GKIDS has announced that THE LEGEND OF HEI 2 will arrive in North American theatres on September 5, 2025. The Chinese animated film originally premiered in China on July 18, 2025, and will also open in Southeast Asia on August 28 and in Japan on November 7. Screenings are also planned for Hong Kong, Macau, and South Korea at later dates.
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The movie is a sequel to the 2019 film THE LEGEND OF HEI, which served as a prequel to the long-running web animation series The Legend of Luo Xiaohei (2011–2021). That series spanned 40 episodes and three specials, and also inspired a graphic novel, a mobile game, and WeChat stickers.
Created by MTJJ, the new film is produced by animation studio Hanmu Chunhua (HMCH). In North America, the first THE LEGEND OF HEI film was previously released in 2021 on Blu-ray/DVD by Shout! Studios, including an English dub.
STORY:
When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei’s home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.
GKIDS describes the stroy THE LEGEND OF HEI 2 as follows:
When an attack shatters the fragile peace between the spirit world and humanity, Hei teams up with Luye, the last disciple of his Shifu Wuxian, to expose a conspiracy that threatens both realms – and the bond they’ve sworn to protect.
Source: GKIDS Official Website
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