Love at First Splash: ChaO Comes Home!

ChaO brings its colourful mermaid romance, giant robots and boundless energy home on Blu-ray, with a digital release planned for Canadian viewers.

ChaO Blu-ray slipcase
GKIDS
Movie review can be read here.

Just when it seems summer is over, GKIDS is offering a second chance to anime fans who missed ChaO during its theatrical release, bringing the film home on September 22, 2026. The release is perfectly timed for anyone longing for a breezy return to those fondly remembered summer days under the boardwalk. That isn’t quite the film’s plot, of course, but ChaO does offer plenty of colour, energy and romance. For those who prefer streaming, a digital release is also planned specifically for Canadian residents.

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Where to Find Studio4°C’s Children of the Sea in the USA

Children of the Sea has now crossed the ocean barrier to get limited screenings across the United States.

Poster image for Children of the SeaPlease visit the official website to find a screening near you.

Children of the Sea is the latest feature from Japan’s STUDIO4°C (known for TekkonkinkreetMFKZMind GameAnimatrixBatman: Gotham Knight, and others) that’s now crossed the ocean and is screening in theatres across the United States. Screenings in other countries are coming, and it’s just a matter of patience.

This highly anticipated movie is directed by Ayumu Watanabe. Longtime Studio Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi (Spirited AwayHowl’s Moving CastleMy Neighbor Totoro) has composed the soundtrack. Children Of The Sea is adapted from the manga of the same name by author Daisuke Igarashi, which won the Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival.

Plot Synopsis:

When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does. Ruka’s dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans’ fish.

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