STUDIO 4℃ New Anime Movie ChaO Teaser Trailer, Visual Announces August 15 Release

The official website for STUDIO 4℃'s ( Poupelle of Chimney Town , Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko ) new original anime movie ChaO released a teaser trailer and visual today, announcing the movie will theatrically release August 15, 2025 in Japan. ChaO Teaser Trailer Teaser Visual The site also announced the film's two leading voice cast members — Ouji Suzuka as the human protagonist, Stefan, and Anna Yamada as ChaO, a princess from the mermaid kingdom. Suzuka has appeared in high-profile live-action series such as the TV drama silent and the Netflix drama Kimi ni Todoke . He is also an exclusive model for Japanese men's fashion magazine MEN'S NON-NO. He previously voiced the protagonist character Kaoru Touno in the 2022 anime film The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes . Yamada is known as the main heroine Asirpa in the Golden Kamuy live-action series. While she made a guest voice appearance in the 2012 film Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker in the past, this is the first time she has voiced a main character in an anime feature film. RELATED: STUDIO4℃ Announces ChaO Anime Theatrical Film for Summer 2025 Yasuhiro Aoki ( Psycho-Pass - The Movie character designer) directs the film at STUDIO4℃. Hirokazu Kojima ( The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie chief animation director) serves as character designer and chief animation director, while Hiroshi Takiguchi ( Weathering With You ) as art director. Toei will distribute the film in Japan. The synopsis of ChaO reads (translated): A future society where humans and mermaids coexist. Stefan, an office worker at a shipbuilding company, is one day suddenly proposed to by ChaO, a princess from the mermaid kingdom! Stefan, without knowing why, ends up living with ChaO!? Stefan is attracted to ChaO because of her pure and honest love—. What will happen to their love!? Source : "ChaO" anime movie official website / X (formerly Twitter) ©2025 “ChaO” Production Committee

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