
An animated musical fantasy feature
Written by Ross Locksley on 03 Dec 2025
Netflix have dropped a brand new trailer for the upcoming Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, an upcoming musical fantasy anime film directed by Shingo Yamashita (Chainsaw Man) in his directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Saeri Natsuo (Mondays: See You Next Week). The film arrives on January 22nd.
Trailer:
Synopsis:
A Japanese legend is reborn in the near-future when a high school girl finds a mysterious baby.
Iroha Sakayori is a busy high school student whose only escape is the popular online virtual world, Tsukuyomi. Here, people use clones to live out their dreams and pursue creative freedom. But Iroha's ordinary life in Tokyo is suddenly flipped upside down when she finds a baby emerging from a glowing utility pole.
The infant quickly grows into a girl her own age, forcing Iroha to face an unbelievable question: Is this girl the modern-day Princess Kaguya?
Watch as the legend of Kaguya-hime is told like never before in this near-future sci-fi fantasy.
Ross founded the UK Anime Network waaay back in 1995 and works in and around the anime world in his spare time. You can read his more personal articles on UKA's sister site, The Anime Independent.
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