Mamoru Hosoda's new animated film "The Dragon and the Freckles Princess" will be released in summer 2021

Animated films directed by Mamoru Hosoda, such as "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time," "Summer Wars," "Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki," "Children of the Beast," and "Mirai" have attracted a large number of audiences and fans not only in Japan but also around the world.

Today (12.15), it was officially announced that director Mamoru Hosoda's latest work "The Dragon and the Freckles Princess (竜とそばかすの姫)" (tentative translation) will be released in the summer of 2021.

The content and details of the story have not yet been revealed. All that has been announced is the title and the online world "U" with 5 billion registered users in the story. The work was produced by the Japanese animation company "Studio Map".