{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T22:01:03.531Z","story":{"id":"r_776ca0757e7443b0a0452688","slug":"wasted-chef-anime-film-reveals-teaser-visual-at-cannes","url":"https://yomimono.id/wasted-chef-anime-film-reveals-teaser-visual-at-cannes","headline":"Wasted Chef Film Reveals Teaser Visual at Cannes","summary":"The original anime film \"Wasted Chef\" from director Takayuki Hirao received its first teaser visual during the Annecy Animation Showcase at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival, held May 15-17. The visual shows two characters making hamburgers, paired with the tagline \"That day, 'you' and 'taste' disappeared from the world.\" Hirao and producer Ryoichiro Matsuo of studio CLAP attended the showcase to present the project. They described the film as a combination of cooking and science fiction, with the Latin word \"restaurare\" (to heal, restore) as a central keyword. The core creative team from Hirao's previous film \"Pompo: The Cinéphile\" reunites for this project: character designer Shingo Adachi, composer Kenta Matsukuma, and studio CLAP. A special trailer will screen during revival showings of \"Pompo: The Cinéphile\" in Japan starting May 29. More details are expected at a stage greeting event on May 31. Variety reported the film is slated for completion in 2027.","why_it_matters":"The teaser visual and presentation confirm that Hirao's first original feature since \"Pompo: The Cinéphile\" is a cooking-themed sci-fi story, with the same production team intact and a 2027 completion target.","published_at":"2026-05-19T19:15:53.000Z","source_count":4,"sources":["Anime News Network","Comic Natalie","MyAnimeList","Anime Hack (anime.eiga.com)"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Wasted Chef Anime Film Unveils Teaser Visual","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-18/wasted-chef-anime-film-unveils-teaser-visual/.237488"},{"source":"Comic Natalie","title":"Takayuki Hirao's Original Anime \"WASTED CHEF\" is Cooking x Sci-Fi, Visual Revealed","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/672469"},{"source":"MyAnimeList","title":"'Wasted Chef' Movie Unveils Teaser Visual","url":"https://myanimelist.net/news/74250810"},{"source":"Anime Hack (anime.eiga.com)","title":"Director Takayuki Hirao's Latest Work \"WASTED CHEF\" Teaser Visual Released: A Story of \"Healing\" Through Cooking and Sci-Fi","url":"https://anime.eiga.com/news/126555"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Wasted Chef"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Takayuki Hirao","Shingo Adachi","Kenta Matsukuma","Ryouichirou Matsuo","Yuunosuke Uno"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}