Cocoon Wartime Anime Streams English-Dubbed Trailer

GKIDS has released an English-dubbed trailer for the anime adaptation of Machiko Kyō's Cocoon manga. The anime will be screened in theaters in North America on September 4, with both Japanese audio and English subtitles, as well as an English dub.

The anime premiered in Japan on BS-NHK in March 2025, before airing on NHK General in August of the same year. It has since been screened at several film festivals, including the 30th annual Fantasia International Film Festival, which is screening the Canadian premiere.

The anime is set in a tropical southern island and follows the story of San and her best friend Mayu as they attend an all-girls school. As war breaks out in their country, the students of the school become embroiled in the war effort, and San and Mayu lose their friends one by one.

The Cocoon manga was first published in 2010, 65 years after the end of World War II. The anime adaptation was released in 2025, 80 years after the end of the war.

The anime features the voice talents of Hikari Mitsushima as Mayu and Marika Itō as San. It was directed by Yukimitsu Ina and produced by Sasayuri, with music composed by kensuke ushio.

The Cocoon manga itself has received several awards and accolades, including the 18th Annual Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in 2014. The manga also inspired a 28-minute short anime film, Pigtails, which won several awards, including the Platinum Remi Award in the Classic Cel Animation Category at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival in 2016.

## Anime Release Details

| Release | Date | Format | | --- | --- | --- | | North America | September 4 | Theaters | | Home Video | - | - |

## Key Cast and Crew

The anime features the voice talents of Hikari Mitsushima as Mayu and Marika Itō as San. It was directed by Yukimitsu Ina and produced by Sasayuri, with music composed by kensuke ushio.

## Awards and Accolades

The Cocoon manga has received several awards and accolades, including the 18th Annual Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in 2014. The manga also inspired a 28-minute short anime film, Pigtails, which won several awards, including the Platinum Remi Award in the Classic Cel Animation Category at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival in 2016.

## Background on the Cocoon Manga

The Cocoon manga was first published in 2010 by Machiko Kyō. It is set in a tropical southern island and follows the story of San and her best friend Mayu as they attend an all-girls school. As war breaks out in their country, the students of the school become embroiled in the war effort, and San and Mayu lose their friends one by one.

The manga was published in Shueisha's now-defunct Jump X (Jump Kai) magazine in 2013, and a compiled book volume was released in the same year. The manga has also inspired a 28-minute short anime film, Pigtails, which has won several awards.