The official X Account of Crayon Shin-chan has revealed that this franchise’s 33rd 2D film or 34th Overall film will be set in Akita prefecture. The title of this film is shown as “Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Kiki Kaikai! Ora no Yokai Vacation” (English Title: Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Strange and Mysterious! My Yokai Vacation). This movie is set to release in Japanese Theatres in Summer 2026. The official X account of this anime and the official Youtube channel of this anime shared the announcement trailer and key visual:
This new film is set in “Yokai Land.” The Nohara family travels to Hiroshi’s hometown, Akita, to watch the Omagari Fireworks Festival, a summer tradition in the prefecture. An incident leads them to Yokai Land, where they embark on an unpredictable adventure with the monsters in this mysterious world.
The main staff announced for this film includes:
Director: Masaki Watanabe
Screenplay: Yoshiko Nakamura
The comments have been revealed by the staff members and Yumiko Kobayashi, the voice actress of Shin-chan:
“Crayon Shin-chan the Movie” is one of Japan’s most iconic animated films.
Masaki Watanabe
I feel both the pressure and the deep emotion of taking over as director.
This time, the story is set in the Land of Yokai, where Japan’s original landscape remains, and Shin-chan, who has turned into a Tengu, plays a major role!
The Nohara family encounters various yokai, and as always, chaotic and exciting developments await.
I hope you will come to the theater to see the Nohara family’s great summer adventure!
I feel that we live in an age where many things change in the blink of an eye compared to when I was a child.
Yoshiko Nakamura
“Some things were better in the old days. But the same is true now. And I’m sure things will continue to be the same in the future…” With
this wish in mind, I was nervous as I wrote the script for “Crayon Shin-chan the Movie” for the first time.
I hope that everyone will enjoy this mysterious adventure together with Shin-chan!
The upcoming Crayon Shin-chan movie is about some kind of ghost?
Yumiko Kobayashi
That’s right…!!
It’s a never-before-seen combination of ghosts and Shin-chan! Set in Dad’s hometown of Akita, all kinds of ghosts that everyone knows go on a rampage alongside Shin-chan!!
What a strange and mysterious story unfolds between the ghosts and Shin-chan!!
I can’t wait until I can spend a mysterious and fun summer with Shinnosuke!!
Please look forward to it!!
The newly revealed super teaser video and visual depict Shin-chan gazing up at a night sky filled with fireworks, letting out an amazed “Ooh!” Hidden among the vividly colored fireworks are silhouettes of yokai. The catchphrase in the key visual translates: A fun and mysterious encounter
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About Crayon Shin-chan
Crayon Shin-chan (Japanese name: Kureyon Shin-chan), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshito Usui. It made its first appearance in 1990 in a Japanese weekly magazine called Weekly Manga Action, which was published by Futabasha. Due to the sudden death of author Yoshito Usui, the manga in its original form ended on September 11, 2009. A new manga began in the summer of 2010 and was created by members of Usui’s team.
This manga later got an anime adaptation which began airing on TV Asahi in 1992 and is still ongoing on several television networks worldwide and has over 1000 episodes. The show has been dubbed in 30 languages which aired in 45 countries.
This anime franchise has a total of 33 movies and Movie 31 was the first ever 3DCG Shin-chan movie titled “ Crayon Shin-chan Movie 31: Chounouryoku Daikessen – Tobe Tobe Temakizushi”. Shin-Chan’s new 34th movie (also the 33rd 2D anime movie) “Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Kiki Kaikai! Ora no Yokai Vacation” (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Strange and Mysterious! My Yokai Vacation) is scheduled for Summer 2026.
Source: Official Website
