The anime film MILKY☆SUBWAY: The Galactic Limited Express: Local Train to the Theater will return to Japanese theaters on June 12 in MX4D, 4DX, and standard 2D formats. The new release will include an additional 2D animated scene created specifically for the 4D screenings.
The theatrical version first opened in Japan on February 6, 2026. The film is a re-edited compilation of the anime’s 12 episodes and features newly added content. During its first three days in theaters, the movie sold 109,500 tickets and earned 151,305,440 yen (about US$988,200).
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Director, Writer, Character Designer, Production: Yohei Kameyama
The original short anime MILKY☆SUBWAY: The Galactic Limited Express aired and streamed in July 2025. The anime premiered on the Tokyo MX channel and was simultaneously streamed on YouTube. Dubbed versions in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, French, Hindi, and Russian were also made available on YouTube.
The official English website describes the story as:
Super human Chiharu and cyborg Makina got arrested for breaking space traffic laws.
They’re stuck with a crew of misfits who got caught around the same time: Akane and Kanata, the super human pair; and Kurt and Max, the cyborg pals. Ryoko, the police officer, sentenced them to clean up the interplanetary train – the so-called “Milky☆Subway,” as their community service.
It should’ve been a simple job – until the train suddenly takes off into deep space! The crew scrambles in confusion as chaos unfolds onboard!
No purpose! No principle! No point!
A never-before-seen space-train spectacle, powered by nothing but pure momentum!
Source: Comic Natalie
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