Mamoru Hosoda is the subject of a major retrospective exhibition in Tokyo, with his films also featured in a McDonald's Japan summer campaign for the second consecutive year.
The largest-ever Mamoru Hosoda exhibition, 'Mamoru Hosoda: Origins/Exhibition,' opened June 20 at CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO, marking 20 years since his breakout film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. The show displays about 450 storyboards from that film, plus materials from Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and Hosoda's early work, including a student film screened for the first time in 44 years. An attached 'OZ cafe' themed cafe runs from June 20 to August 31, 2026, offering original dishes and drinks inspired by Summer Wars, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and Wolf Children. Exclusive collaboration items with 'niko and...' and a digital stamp rally tied to Hosoda's works have also been announced.
Separately, McDonald's Japan previewed new commercials for its annual summer Big Mac campaign, using scenes from Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, and Wolf Children. Figure skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara and Sakurazaka46 member Hikaru Morita appear in live-action segments. The ads revive the 1980s Coca-Cola jingle 'I feel Coke' and begin airing June 30. This marks the second consecutive year McDonald's Japan has paired anime nostalgia with its summer Big Mac push.
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McDonald's Japan previewed new commercials for its annual summer Big Mac campaign, using scenes from Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, and Wolf Children. Figure skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara and Sakurazaka46 member Hikaru Morita appear in live-action segments. The ads revive the 1980s Coca-Cola jingle "I feel Coke" and begin airing June 30.
The Hosoda Mamoru: Origins/Exhibition opens June 20 at CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO, marking 20 years since The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. The show displays about 450 storyboards from that film, plus materials from Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and Hosoda's early work, including a student film screened for the first time in 44 years.
The largest-ever Mamoru Hosoda exhibition, 'Mamoru Hosoda: Origins/Exhibition,' opens June 20 at CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO. Menu details for the attached 'OZ cafe,' exclusive 'niko and...' collaboration items, and a digital stamp rally tied to Hosoda's works have been announced.
The menu for the 'OZ cafe' themed cafe attached to the 'Mamoru Hosoda: The Origin/Exhibition' in Tokyo Kyobashi has been revealed. The cafe offers original dishes and drinks inspired by 'Summer Wars', 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time', and 'Wolf Children', running from June 20 to August 31, 2026.