{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0199991a678a89b9b52c0ffb","clusterId":"c_7c133632b2086005cc461fc7","slug":"game-streamer-retort-joins-2026-crayon-shin-chan-film-cast","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Game Streamer Retort Joins 2026 Crayon Shin-Chan Film Cast","summary":"The 33rd Crayon Shin-chan 2D anime film, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon, has cast Japanese game streamer Retort as the yōkai baseball umpire Dashimaki Shinpan. The film centers on the Nohara family's adventure in a yōkai land after an incident releases yōkai in Akita. It opens in Japan on July 31, 2026.","whyItMatters":"The casting of a popular game streamer in a supporting yōkai role continues the franchise's pattern of recruiting internet personalities for its annual summer film.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe official website for the 33rd Crayon Shin-chan 2D film announced Wednesday that Japanese game streamer Retort will voice Yōkai Dashimaki Shinpan, a baseball-loving yōkai umpire who officiates a game between the Edomae Sushies team and Shin-chan\u0026#39;s group. The film, titled \u003ci\u003eEiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon\u003c/i\u003e, follows the Nohara family to Akita for a fireworks festival, where a yōkai escape triggers chaos across Japan. Sairi Itō plays the nine-tailed fox Yako, and comedian Sakamoto of Mayurika voices the Squid Yōkai. Masaki Watanabe directs from a script by Yoshiko Nakamura. The film opens in Japan on July 31, 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Retort plays a yōkai baseball umpire. The film's yōkai setting puts a supernatural twist on the usual Crayon Shin-chan family adventure formula.","twitterPost":"Retort voices a yōkai baseball umpire. The film's yōkai setting is a new direction for the franchise.","threadsPost":"Retort joins the 33rd Crayon Shin-chan film as a yōkai baseball umpire. The film moves the Nohara family into a yōkai land, a supernatural premise that expands the series' usual scope.","newsletterBlurb":"The 33rd Crayon Shin-chan film has cast Japanese game streamer Retort as a yōkai baseball umpire. The film, titled Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon, opens in Japan on July 31, 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-01/2026-crayon-shin-chan-film-casts-game-streamer-retort/.239173\",\"title\":\"2026 Crayon Shin-chan Film Casts Game Streamer Retort\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4302,"outputTokens":622,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782927893,"createdAt":"2026-07-01T17:35:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-01T17:39:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-01T17:39:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7c133632b2086005cc461fc7","canonicalTitle":"News\n2026 Crayon Shin-chan Film Casts Game Streamer Retort","representativeArticleId":"a_f59d2b093ff5824f79c43f25","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Crayon Shin-chan\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Retort\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-01T17:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-01T17:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-01T17:39:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-01/2026-crayon-shin-chan-film-casts-game-streamer-retort/.239173","title":"News\n2026 Crayon Shin-chan Film Casts Game Streamer Retort"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Crayon Shin-chan"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Retort"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Japanese game streamer Retort will voice the yōkai baseball umpire Dashimaki Shinpan in the 33rd Crayon Shin-chan 2D film.","The film is titled Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon and opens in Japan on July 31, 2026.","The story follows the Nohara family to Akita for a fireworks festival, where a yōkai escape triggers chaos across Japan.","Sairi Itō plays the nine-tailed fox Yako, and comedian Sakamoto of Mayurika voices the Squid Yōkai.","Masaki Watanabe directs the film from a script by Yoshiko Nakamura."]}