The 4K remastered version of the latest film in the popular anime series "Soreike! Anpanman," "Soreike! Anpanman Chapon no Hero!", the 36th film in the series, is now available for rental on U-NEXT. U-NEXT also offers unlimited streaming of 4K remastered versions of all previous film series.
The latest film tells the story of Chapon, a boy who admires Anpanman and dreams of becoming a hero. Released in June this year, it was a hit, grossing over 500 million yen at the box office. Chapon, a mysterious boy who fell from the sky, meets Anpanman and his friends and begins to look up to Anpanman like an older brother. However, Baikinman, who knows the secret of Chapon's birth, appears and he learns a shocking truth. "I decide the meaning of my birth for myself!" Chapon declares, and together with Anpanman, he takes on Baikinman in order to bring smiles to everyone's faces. Actor Yu Aoi voices Chapon.
"Soreike! Anpanman" is based on a popular picture book by Takashi Yanase. The TV anime began in 1988, and the first movie was released the following year in March 1989. The previous film, "Go! Anpanman: Baikinman and the Picture Book of Lulun," released in 2024, grossed over 730 million yen, making it the biggest hit in the "Anpanman Movie" series.
