New information has been disseminated on the new original sci-fi soul film of Shoji Kawamorione of the most important and influential mecha designers of the Japanese animation history, entitled Labyrinth (Meikyū no Shiori). The site published the trailer and the Key Visual of the film announced its debut in Japan scheduled for the month of January 2026.
Any day, a crack on the screen of his smartphone changes everything. Shiori Maezawa, a normal student, is dragged into a disturbing parallel version of Yokohama: deserted, silent, unreal. But the real nightmare begins when he discovers that, on his social profiles, they are appearing photos of her … taken in places where he has never been. Someone is imitating it. Or worse: something is trying to become her. Wrapped in a surreal world, where every notification is a trap and every road an enigma, Shiori will have to face the distorted reflection of herself, born from the heart of its smartphone. And find a way out before its identity is completely canceled.
Kawamori He directs at Sziig What is his first animated feature film not part of an existing franchise. The companies Slow Curve, Vector Vision, GAGA e Fuji TV They are accredited for the original concept of history. Slow Curve It is also credited with the planning and production of the project. Loyal rice (Macross Frontier, AKB0048) deals with the Character Design and Taichi Hashimoto (LISTENERS, Gate Keepers 21) of the script.
Kawamori He declared in a comment that the film was born from the idea that smartphones that people use are “another self”, which accumulates data as personal information. He added that his goal is to create an exciting film that knows how to entertain by combining horror songs and scenes.
Kawamoriwhich we remember was a guest in the Lucca Comics 2024, is known to be co-creator of the first Macross (when he worked for him Studio Nue), and for its important contribution in other chapters of the franchise. He also created the series Aquarion, AKB0048 e Earth Girl Arjunacontributed to the Mecha Design of CLOSED: The Movie, Eureka Seven, Ghost in the Shell And more. Is credited as the original creator of The skies of Escaflowne, Basquash! e Nobunaga The Fool.
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