{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a144286f05e9131f541f222d","clusterId":"c_0c2b90a7cfc454b9e2388dbd","slug":"maplestory-s-dear-my-hero-sets-tokyo-and-osaka-screenings","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"MapleStory's DEAR MY HERO Sets Tokyo and Osaka Screenings","summary":"Nexon will hold invitation-only special screenings of DEAR MY HERO, the first theatrical anime for MapleStory, at 109 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku in Tokyo on November 7 and Osaka Station City Cinema on November 8, 2026. Applications open October 21. The film is the first Japanese showing and will be presented in a new Japanese dub. Attendees receive a cinema ticket with case and an art card.","whyItMatters":"Nexon is bringing its Korean theatrical short to Japanese players nearly five months after a domestic run, and pairing the Japan showing with a newly produced dub rather than subtitles.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDEAR MY HERO was released nationwide in South Korea starting in June 2026, playing on roughly 100 Lotte Cinema screens. Nexon says the short drew a strong response from MapleStory players there, citing its visuals, music, battle direction, and a story built on the game\u0026#39;s worldview. The Japan event is invitation-only, Tokyo first and Osaka the following day, with applications opening October 21. The film is a Cygnus Knights story following Idan, a new recruit who joins the order and measures himself against the Adversary he admires. The screenings mark the short\u0026#39;s first showing in Japan and use a Japanese dub produced for the occasion. Every attendee receives a cinema ticket with ticket case and an art card.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"MapleStory's DEAR MY HERO screenings are invitation-only, so the new Japanese dub reaches a few hundred people before any wider release. Nexon has not said when that dub goes public.","twitterPost":"DEAR MY HERO's new Japanese dub plays only at invitation-only screenings in Tokyo and Osaka. No wider release for that version has been announced.","threadsPost":"MapleStory's DEAR MY HERO gets a new Japanese dub, but the Tokyo and Osaka screenings are invitation-only, with applications opening October 21. That leaves the dub itself, not the film, as the thing most fans cannot yet access.","newsletterBlurb":"Nexon has set invitation-only Japanese screenings of DEAR MY HERO, the first theatrical anime for MapleStory, at 109 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku on November 7 and Osaka Station City Cinema on November 8. Applications open October 21, and attendees get a cinema ticket with case plus an art card. The film ran in South Korea from June 2026 on roughly 100 Lotte Cinema screens.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/011/G001163/20261015053/\",\"title\":\"MapleStory's First Theatrical Anime \\\"DEAR MY HERO\\\" to Hold Special Screenings on November 7 and 8 in Tokyo and Osaka\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4773,"outputTokens":641,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792070536,"createdAt":"2026-10-15T13:17:16.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T13:21:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T13:21:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0c2b90a7cfc454b9e2388dbd","canonicalTitle":"「メイプルストーリー」初の劇場版アニメ「DEAR MY HERO」，特別上映会を11月7日，8日に東京・大阪で開催","representativeArticleId":"a_dbc642901e853ea0f6cf94a9","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"MapleStory: DEAR MY HERO\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"MapleStory\"],\"studios\":[\"Nexon\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-15T12:02:37.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-15T12:02:37.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T13:21:08.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/011/G001163/20261015053/","title":"「メイプルストーリー」初の劇場版アニメ「DEAR MY HERO」，特別上映会を11月7日，8日に東京・大阪で開催"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["MapleStory: DEAR MY HERO"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["MapleStory"],"studios":["Nexon"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}