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Official US Trailer for ‘cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood’ Anime Film
“You have to make decisions for yourselves.” GKids has debuted the official trailers for the Japanese anime movie titled cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood, an adaptation of the manga series of the same name. This is getting a real theatrical release in the US in September thanks to GKids after first debuting on TV in Japan. San & Mayu are drafted into the war effort with their classmates as nurses during the final months of the Pacific War. They escape only to face the harsh environment of a tropical paradise that has become a hellish battlefield. A story based on the real life group called the Himeyuri students. Based on the manga by Machiko Kyo, cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood is the debut feature from Yukimitsu Ina and animation studio SASAYURI, founded by former Studio Ghibli animator Hitomi Tateno. The project brings together legendary veteran animators like Akihiko Yamashita & Shinji Otsuka, from Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke and The Boy and the Heron, with a new, young generation of talent. Featuring a stirring score from kensuke ushio (A Silent Voice, Chainsaw Man), the film is a devastating yet beautiful plea for peace. It’s getting an English dub release for kids in addition to the original Japanese voice cast (both trailers below). Take a look.
Here’s the official US trailers for Yukimitsu Ina’s film cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood
Based on a true story. San and Mayu attend an all-girls school on a warm and tranquil island. When war reaches their shores, they are ordered to help nurse the wounded in a military hospital hidden away in a cave. Amidst escalating death and brutality, the friends struggle to find solace in their fragile lives.cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood, also known as cocoon〜ある夏の少女たちより〜 in Japanese, is directed by the Japanese animation filmmaker Yukimitsu Ina, animator on the Tatooine Rhapsody episode of Star Wars: Visions and also the “Garden of Remembrance” series. The screenplay is written by Yukimitsu Ina & Taku Kishimoto. Based on the original manga series created by Machiko Kyō and first published from 2009-2010. Produced by Hitomi Tateno. Made by the animation studio SASAYURI along with NHK Enterprises. This TV movie first premiered on NHK in Japan in March 2025 last year. GKids debuts this cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood film in select US theaters starting September 4th, 2026. For more info, visit their official site.
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