A new theatrical anime film based on the popular manga by Mine Yoshizaki, "Sgt. Frog : The Movie - Revival and Immediate Earth-Ending Crisis!", will be released on June 26th. It has also been announced that original characters Arle and Deruru will appear in the new film, and their visuals have been released. Yoshizaki designed the characters, and they are said to be Keronian siblings who hold an important key to the story. This will be the first theatrical anime film in the series in approximately 16 years, since "Sgt . Sgt. Frog : The Movie - Birth of the Ultimate Keroro - Miracle Space-Time Island!!" was released in 2010.
The new theatrical anime film will be directed and written by Yuichi Fukuda, known for the drama series "Yusha Yoshihiko" and the film series "Gintama." Fumitoshi Oizaki, who was in charge of character design for the TV series, will direct the film, and Satoshi Koike, who also worked on the TV series, will be in charge of character design. BN Pictures will produce the animation.
"Sgt. Frog. Frog" is a gag manga depicting the daily life of Keroro, an alien based on a frog who aims to invade Earth, as he spends time at the home of a young Earth boy named Fuyuki. The one-shot "Sgt. Frog" was published in "Bessatsu Newtype" (KADOKAWA) in 1998, and the serialization began in "Monthly Shonen Ace" (also KADOKAWA) in 1999. The TV anime aired from April 2004 to March 2011 for about seven years, and the series has been adapted into a wide range of media, including five theatrical anime films.
