{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b431a89f67d4485cf5b43e2d","clusterId":"c_030e14bd5e7f82859474c8b0","slug":"gkids-releases-cocoon-digitally-sets-blu-ray-for-january-19","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"GKIDS Releases cocoon Digitally, Sets Blu-ray for January 19","summary":"GKIDS released cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood, the anime of Machiko Kyo's Cocoon manga, digitally on Apple TV and Prime Video on Tuesday. A Blu-ray Disc release ships January 19. GKIDS screened the film in North American theaters on September 4 in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub. Yukimitsu Ina directed, kensuke ushio composed the music, and Sasayuri produced.","whyItMatters":"The digital and Blu-ray rollout extends a film that already had a theatrical run and festival screenings into home viewing, giving the wartime story a life beyond its limited North American theatrical window.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe home release follows a theatrical run that began September 4 in North America, with both subtitled and dubbed screenings. Before that, the anime\u0026#39;s North American premiere was held at JAPAN CUTS on July 10, and the Fantasia International Film Festival is screening the Canadian premiere.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYukimitsu Ina directed the adaptation of Machiko Kyo\u0026#39;s manga, with kensuke ushio composing and Hitomi Tateno, a veteran Studio Ghibli animator, as animation producer. The studio Sasayuri produced. Hikari Mitsushima voices Mayu and Marika Ito voices San.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"GKIDS is releasing cocoon on disc in January after a one-day theatrical run on September 4. The digital drop on Tuesday means a niche wartime drama reaches viewers who never had a theater nearby.","twitterPost":"cocoon went from a single September 4 theater date to a digital release Tuesday. The disc follows January 19, widening reach without a wider theatrical run.","threadsPost":"cocoon skipped a broad theatrical rollout for a one-day North American screening on September 4. GKIDS moving it to digital Tuesday and disc on January 19 lets a wartime drama built on Machiko Kyo's manga reach people outside the cities that got the film in theaters.","newsletterBlurb":"GKIDS has released cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood digitally on Apple TV and Prime Video, with a Blu-ray Disc release set for January 19. The anime, directed by Yukimitsu Ina and produced by Sasayuri, screened in North American theaters on September 4. Machiko Kyo's original manga is set on a tropical southern island as war overtakes a girls' school.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-27/gkids-releases-cocoon-wartime-anime-digitally-with-blu-ray-disc-release-shipping-on-january-19/.243255\",\"title\":\"GKIDS Releases cocoon Wartime Anime Digitally With Blu-ray Disc Release Shipping on January 19\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5078,"outputTokens":720,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793120431,"createdAt":"2026-10-27T16:55:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-27T16:59:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T16:59:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_030e14bd5e7f82859474c8b0","canonicalTitle":"News\nGKIDS Releases cocoon Wartime Anime Digitally With Blu-ray Disc Release Shipping on January 19","representativeArticleId":"a_8cf720a64d220ecad8669c70","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"cocoon\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-27T16:10:19.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-27T16:10:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T16:59:27.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-27/gkids-releases-cocoon-wartime-anime-digitally-with-blu-ray-disc-release-shipping-on-january-19/.243255","title":"News\nGKIDS Releases cocoon Wartime Anime Digitally With Blu-ray Disc Release Shipping on January 19"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["cocoon"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["GKIDS released cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood digitally on Apple TV and Prime Video on Tuesday.","The Blu-ray Disc release of cocoon ships on January 19.","GKIDS screened the anime in North American theaters on September 4 with Japanese audio and English subtitles and with an English dub.","Yukimitsu Ina directed the anime, kensuke ushio composed the music, and Sasayuri produced it.","Hikari Mitsushima voices Mayu and Marika Ito voices San."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["cocoon"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"cocoon","supported":3,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":6,"overall":"green","story_count":7,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}