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Film featuring multiverse storyline opens in Japan on April 18




On Sunday, Rakuten unveiled another preview of the upcoming Me & Roboco anime movie. This video showcases the theme song "Lolilokkyun Robo❤" by ano.

For movie enthusiasts, the initial gift related to the movie would be a manga volume zero, illustrated by Miyazaki.

The film has been delayed from winter 2024 to April 18 to improve the film's quality.

The film's staff had revealed in December that the film's story will have a "multiverse" storyline.

The multiverse cast includes:

Roboco from "a straightforward battle world line" is voiced by Mayumi Tanaka.
In the world of Showa-era gag manga, Masako Nozawa portrays the character of Roboco. This character is inspired by comedy manga from the mid-20th century.
- Sumire Uesaka as Roboco "from a romantic comedy worldline"
- Shigeru Chiba ( Fist of the North Star 's narrator) as Roboco "from a classic sci-fi action worldline" where the war between humans and robots has caused the destruction of the world
- Shun Matsuo will continue to play the "normal" Roboco


Dai Kanbu is portrayed by Shōhei Osada, who is also known for his work as Chocolate Planet with Roboco's voice actor Shun Matsuo.

In December 2022, TV Tokyo and its associated channels broadcasted the TV anime adaptation of Shūhei Miyazaki's manga series "Me & Roboco" (Boku to Roboko). Each episode was five minutes long. Crunchyroll started streaming the TV anime in July 2023.

Akitarō Daichi (2001 Fruits Basket , Ninja Girl & Samurai Master , Kodocha ) is returning from the earlier television anime to direct the film at Studio Gallop . ano will perform the film's theme song "Lolilokkyun Robo❤."

Both Shueisha and Viz Media release manga in English digitally at the same time as their Japanese release. Additionally, Viz Media started publishing manga in compiled volumes digitally in October 2021, providing a summary of the story.

In a world where most families own a cute maid robot, average elementary kid Bondo hopes for one of his own. But the wacky robot who shows up is anything but average!

Miyazaki launched ( link ) the manga in Shueisha 's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in July 2020.


Sources: Rakuten Content Central Anime's YouTube channel ( link ) , Comic Natalie ( link )