The new theatrical anime film "Sgt. Frog," based on the popular manga by Mine Yoshizaki, titled "Sgt. Frog Revives and Immediately Faces the Crisis of Earth's Destruction!", was released on June 26th and has already grossed 150 million yen and attracted over 100,000 viewers in just three days. It ranked 4th in the weekend box office rankings (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha) for the period of June 26th to 28th, getting off to a good start.
As the second round of admission特典 (special gifts for attendees), it was also announced that postcards featuring collaborative illustrations drawn by Yoshizaki, the original author of "Sgt. Frog," and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the character designer of "Mobile Suit Gundam," will be distributed starting July 3rd. There are four different illustrations in total, and they will be distributed randomly.
While "Sgt. Frog" has featured parody scenes of "Mobile Suit Gundam," the fact that it has now officially collaborated with "Mobile Suit Gundam" for the first time is generating a lot of buzz. This marks the first official collaboration in approximately 22 years since the TV anime began airing in April 2004.
"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 five theatrical anime films, among other media.
The new animated film is 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, is directing, and Satoshi Koike, who also worked on the TV series, is in charge of character design. BN Pictures is producing the film. This is the first animated film in the "Sgt. Frog" series to be released in theaters in approximately 16 years, since "Sgt. Sgt. Frog the Movie: The Birth of the Ultimate Keroro - The Miracle Space-Time Island!!" which was released in 2010. It was released on June 26th.
