Isamu is credited with new full-body and mini-character art for KADOKAWA's KAITO 20th anniversary lottery on Kujibikido, which opens October 22, 2026. Separately, Isamu Imakake's film 'Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World' has a U.S. digital release set for March 3.
Two stories name Isamu, and they point at different kinds of work. The most recent is merchandising: KADOKAWA's KAITO 20th anniversary lottery on Kujibikido, opening October 22, 2026 at noon, uses new full-body and mini-character art by Isamu and Haruaki Shiki. The prizes also include goods featuring Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, and MEIKO. Draws cost 770 yen, and sales end November 19.
The earlier story concerns a film. Isamu Imakake directed 'Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World,' which had a 250-screen theatrical run in Japan last year and is set for a U.S. digital debut on March 3. Freestyle Digital Media acquired the U.S. rights. The film was written and produced by Ryuho Okawa, with animation by HS Pictures Studios in Japan and 3D work overseen by VFX creative supervisor Yumiko Awaya. The English dub features Zach Aguilar and Ren Holly Liu.
The two stories do not establish whether the Isamu credited on the KAITO lottery art and the director Isamu Imakake are the same person. One names a single given name in an illustration credit; the other gives a full name in a directing credit. Coverage of Imakake centers on the film's release and its production credits. Coverage of the KAITO lottery centers on the sales window and the prize lineup. No story connects the two credits.
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An online lottery marking KAITO's 20th anniversary opens on Kujibikido, the lottery service run by KADOKAWA, on October 22, 2026 at noon. Prizes use new full-body and mini-character art by Isamu and Haruaki Shiki, plus goods with Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, and MEIKO. Draws cost 770 yen. Sales end November 19.
Isamu Imakake's feature film 'Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World' will debut on U.S. digital platforms on March 3, following a 250-screen theatrical run in Japan last year. Freestyle Digital Media acquired the U.S. rights. The film follows Ryusuke, a Tokyo junior high student who, after an accident at the Anabiki River, and his cousin Tomomi awaken in a spirit realm where they must discover their true purpose to return to the living world. The feature was written and produced by Ryuho Okawa, with a screenplay credited to the Dragon Heart - Adventures Beyond This World Scenario Project. Animation was handled by HS Pictures Studios in Japan, with 3D work overseen by VFX creative supervisor Yumiko Awaya. The English-language dub features Zach Aguilar and Ren Holly Liu. Imakake described the film as a spiritually driven fantasy aimed at younger audiences grappling with existential questions, drawing from Buddhist, Hindu, and other spiritual iconography.