It has been announced that illustration cards with original scripts (3 types in total) will be distributed from January 17th as a giveaway to attendees of the 5th installment of the new animated film version of the popular anime series "Nintama Rantaro" - " Nintama Rantaro the Movie: Dokutake Ninja Corps Strongest Strategist" (directed by Fujimori Masaya). The back of the illustrations, which were newly drawn by the staff, has the script for the sequel written on it, and you can enjoy three stories: "Fifth Graders' Reflection Meeting Part 1", "Fifth Graders' Reflection Meeting Part 2", and "The Yamada Family's Rest". In the illustration for "Fifth Graders' Reflection Meeting Part 1", the sixth graders Ushioe Bunjiro, Nakazaike Choji, Nanamatsu Kohei, and Shokumin Rusaburo are drawn behind the fifth graders Fuwa Raizo and Hachiya Saburo.
"Dokutake Ninja Corps Strongest Strategist" is the first animated film of "Nintama Rantaro Nintama Rantaro Dan" was released in 2011. It is the first film adaptation of the novel "Novel: Failed Ninja Rantaro: Dokutake Ninja Corps Strongest Strategist" from Amako's original manga "Failed Ninja Rantaro". After being challenged to a duel by Tasogaredoki ninja, Morozumi Sonnamon, Doi-sensei goes missing. While Yamada-sensei and the sixth graders of the Ninjutsu Academy search for Doi-sensei, a white darkness creeps into the school... This is the story.
It was released on December 20, 2024, and has been a hit, grossing over 1 billion yen, breaking the record for the "Nintama Rantaro" movie series.