-22T22:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T06:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=148113"},"modified":"2026-02-25T02:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:34:17","slug":"cosmic-princess-kaguya-expands-theatrical-screening-plan-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/02\/22\/cosmic-princess-kaguya-expands-theatrical-screening-plan-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosmic Princess Kaguya!\u00a0Expands Theatrical Screening Plan in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Cosmic Princess Kaguya!<\/em>&#8216;s one week-only <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/02\/05\/cosmic-princess-kaguya-to-screen-in-some-japanese-theaters-for-1-week\/\">Japanese theatrical release<\/a>, which began on February 20, is scrapping the &#8220;one week&#8221; part after reaching sell-out status.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The anime film&#8217;s theatrical release period will now go beyond February 27, and screenings from that date onwards will include the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/01\/31\/cosmic-princess-kaguya-gets-after-story-music-video\/\">ray Cho Kaguya-hime! Version<\/a>&#8221; (&#8220;ray Cosmic Princess Kaguya!&#8221; Version&#8221;) music video that was released on January 31. The video contains bespoke animated footage, with some taking place after the main story.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">.\u02da\u22b9\uff0f<br> \u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%E9%A4%A8%E3%81%A7%E8%B6%85%E3%81%8B%E3%81%90%E3%82%84%E5%A7%AB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u6620\u753b\u9928\u3067\u8d85\u304b\u3050\u3084\u59eb<\/a><br>\u3000\u3297\ufe0f\u6e80\u54e1\u5fa1\u793c\u3297\ufe0f\u65b0\u60c5\u5831\u89e3\u7981\uff01<br>.\u02da\u22b9\uff3c<br><br>\u2727 \u5287\u5834\u4e0a\u6620 \u5ef6\u9577\u6c7a\u5b9a<br>\u2727 2\/27(\u91d1)\uff5e\u4e00\u90e8\u4e0a\u6620\u5287\u5834\u8ffd\u52a0\u6c7a\u5b9a<br>\u2727 2\/27(\u91d1)\uff5e\u672c\u7de8\u5f8c\u306b\u300cray \u8d85\u304b\u3050\u3084\u59eb\uff01Veision\u300dMV\u306e\u4e0a\u6620\u304c\u6c7a\u5b9a<br>\u3000\u203b\u30b9\u30c6\u30ec\u30aa\u97f3\u6e90\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u5f15\u304d\u7d9a\u304d\u3001\u3088\u308a\u591a\u304f\u306e\u6a5f\u4f1a\u3092\u3054\u63d0\u4f9b\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3046\u5404\u6240\u3068\u5354\u8b70\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9q97rGy8ZF\">pic.twitter.com\/9q97rGy8ZF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u300e\u8d85\u304b\u3050\u3084\u59eb\uff01\u300f\u516c\u5f0f (@Cho_KaguyaHime) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cho_KaguyaHime\/status\/2025767570897285327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 23, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">It was also announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cho_KaguyaHime\/status\/2025767679148413120\">eight more screening locations<\/a>, among them Aeon Cinema Ibaraki, Aeon Cinema Takasaki, and T Joy Kitakyushu, will be added.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The news comes not long after the reveal of a planned <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/02\/22\/cosmic-princess-kaguya-to-have-virtual-appreciation-event-in-vrchat\/\">virtual appreciation event<\/a> that will take place in <em>VRChat<\/em>. The event, dubbed Tsukuyomi Kanshasai (Tsukuyomi Appreciation Event), had a successful crowdfunding campaign and is scheduled to be held in mid-2026.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Cosmic Princess Kaguya!&nbsp;<\/em>is a near future-set&nbsp;retelling of&nbsp;<em>The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter<\/em> that features yuri and aspects inspired by modern entertainment culture. The movie premiered on January 22 on Netflix, where it placed in the <span style=\"color: revert;font-weight: revert\">Global Top 10 Non-English Movies for three weeks. <em>Cosmic Princess Kaguya! <\/em>has been the second most popular film on Netflix Japan for three weeks in a row (from January 26 to February 15.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The synopsis reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Tsukuyomi is a virtual realm where hopes and dreams come together. Iroha Sakayori, a 17-year-old high school student in Tokyo, leads an extremely busy life trying to balance part-time work and academics. She finds peace by watching a popular streamer named Yachiyo Runami, who is the administrator of an online virtual space called Tsukuyomi. Iroha frequents Tsukuyomi, where people can live different lives and freely pursue their creativity, and she passes the time by supporting Yachiyo and playing battle game to earn a little extra money.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>On her way home one day, Iroha finds a telephone pole shining with iridescent hues. To her surprise, an adorable baby emerges from the pole. Unable to abandon it, Iroha takes the infant home and watches her rapidly grow into a girl her own age.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>\u201cAre you Princess Kaguya?\u201d The grown-up Kaguya develops a self-indulgent personality. At Kaguya\u2019s fervent request, Iroha helps her start streaming in Tsukuyomi. With Iroha as producer and songwriter and Kaguya as streamer and singer, the two grow steadily closer. Little do they know that ominous forces lie in wait, eager to take Kaguya back to the moon.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>This is the tale of Princess Kaguya as never seen before.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Cosmic Princess Kaguya!<\/em>&nbsp;also available has a manga and a light novel, with both debuting in January and being published by KADOKAWA. There are also a number of music videos aside from &#8220;ray Cho Kaguya-hime! Version.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The movie is the feature directorial debut of&nbsp;<strong>Shingo Yamashita<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Pok\u00e9toon<\/em> chief director; opening storyboard artist and director for&nbsp;<em>Chainsaw Man<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Jujutsu Kaisen<\/em> Season 1, and more).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Staff<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;Director: Shingo Yamashita&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Tsukuyomi character designer: illustrator<strong>&nbsp;hechima<br><\/strong>\u2022 Real world character designer:&nbsp;<strong>Akihiro Nagae<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Drifting Home<\/em>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Scriptwriter:&nbsp;<strong>Saeri Natsuo<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Sono Toki, Kanojo wa.<\/em>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Scriptwriter: Shingo Yamashita&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Live performance director:&nbsp;<strong>Naoya Nakayama<\/strong>&nbsp;(storyboard artist and unit director for YOASOBI\u2019s \u201cIdol\u201d music video, OSHI NO KO Season 1 and 2)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Background art director:&nbsp;<strong>Taichi Shishido<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Color designer:&nbsp;<strong>Izumi Hirose<br><\/strong>\u2022 Tsukuyomi concept designer: illustrator&nbsp;<strong>Higashi Mizutamari<br><\/strong>\u2022 Tsukuyomi concept designer: illustrator&nbsp;<strong>Fujimoto Gold<\/strong>&nbsp;from Gokinjo<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Real world concept designer:&nbsp;<strong>Hitomi Kariya&nbsp;<br><\/strong>\u2022 Compositing director: Folium\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>Daisuke Chiba<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Stardust Telepath<\/em>&nbsp;and Amane Kanata\u2019s \u201cOracle\u201d music video compositing director)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 CG director: Stimulus Image\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>Masaya Machida<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Overtake!<\/em>&nbsp;co-CG director)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Music composer:&nbsp;<strong>Conisch<br><\/strong>\u2022 Animation production:&nbsp;<strong>Studio Colorido<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Studio Chromato<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Yuko Natsuyoshi<\/strong>&nbsp;as Kaguya<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Anna Nagase<\/strong>&nbsp;as Iroha Sakayori<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Saori Hayami<\/strong>&nbsp;as Yachiyo Runami<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"main-article row\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content col-sm-11\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-1tl8opc\">@Cho_KaguyaHime<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cosmic Princess Kaguya!&#8216;s one week-only Japanese theatrical release, which began on February 20, is scrapping the &#8220;one week&#8221; part after reaching sell-out status. 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