{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ef5ec1bbab9c470ab0545e75","clusterId":"c_9962d8ba44c542cfaf5c8a71","slug":"shiboyugi-cloudy-beach-film-reveals-new-trailer-and-visual","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Cloudy Beach Anime Film Gets New Trailer, Visual, July Premiere","summary":"The staff of the SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: Cloudy Beach anime film released a new promotional video and an updated visual on Sunday. The film is a direct continuation of the television series, which debuted on January 7, 2026. It follows protagonist Yuuki as she participates in a death game called \"Cloudy Beach\" on a remote island with seven other players, one of whom she knows. The movie will have a limited two-week theatrical run in Japan starting July 10, 2026. Chiyuki Miura returns as Yuuki, joined by cast members including Yume Miyamoto as Airi, Anna Nagase as Essei, Yukari Tamura as Koyomi, Konomi Inagaki as Hizumi, Aino Shimada as Maguma, Riko Akechi as Mitsuba, and Hikaru Tono as Mozuku. The film brings back the television series' staff: director Sota Ueno at Studio DEEN, series composer Rintaro Ikeda, and character designer Eri Osada. An official guidebook for the series is also scheduled for release on July 24 in Japan.","whyItMatters":"The film's limited two-week window and its direct continuation of the television series suggest Kadokawa is treating it as a capstone to the first season rather than a standalone theatrical release, a strategy that mirrors how the studio handled other recent light novel adaptations.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new visual is a swimsuit-themed poster. The trailer highlights the island setting and shows that the escape game is complicated by the presence of a killer, according to Anime Trending. The film's story picks up after Yuuki overcomes the \"thirty-year-old-wall\" jinx, a condition that drastically reduces the survival rate of players, Anime News Network reports.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional staff credits not in the earlier announcement include Noriyoshi Konuma (The Dangers in My Heart) as sound director, concept art by hewa, sub-character design by Keika Ōtsuka and Sōta Komatsu, prop design by Sonoka Kuroiwa, and music by Junichi Matsumoto with music production by Nippon Columbia. The sound production is handled by Bit Grooove Promotion, with sound effects by Kaori Yamada.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe light novel series, written by Yūshi Ukai with art by Nekometal, won the Excellence Award at the 18th MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Award in 2022. It ranked #1 in the New Title category of Takarajimasha's 2024 Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guide. The ninth volume shipped in Japan on January 23, and the 10th volume is scheduled for June 25. A manga adaptation by Banzai Kotobuki Daienkai launched in Comp Ace in April 2023, with its fifth volume released on January 23. Crunchyroll streamed the television series with a same-day English dub, and Netflix also carried it.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cloudy Beach, the theatrical follow-up to SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table, gets a new trailer and visual. Two-week run starts July 10 in Japan.","twitterPost":"Yuuki faces seven players on a remote island in the Cloudy Beach death game. The film's limited run and guidebook release suggest Kadokawa is wrapping the first season arc.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The staff of the SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: Cloudy Beach anime film released a new promotional video and an updated visual on Sunday. The film is a direct continuation of the television series, which debuted on January 7, 2026. It follows protagonist Yuuki as she participates in a death game called \"Cloudy Beach\" on a remote island with seven other players, one of whom she knows. The movie will have a limited two-week theatrical run in Japan starting July 10, 2026. Chiyuki Miura returns as Yuuki, joined by cast members including Yume Miyamoto as Airi, Anna Nagase as Essei, Yukari Tamura as Koyomi, Konomi Inagaki as Hizumi, Aino Shimada as Maguma, Riko Akechi as Mitsuba, and Hikaru Tono as Mozuku. The film brings back the television series' staff: director Sota Ueno at Studio DEEN, series composer Rintaro Ikeda, and character designer Eri Osada. An official guidebook for the series is also scheduled for release on July 24 in Japan.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-17/shiboyugi-playing-death-games-to-put-food-on-the-table-44-cloudy-beach-anime-film-reveals-new-/.237451\",\"title\":\"SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: Cloudy Beach Anime Film Reveals New Visual, Trailer\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Trending\",\"url\":\"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/17/shiboyugi-playing-death-games-to-put-food-on-the-table-reveals-cloudy-beach-trailer-and-visual\",\"title\":\"SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Reveals Cloudy Beach Trailer and Visual\"},{\"source\":\"The Fandom Post\",\"url\":\"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/17/shiboyugi-playing-death-games-to-put-food-on-the-table-anime-feature-film-reveals-new-trailer-swimsuit-visual/\",\"title\":\"'SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table' Anime Feature Film Reveals New Trailer \u0026 Swimsuit Visual\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":13093,"outputTokens":1366,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779827329,"createdAt":"2026-05-17T10:01:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-17T10:15:48.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-17T10:15:48.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9962d8ba44c542cfaf5c8a71","canonicalTitle":"SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: Cloudy Beach Anime Film Reveals New Visual, Trailer","representativeArticleId":"a_316e51e37de191fbf31f47b3","sourceCount":4,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Cloudy Beach\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"written","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-17T08:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-18T11:05:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-20T07:52:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-17/shiboyugi-playing-death-games-to-put-food-on-the-table-44-cloudy-beach-anime-film-reveals-new-/.237451","title":"SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: Cloudy Beach Anime Film Reveals New Visual, Trailer"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/shiboyugi-playing-death-games-to-put-food-on-the-table-44-cloudy-beach-movie-reveals-new-visual-trailer/","title":"Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: Cloudy Beach Movie Reveals New Visual, Trailer"},{"source":"Anime Trending","url":"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/17/shiboyugi-playing-death-games-to-put-food-on-the-table-reveals-cloudy-beach-trailer-and-visual","title":"SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Reveals Cloudy Beach Trailer and Visual"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/17/shiboyugi-playing-death-games-to-put-food-on-the-table-anime-feature-film-reveals-new-trailer-swimsuit-visual/","title":"‘SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table’ Anime Feature Film Reveals New Trailer \u0026 Swimsuit Visual"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Cloudy Beach"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Cloudy Beach anime film will have a limited two-week theatrical run in Japan starting July 10, 2026.","The film is a direct continuation of the television series, which debuted on January 7, 2026.","The new trailer and visual were released on Sunday, with the visual being a swimsuit-themed poster.","The film's story follows protagonist Yuuki as she participates in a death game on a remote island with seven other players, one of whom she knows."]}