The upcoming Peleliu -Rakuen no Guernica- anime film, set during the Battle of Peleliu in 1944, has received a main trailer and main visual.
It was also announced that Mone Kamishiraishi‘s “Kiseki no Yo na Koto” (previewed in the trailer) is the theme song.
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Peleliu -Rakuen no Guernica- is based on the Hakusensha-published manga by Kazuyoshi Takeda, which was serialized in Young Animal. The manga has been collected into 11 main volumes that were published between 2016 to 2021.
The movie will premiere in Japan on December 5 JST. 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the second World War.
Staff
• Director: Goro Kuji (Chained Soldier)
• Scriptwriter: Junji Nishimura (Vlad Love director, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan director and co-scriptwriter)
• Scriptwriter: Kazuyoshi Takeda
• Animation production: Shin-ei Animation and Fugaku
Cast
• Rihito Itagaki as Hitoshi Tamaru
• Tomoya Nakamura as Keisuke Yoshiki
