{"rewrite":{"id":"r_07ae0b2d5931f5fa7c7a80dc","clusterId":"c_894025d44bbe6c8d2b1a020c","slug":"nadesico-movie-the-prince-of-darkness-sets-2027-theatrical-re-screening","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Nadesico Movie The Prince of Darkness Sets 2027 Theatrical Re-Screening","summary":"Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness will return to theaters nationwide in 2027 for a limited-time re-screening, timed to the 30th anniversary of the TV anime that began airing in October 1996. The 1998 film is set several years after the series. Tatsuo Sato directed both the TV series and the movie, with original character design by Kia Asamiya, character design by Keiji Goto, and animation production by XEBEC.","whyItMatters":"A 1998 theatrical film tied to a 1996 TV series is getting a nationwide theatrical run rather than a streaming-only revival, which suggests the anniversary campaign is being built around cinema attendance first and announcements about the details second.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 30th anniversary campaign for Martian Successor Nadesico is leaning on the movie rather than the TV series alone. The Prince of Darkness, released in 1998 and set several years after the show, is confirmed for limited-time screenings at theaters nationwide in 2027, with further details promised later.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe TV side is already running. All 26 episodes are streaming free on the official KING AMUSEMENT CREATIVE YouTube channel from October 1 until 18:29 on October 14. Tatsuo Sato directed both the series and the film, with original character design by Kia Asamiya and character design by Keiji Goto. Animation production is by XEBEC.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tatsuo Sato directed both the 1996 TV series and the 1998 film, so this re-screening pairs two works by the same hand three decades apart. The film sits several years after the series.","twitterPost":"Tatsuo Sato directed the 1996 TV series and the 1998 film. The re-screening puts both halves of his Nadesico run in the same frame.","threadsPost":"The Prince of Darkness comes from the same director as the TV series. Tatsuo Sato oversaw both, with animation production by XEBEC, so the 2027 re-screening returns to a single creative run rather than a standalone film. It is set several years after the series.","newsletterBlurb":"The 30th anniversary of Martian Successor Nadesico now has a theatrical component: The Prince of Darkness, the 1998 film set several years after the TV series, will be re-screened at theaters nationwide in 2027 for a limited run. Further details are promised later. Meanwhile, all 26 TV episodes are streaming free on the KING AMUSEMENT CREATIVE YouTube channel until October 14.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261012q\",\"title\":\"Martian Successor Nadesico Movie 'The prince of darkness' to Be Re-screened in 2027; Limited-time Screenings at Theaters Nationwide to Mark 30th Anniversary of Broadcast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4374,"outputTokens":671,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791805031,"createdAt":"2026-10-12T11:31:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T11:36:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T11:36:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_894025d44bbe6c8d2b1a020c","canonicalTitle":"『機動戦艦ナデシコ』劇場版『The prince of darkness』が2027年に再上映決定。放送30周年を記念し、全国の劇場で期間限定上映","representativeArticleId":"a_9d7398537530022866163d0d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Martian Successor Nadesico\",\"Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Xebec\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-12T10:22:19.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-12T10:22:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T11:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261012q","title":"『機動戦艦ナデシコ』劇場版『The prince of darkness』が2027年に再上映決定。放送30周年を記念し、全国の劇場で期間限定上映"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Martian Successor Nadesico","Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Xebec"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}