Labyrinth - Shoji Kawamori returns with an original film in 2026

Labyrinth - Shoji Kawamori returns with an original film in 2026. The Japanese author and director returns in 2026 with an original anime film and a story halfway between fantasy and reality and the touch of the world of social media. Below is the first promo.Talented anime director, writer, and mecha designer (Escaflowne, Macross Zero, Aquarion, Macross Frontier, and more) Shoji Kawamori is set to return with a new film titled Meikyu no Shiori (Labyrinth or literally Shori of the Labyrinth).The film centers on Shiori Maezawa, a completely ordinary high school girl who finds herself in a deserted parallel world of Yokohama after her smartphone suddenly breaks. When she checks her phone, she finds photos of herself on her social media accounts that she does not remember posting. In order to stop her other self from going out of control, Shiori tries to escape from her smartphone's strange labyrinth.Kawamori is directing the film, his first feature film based on an original work, at Sanzigen. The original story concept is credited to Slow Curve, Vector Vision, GAGA, and Fuji Television, with Risa Ebata (Macross Frontier) designing the characters and Taichi Hashimoto writing the screenplay.Set to hit theaters in Japan in January 2026, here's a promo and visual:[ Fra - source ANN ]. End of the article.