Shoji Kawamori‘s first original animated feature film, LABYRiNTH, is set to premiere in January 2026. A teaser visual and a special video have also been released with the announcement.
Teaser Trailer:
Teaser Visual:
STAFF:
Director: Shoji Kawamori
Original: Slow Curve, Vector Vision, Gaga, Fuji Television
Character Design: Risa Ebata
Script: Taichi Hashimoto
Animation Production: SANZIGEN
Shōji Kawamori, best known for the Macross and Aquarion series, is also serving as the theme project producer for the upcoming Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai. His latest work, LABYRiNTH, is a pop-tinged, slightly horror-infused isekai escape drama. The story draws on signature Kawamori elements music, science fiction, and love triangles while weaving in the modern-day necessity of a certain smartphone that plays a central role in the narrative.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
Shiori is an ordinary high school girl yearning for viral fame on social media. One day after a crack forms on her smartphone, her real-life self is replaced by her digital counterpart, “SHIORI,” who emerges from the smartphone world. Trapped in the smartphone world instead, Shiori is powerless and forced to watch as her counterfeit self energetically rises to stardom as a pop icon and influencer. With the help of Komori, a mysterious rabbit-man she meets in this digital wonderland, Shiori must navigate an eerie and surreal cyber labyrinth to get back to her reality.
Source: Comic Natalie
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