An anime film about J-pop group Strawberry Prince has been announced. The film will be released this summer, with teaser images and trailers released after the announcement. Studio Lidenfilms is animating.
Naoki Matsuura, who has directed anime titles such as Black Clover and Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2 and directed the anime series Liar Liar, will direct the film. Chika Suzumura (Burn The Witch, Kurage no Shokudo) wrote the script, Yumi Nakamura (Liar Liar, Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Raven of the Inner Palace) designed the characters, while Yoneda Takahiro (In/Spectre, Birdie Wing, Watamote) will serve as artistic director.
The group Strawberry Prince, currently managed by STPR Records, was formed in June 2016. The group consists of six members: Nanamori, Jel, Satomi, Colon, Rnu and Root. Former members include Kanna, Shiyun, Ketchup and Yuuku. Each member is represented by an illustrated character when appearing in the video.
Since their debut in 2016, Strawberry Prince has released four albums: Strawberry Love! (2019), Next Strawberry! (2020), Strawberry Prince (2020) and Here We Go!!. The group also released four EP collections titled Are You Ready? (2022), Strawberry Prince Lofi Remix (2022), Strawberry Prince Lofi Remix Vol.2 (2022) and recently Rainbow-Colored History (2023).
Some of the group's songs have been featured in various media. Their songs “Gingira Ginga” and “Dai Uchū Rendezvous” were used as the ending theme for the video game Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu and as the opening theme for 2019 Yo-kai Watch Jam anime – Yo-kai Y Academy: N-Type Close Encounters.
Source: Official websiteⒸ STPR Inc./Strawberry Prince Film Production Committee