FILM

ChaO (2025)

Name: ChaO
Director: Yasuhiro Aoki
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 2025-08-15
Cast: Ouji Suzuka, Anna Yamada, Kavka Shishido, Yuuichirou Umehara, Kenta Miyake

Film · 2025 · 90 min · NR · Animation · Fantasy · Romance

He's on the hook.

In a futuristic world where humans and mermaids coexist, the life of mild-mannered office worker Stephan is upended when he is suddenly proposed to by Chao — a princess from the mermaid kingdom. With no time to make sense of what's happening, Stephan soon finds himself living with the unpredictable, wholehearted Chao, and her sincere love begins to break down his emotional barriers.

Directed by Yasuhiro Aoki

Starring Ouji Suzuka, Anna Yamada, Kavka Shishido, Yuuichirou Umehara, Kenta Miyake, Shunsei Ōta, Anna Tsuchiya, Kunihiro Kawashima

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Release dates in United States

In cinemas	10 April 2026
Digital release	23 June 2026
Physical release	22 September 2026
First release anywhere	15 August 2025

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