The film about the friendship between “little dinosaur” Hiro will hit theaters in the summer of 2024
Crayon Shin-chan franchise staff revealed the anime’s 31st film on Saturday, titled Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Ora-tachi no Kyōryū Nikki (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: The Dinosaur Diary of we). The film will open in Japan in summer 2024.
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The film will tell about the friendship between Nobara’s family’s pet dog Shiro and a “little dinosaur”. Their connection helps the development of Shinnosuke and the Kusakabe Defense Team.
Shinobu Sasaki (director of many Duel Masters anime including Duel Masters (TV 2017), Duel Masters! (TV 2018) and Duel Masters!! (TV 2019)) is directing the film. Moral, who wrote the script for the television series Crayon Shin-chan, is writing the script.
Shin Jigen! Crayon Shin-chan The Movie, the first 3D CG animated film of the Crayon Shin-chan franchise, opened on August 4. The film is the highest-earning animated film in the Crayon Shin-chan franchise.
Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Mononoke Ninja Chinpūden, the 30th film in the Crayon Shin-chan franchise, opens in Japan in April 2022.
Source: Crayon Shin-chan movie franchise website, Comic Natalie