Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise anime film based on WW2 revealed a new trailer and key visual ahead of its December 5, 2025 premiere in Japan. Studio Shin-Ei Animation (The Dangers in My Heart) is handling the animation production alongside studio Fugaku.
The movie adaptation will release on the 80th anniversary of the end of the second World War, which ended in September 1945. The story is based on the historical Battle of Peleliu which took place during World War II. It is set on Peleliu Island, an important battleground during the Pacific War. It shows the struggles of young Japanese soldiers sent to the island, where out of 10,000 troops, only 34 survived.
Rihito Itagaki will voice the gentle, manga-artist-aspiring protagonist Hitoshi Tamaru, while Tomoya Nakamura will voice his comrade-in-arms, Kasuke Yoshiki. You can see the two characters in the new visual below.
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Goro Kuji (Chained Soldier Season 1) is directing the movie, with the original manga author Kazuyoshi Takeda working on the script together with Junji Nishimura. The full staff credits include:
- Director: Goro Kuji
- Script: Junji Nishimura, Kazuyoshi Takeda
- Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Ryoji Nakamori
- Prop Design: Goichi Iwahata, Noritaka Suzuki
- Mechanical Design: Kaoru Kamigiku
- Art Setting: Mika Nakajima, Katsumi Saruya
- Concept Board: Takamasa Masuki, Yusuke Takeda
- Art Directors: Kuniko Iwaya, Hiroshi Kato, Hirofumi Sakagami
- Color Design: Aki Watanabe, Kazumi Hasegawa
- Director of Photography: Shinichi Igarashi
- 3DCG Directors: Tetsuya Nakano, Shinichiro Takahashi
- Editor: Toshihiko Kojima
- Historical Supervision: Takaaki Suzuki
- Sound Director: Chikako Yokota
- Sound Production: HALF H•P STUDIO
- Music: Kenji Kawai
- Animation Production: Shin-Ei Animation x Fugaku
Distribution: Toei
The voice cast also includes Hirosato Amano, Yuta Fujii, Takamasa Mogi, and Eiji Mikami. You can watch the new trailer below.
Kazuyoshi Takeda began the Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (Periryu -Rakuen no Gerunika-) manga in 2016. It was serialized in Hakusensha’s Young Animal magazine from February 2016 to April 2021, releasing a total of 11 volumes. A spin-off manga titled Peleliu Gaiden began serialization in the same magazine in July 2021 and ended with Volume 4 in June 2025.
Source: Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise Official Website
© Kazuyoshi Takeda / Hakusensha / 2025 “Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise” Production Committee
