Goldfish Warning! The Movie: Journey to Inachu Mountain

'Goldfish Warning! The Movie: Journey to Inachu Mountain' is an upcoming Japanese-American animated comedy film based on Neko Nekobe's manga and original 1992 anime series Goldfish Warning!, produced by Toei Company and Spyglass Media Group (in the latter's first animated film), animated by Toei Animation, and distributed by Toei Company in Japan, Universal Pictures in North America and Sony Pictures internationally. It was made for Nakayoshi's 70th anniversary and serves as the continuation and series finale to the manga & original anime series. Directed by Junichi Sato from a screenplay written by Neko Nekobe, the film stars Mika Kanai/Megan Harvey as the voice of Wapiko, alongside the voices of Manaka Iwami/Natalie Rose as Gyopi, Yumi Takada/Leah Clark as Chitose, Yoku Shioya/Howard Wang as Shūichi, Nobuo Tobita/Bryson Baugus as Aoi, Masako Miura/Kristen McGuire as Tamiko, Masami Kikuchi/Fionn Kinsella as Michael, Miki Narahashi/Lydia Mackay as Wapiko's mother Wakiko, Yumi Kakazu/Morgan Garrett as Yurika, and Taiki Matsuno/Ian Sinclair as Takahiro.

Development on a new animated Goldfish Warning! film began in January 2021 following the 30th anniversary of the original anime series, with producers and writers already attached. Junichi was announced as the film's director in June 2021, and pre-production began the following month. In November 2022, Universal and Sony purchased the North American and worldwide distribution rights for the film respectively, and Megan was cast as Wapiko. The rest of the cast joined in January 2023. Keiichi Oku composed the score.

''Goldfish Warning! The Movie: Journey to Inachu Mountain'' will be theatrically released in Japan on May 3, 2024, followed by the United States and Canada on June 5, 2024.

Plot
When Inaka no Chugakkō is in danger of being shut down due to debt problems just as Wapiko and her friends graduate, the pressure is put on Chitose and the Student Council more than ever. One day, Wapiko accidentally wrecks a picture frame while cleaning the owner's office and finds a map to the treasure of Inachu Mountain, which could be what Chitose needs to save her school. So they embark on a journey to the mountain, but not before Yurika and Takahiro join in as they want to get their hands on the treasure first, make Tokai no Gakuen the most popular, greatest and richest school of them all and finally put Inaka no Chugakkō along with her rival Chitose to shame. While on the path to the mountain, Wapiko suddenly reunites with her thought-to-be-long-lost mother, Wakiko who forces her and her friends to join her on a quest to stop an evil threat that could not only threaten Wapiko and her family, but also the fate of Inaka no Chugakkō as we know it.

Cast

 * Mika Kanai (Japanese)/Megan Harvey (English) as Wapiko
 * Manaka Iwami (Japanese)/Natalie Rose (English) as Gyopi
 * Yumi Takada (Japanese)/Leah Clark (English) as Chitose
 * Yoku Shioya (Japanese)/Howard Wang (English) as Shūichi
 * Nobuo Tobita (Japanese)/Bryson Baugus (English) as Aoi
 * Masako Miura (Japanese)/Kristen McGuire (English) as Tamiko
 * Masami Kikuchi (Japanese)/Fionn Kinsella (English) as Michael
 * Miki Narahashi (Japanese)/Lydia Mackay (English) as Wapiko's mother Wakiko
 * Yumi Kakazu (Japanese)/Morgan Garrett (English) as Yurika
 * Taiki Matsuno (Japanese)/Ian Sinclair (English) as Takahiro

Marketing

 * The teaser trailer was exclusively released in theaters on October 26, 2023 and was shown with Five Nights at Freddy's and Trolls Band Together. The trailer was later released online on November 15th. It will also be shown with Migration when the film releases on December 22nd.
 * The first trailer will be released on January 10, 2024 and will be shown with Mean Girls (2024), Lisa Frankenstein and Kung Fu Panda 4.