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The second main visual from *Chikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island* has been unveiled, featuring Chikawa and the islanders Hitoha and Futaba gazing at each other by the light of a campfire. The third and fourth rounds of theater-goer giveaways—which sold out quickly—and the sixth round, set to begin distribution on October 10, will be re-released later this year!
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As the fourth installment of the theater-goer giveaways for the movie “Super Princess Kaguya!,” an illustration board featuring the cover art for “Super Kaguya Meal!” will be distributed at participating theaters from October 9 to October 15, 2026. One board will be given to each person who watches the film, and since quantities are limited at each theater, the promotion will end when supplies run out.
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The “Final Movement: Sound! Euphonium” Special Thanks Book will be distributed as a gift to theatergoers during the fourth week of the second half of the theatrical anime “Final Movement: Sound! Euphonium” from October 2 to October 8, 2026. This special 24-page, full-color booklet—a collection of original illustrations created by volunteer staff members at Kyoto Animation—will be distributed in limited quantities.
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The sixth installment of the “Chikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island” movie giveaway has been announced. Starting October 10, 2026, for the first time in the series, each moviegoer will receive one randomly selected pair of charm mini-figures (2 varieties total), featuring three-dimensional renditions of some of the film’s most iconic scenes!
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The second installment of the in-theater giveaway for the live-action film *Look Back*, *Special Booklet Volume 1*, will be distributed starting Friday, September 18, 2026. It features a special conversation between Tatsuki Fujimoto and director Hirokazu Kore-eda, as well as a 41-page one-shot of *Metal Parade*, a story featured in the film!
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The fifth installment of the theater giveaway for *The Chikawa Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island*—the “Secret Book”—will be distributed in limited quantities starting Saturday, September 19, 2026. This deluxe 52-page booklet features an original essay manga by Nagano titled “Muchauma Diary” and a bonus manga at the end of the book titled “Ode and the Island”!
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A special gift for moviegoers of the film *Blue Lock*—a “double-sided illustration card featuring an original drawing by Yusuke Nomura”—will be distributed at theaters nationwide starting September 12, 2026. This promotion is being held to celebrate the film’s box office revenue exceeding 1.2 billion yen and the original manga series surpassing 65 million copies sold. A total of three different designs, each featuring a pair of characters such as Seiichi Kiyoshi and Maika Hachiraku, will be distributed at random.
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As the first in-theater giveaway for the live-action film *Look Back*, an A5 visual card featuring an original illustration by the original author, Tatsuki Fujimoto, will be distributed from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Thursday, September 17, 2026. This special illustration depicts Fujino and Kyomoto sitting side by side at their desks, drawing manga!
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The first round of theater-goer giveaways for *Gintama: The New Movie – The Great Yoshiwara Fire – * has been revealed, and it has been announced that they will consist of four different types of “Happy Upcoming Birthday, Gintoki!” color paper cards, newly illustrated by the animation directors of the *Gintama* anime series. These shikishi feature original illustrations celebrating Sakata Gintoki’s birthday on October 10. The *Ultra Blaze Edition* will be screened in theaters nationwide starting September 25, 2026.
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The fourth set of theater-goer giveaways for the blockbuster hit “Chikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island,” based on the original work by Nagano, has been unveiled. A total of four types of mini charm figures—featuring Shima Jiro, Hitoha, Futaba, and a siren—making their debut as theater-goer giveaways, will be distributed at random at theaters nationwide starting September 5, 2026!
