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Chō Kaguya-hime!

Choukaguya-hime! is in a revival run that restarts September 18 with Ultra 4DX and other premium formats, having passed 2.7 billion yen at the box office. A spinoff manga, Cho Kaguya Meshi, began web serialization on September 11.

Synthesized from 2 Yomimono stories · updated 1d ago

The anime film Choukaguya-hime! has extended its theatrical life. After a run of about four months that passed 2.7 billion yen, the revival restarts Friday, September 18 with new premium formats, including Ultra 4DX, which combines 4DX motion seats with the three-screen ScreenX projection system. The author visited the final adjustment site and watched an advance Ultra 4DX screening while staff, including Twin Engine, finished the master.

Separately, Twin Engine announced on September 11 that Cho Kaguya Meshi, the first official spinoff of the film, began serialization on the web manga label Bibibi Comic. Episode 1, subtitled Yoake no Nami Tsuyudaku Gyoku, follows Kaguya and Sakayori Iroha. The first meal Kaguya eats after regaining her sense of taste is gyudon.

Key facts

Revival run restart date
September 18 ↗
Premium format added
Ultra 4DX, fusing 4DX motion seats with ScreenX three-screen projection ↗
Box office total
Passed 2.7 billion yen ↗
Original theatrical run length
About four months ↗
Spinoff title
Cho Kaguya Meshi ↗
Spinoff serialization start
September 11, on Bibibi Comic ↗
Spinoff episode 1 subtitle
Yoake no Nami Tsuyudaku Gyoku ↗
Spinoff characters
Kaguya and Sakayori Iroha ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Announced
second set of scene photo postcards as sixth visitor bonus, tied to the "ray" music video intro, given to ticket holders from October 23 through October 29, with 4DX, SCREENX, and ULTRA 4DX screenings eligible · 2026-10-20
Announced
second-run screenings start November 6, and a one-week 4DX and ULTRA 4DX encore runs through November 12 · 2026-10-20
Announced
will appear with sound producer TAKU INOUE as 'TAKU INOUE × Cho Kaguya-hime!' on December 29 at Makuhari Messe (COUNTDOWN JAPAN 26/27) · 2026-10-14
Release
movie · revival run began September 18, ends November 5 · 2026-10-20
Release
movie · January · Netflix Japan · 2026-10-18
Release
movie · February, one week planned · 19 theaters · 2026-10-18
Release
movie · September 18 special-format revival · 2026-10-18
Release
movie · January 22, 2026 · JP · 2026-10-13
Release
movie · 2026-01-22 · Netflix · 2026-07-26
Release
movie · 2026-09-18 · Japan · 2026-07-26
Licensed by
Netflix (unspecified) · 2026-10-20
Licensed by
Netflix (JP) · 2026-10-13
Noted
TSUTAYA DISCAS offers the film as a DVD home-delivery rental. · 2026-10-13
Noted
Chō Kaguya Hime! revival screening, which begins September 18. · 2026-09-04
Noted
The revival adds six viewing formats, including ULTRA 4DX which combines SCREENX and 4DX, and the explainer video targets fans who cannot tell MX4D and 4DX apart, with SCREENX preview images shown for the first time. · 2026-09-04
Noted
The metal charms replicate weapons from the virtual game Shinsen-KASSEN-, including Kaguya's rocket-launcher hammer and Ayaha's shoulder keyboard. · 2026-08-28

Connections

Music by
oshi no ko
Produces of
taku inoue

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All coverage

6d ago

Cho Kaguya-hime Talk Show Looks Back at a Four-Month One-Week Run

At Machi Asobi vol.31 in Tokushima on October 17, Anna Nagase and Studio Colorido animation producer Kazuma Momohara discussed Cho Kaguya-hime!. The Netflix film topped Netflix Japan's daily movie top 10 the day after its January debut, then opened in 19 theaters for a planned week in February and ran four months, ending in June. A special-format revival began September 18.

Oct 13

Cho Kaguya-hime! Streaming Stays With Netflix As Rental Shops Stay Out Of Reach

Cho Kaguya-hime!, the Netflix animated film directed by Kiyotaka Yamashita, is streaming only on Netflix, where it began streaming on January 22, 2026. None of the major Japanese services surveyed, including DMM TV, U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video, Lemino, d Anime Store, Hulu, Disney+, ABEMA, FOD, TELASA and TVer, carry it. TSUTAYA DISCAS offers the film as a DVD home-delivery rental.

Sep 14

Choukaguya-hime! Adds Ultra 4DX To Its Revival Run Starting September 18

The revival run of Choukaguya-hime! restarts Friday, September 18 with new premium formats, including Ultra 4DX, which fuses 4DX motion seats with the three-screen ScreenX projection system. The film ran about four months in theaters and passed 2.7 billion yen at the box office. The author visited the final adjustment site and watched an advance Ultra 4DX screening while staff, including Twin Engine, finished the master.

Sep 10

Cho Kaguya Meshi Spinoff Starts Web Serialization With Episode 1

Twin Engine announced on September 11 that Cho Kaguya Meshi, the first official spinoff of the anime film Cho Kaguya-hime, has begun serialization on the web manga label Bibibi Comic. Episode 1, subtitled Yoake no Nami Tsuyudaku Gyoku, follows Kaguya and Sakayori Iroha, and the first meal Kaguya eats after regaining her sense of taste is gyudon.