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Following the previous three chapters, the fourth chapter of the Princess Principal Crown Handler film series opened in 48 theaters in Japan on May 23. Two days later, Emotion Label's official YouTube channel started streaming the first seven minutes of the latest chapter. Princess Principal Crown Handler Chapter 4 First 7 Minutes Princess Principal , the original TV series co-produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas aired for 12 episodes from July to September 2016. The anime franchise announced the six-chapter sequel film project in April 2018. The first chapter released in Japan on February 11, 2021, followed by the second chapter on September 23, 2021 and the third chapter on April 7, 2023. The synopsis of the fourth chapter reads: After Princess Mary's failed attempt to defect, Team White Pigeon is captured by the Royal Home Guard. Upon learning that the girls were spies for the Republic, the Duke of Normandy ordered them to become double agents for the Kingdom and the Republic.

Lucasfilm has announced that Star Wars: Visions will return to Disney+ on October 29 with a third volume. The new collection will include nine episodes and follow up on three shorts from the series’ first season: “The Duel,” “The Village Bride,” and “The Ninth Jedi.”

The announcement was made during a panel at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo. Executive producer James Waugh confirmed that the new entries will continue stories introduced in Volume 1. Takanobu Mizuno will direct “The Duel: Payback” for Kamikaze Douga. Hitoshi Haga of Kinema Citrus will return for “The Lost Ones,” tied to “The Village Bride.” Naoyoshi Shiotani of Production I.G. will direct “Child of Hope,” the next installment in “The Ninth Jedi” storyline.

Waugh also introduced Star Wars: Visions Presents, a new project label that will include longer-form work. The first title under this label will be a full-length anime series based on “The Ninth Jedi,...

He was just supposed to be passing by, but Ronin, the former Sith Lord character who appeared in the first season of the animated anthology Star Wars: Visions, will be returning in the third season of the Lucasfilm series which debuts on Disney+ on Oct. 29 this year.

The big reveal came at the Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo, in a panel dedicated to the hit show, where Visions executive producer James Waugh confirmed that three of the most popular storylines from the first season of the show — “The Duel,” “The Village Bride” and “The Ninth Jedi” — will be continuing in the upcoming third volume of episodes.

Waugh also revealed a “bold new direction” for Visions with the introduction of the Star Wars: Visions Presents banner, which he said would be giving filmmakers a chance to tell deeper and more longform stories without the constraints of the shorter runtime of the typical Visions episodes.

Bandai Namco Filmworks has revealed the key visual, trailer, and a release date for the fourth film in the Princess Principal: Crown Handler series. The film will premiere on May 23.

The third film in the six-part series came out in Japan in April 2023, while the first film debuted in February 2021. The release of the first movie was delayed due to Covid-19, originally set for April 2020.

The second film arrived in September 2021. Sentai Filmworks is handling the licensing of the entire film series.

The story of the first film centers on a spy ring, Team White Pigeon, who are sent to uncover a possible double agent in the royal family after an assassination attempt on the Queen. But with danger at every turn, trust becomes a luxury.

The films are being directed by Masaki Tachibana, who worked on Barakamon and .hack//Quantum. Noboru Kimura, who has worked on Gundam Build Divers and Solty Rei,...

A premiere date has been revealed for the fourth (of six) Princess Principal: Crown Handler anime films. The next entry is officially set to open in Japan on May 23, 2025, and you can see more of what's coming next in a new trailer and key visual below. Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie 4 Trailer Related: Watch First 12 Minutes of Princess Principal Crown Handler Film 3rd Chapter Prior to this, the third entry in the theatrical series premiered in April 2023. Masaki Tachibana directs, with Noboru Kimura on scripts and Yukie Akiya adapting Kohaku Kuroboshi's character designs for the Actas production. The original  Princess Principal  TV series co-produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas aired for 12 episodes from July to September 2016. The six-chapter sequel film project was announced in April 2018. Its first chapter was released in Japan on February 11, 2021, earning the then-equivalent of US$808,655 from its run. The second chapter followed on September 23, 2021, with...

And another promising series fresh from Taf 2009. Studio Bones’ Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 tells the story of a young girl that gets seperated from her family during a massive earthquake (8.0 on the richter magnitude scale) that hits Tokyo city. Judging from the first trailer from the Japanese website, the series will show the family’s life before and after the disaster. TM8 will start airing in late July, right after Eden of the East finishes. Masaki Tachibana, who’s been responsible for the storyboards on Fullmetal Alchemist, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Moribito will direct and helm the production.

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