Big announcement from Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage is making the leap to anime

It has recently been announced that Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage has big news on the horizon. Although we were skeptical—you never know when a big announcement means an update, or something that really represents a radical change—we admit that we were still intrigued. Fortunately, this time, it was the latter. The announcement turned out to be something that no one in the community remotely expected.

The great news is that Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage is going to have an anime adaptation. Specifically, a movie. Titled Project Sekai Movie: Kowareta Sekai to Utaenai Miku, a 30-second trailer has been released that gives us a lot of information about those involved in its production. We have high hopes about the quality.

The animation studio in charge is Studio P.A. Works, which is known for Skip and Loafer and Uma Musume Pretty Derby. Hiroyuki Hata is the director, Yoko Yonaiyama the screenwriter, and Yuki Akiyama the animation director and character designer. Although there is still more information to be revealed about the project, an exact date has been given: September 27, which coincides with the fourth anniversary of the game’s release.

If all of this sounds good to you, we’re afraid we also have some bad news. In principle, the movie does not have an official release date outside of Japan. While it is likely to be released at a later date, perhaps even on September 27th itself, there are currently no official plans for its release outside of Japan.

On the other hand, Project Sekai Movie: Kowareta Sekai to Utaenai Miku will be released on January 17, 2025, in theaters throughout Japan. We don’t know if it will be released outside of its home country, but given the success of this mobile rhythm game, it would be strange if it didn’t. That’s why we don’t lose hope of eventually being able to see the movie.

Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! DOWNLOAD

HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE! is a free-to-play music game developed by SEGA.