Odekake Kozame Anime Film Reveals Theme Song, More Cast in 2nd Trailer – News

The staff for Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi (Film Little Shark’s Outings: The City’s Friend), the new anime film of Penguin Box‘s Odekake Kozame (Little Shark’s Outings) manga, announced on Sunday Lozareena will perform the theme song “Where you come from” for the film. The staff also revealed a second trailer, new cast, and a new visual.

The new cast members include:

The single for Lozareena‘s song will go on sale on August 20. The below cover art features characters from the upcoming film.

The staff had revealed a fourth character visual for the film on July 10.

The film will open in Japan on August 22.

Kana Hanazawa returns as the titular young shark, Kozame-chan. The cast for the film also includes:

Chihiro Kumano (The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei) is directing the film at ENGI. Hiroaki Nagashima (Odekake Kozame anime’s series script) is writing the film’s script, Ayumi Takeuchi (My Happy Marriage key animation) is designing the characters, Kisuke Koizumi (My Happy Marriage) is the sound director, dugout is in charge of sound production, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Love Live! Superstar!!) is composing the music. Kadokawa is producing the film, and Kadokawa Animation is distributing.

The anime film centers on the titular character Kozame-chan’s trip to the city, when she sees a glittering poster of the city in front of the Yaocho’s train station. Dazed by a shark-shaped cloud, Kozame-chan boards the train and heads to the bright, noisy, crowded city, and starts a big adventure.

Penguin Box debuted the manga on X (formerly Twitter) in June 2021. The manga’s sixth compiled book volume shipped in Japan on December 24. The manga follows the nostalgic everyday adventures of a young shark.

The manga’s first anime adaptation debuted on YouTube in August 2023, and its 60th and final episode streamed in May 2024. The anime also aired on television. Hanazawa also wrote and performed the anime’s theme song “Yorimichi” (Detour).

Source: Press release

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