{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ed7924acdc006443d7a2481c","clusterId":"c_94f517d41b6b4db2ed9395c5","slug":"pole-princess-lines-up-a-60-minute-cg-theatrical-anime-for-january-29","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Pole Princess!! Lines Up A 60-Minute CG Theatrical Anime For January 29","summary":"Avex Pictures and Tatsunoko Production will screen a new Pole Princess!! CG anime, Pole Princess!!: Croix du Nord, in six Japanese theaters for two weeks starting January 29. The 60-minute film includes a pole dance show and a new character designed by tomari, Luchika Hiyori. Rio Tsuchiya, Anna Suzuki, Yui Ogura, Minami Hinata, Yoshino Nanjo, Rina Hidaka, Saori Hayami, and Rie Kugimiya return, with Hitomi Ezoe directing and Toko Machida writing.","whyItMatters":"The franchise's story moved past the Pole Dance Japan Cup for this one, placing a rival group's invitation and an unknown visitor at the center of a theatrical release rather than another competition arc.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe setting is the shift. The earlier film built its story around the Pole Dance Japan Cup, with Hinano Hoshikita and the Galaxy Princesses facing the four-time champion team Aile d\u0026#39;Ange. Croix du Nord starts after that competition: Aile d\u0026#39;Ange phones the Galaxy Princesses with an offer to appear as guests at an event they are hosting, the group accepts, and a mysterious girl later turns up at Azumi Studio.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the production team carries over from the earlier anime. Hitomi Ezoe directs, Toko Machida handles screenplays, Yoshihiro Otobe is CG director, tomari returns on original character designs, Kotono Sakurai adapts them for animation, and KAORI of STUDIO TRANSFORM supervises the pole dancing. Avex Film Labels distributes.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Pole Princess!!: Croix du Nord runs 60 minutes and two weeks in six theaters, a window short enough that most of the franchise's audience will meet it on home video instead.","twitterPost":"Pole Princess!!: Croix du Nord gets a 60-minute runtime and a two-week, six-theater window, so most fans will meet it on home video.","threadsPost":"Pole Princess!!: Croix du Nord is 60 minutes long and plays six theaters for two weeks. That shape treats the film as a limited theatrical event for the franchise rather than a wide release, and the home video date will do most of the work of reaching the audience.","newsletterBlurb":"Pole Princess!! gets a new 60-minute CG theatrical anime, Croix du Nord, screening in six Japanese theaters for two weeks from January 29. The story picks up after the Pole Dance Japan Cup, as Aile d'Ange invites the Galaxy Princesses to a hosted event and a mysterious girl arrives at Azumi Studio. The returning cast includes Rio Tsuchiya, Anna Suzuki, and Yui Ogura, with Hitomi Ezoe directing at Tatsunoko Production.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-30/pole-princess-franchise-gets-new-cg-theatrical-anime-opening-on-january-29/.243363\",\"title\":\"Pole Princess!! 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