It has been announced that a specially drawn A5 visual card will be given away as a gift to visitors in the fifth week of the release of the second chapter of the completely new movie version of the popular TV anime "Mononoke", "Mononoke the Mononoke Chapter 2: Fire Rat", from April 11th. The card features the medicine seller and Shingi embracing the fire rat, and is a piece that gives a sense of "salvation" as it captures a peaceful moment between the medicine seller, Shingi, and the fire rat after they have slayed and exorcised the Mononoke.
"Mononoke" is an anime produced by a reunion of staff from the popular episode "Bakeneko" of "Ayakashi", which was broadcast on Fuji TV's late-night anime slot "Noitamina" in 2006, and was broadcast in 2007. It depicts the supernatural tale of a medicine seller who appeared in "Bakeneko" facing off against a Mononoke.
"Mononoke the Movie" is set in the inner palace, where women's passions swirl, and follows a medicine seller as he pursues the true identity of the "Mononoke." There are three chapters in total, with the first, "Mononoke ," being released in July 2024, and the second, "Mononoke the Movie Chapter 2: Fire Rat," being released on March 14th. Nakamura Kenji, who worked on the TV series and the first movie, will be the general director of Chapter 2, and Suzuki will be the director. It has also been announced that the third chapter, "Mononoke the Movie Chapter 3: Snake God," will be released in spring 2026.
