New Cast Announced for 'Crayon Shin-chan: Super Magnificent! Scorching Kasukabe Dancers' Film

The official website for Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Chō Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Magnificent! Scorching Kasukabe Dancers) has revealed additional cast members for the upcoming film. This highly anticipated entry marks the 32nd 2D animated film in the beloved Crayon Shin-chan franchise.

New Cast Members

Image via Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Chō Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers anime's website

Here are the newly announced voice actors and their roles:

Top Row (Left to Right)

• Asami Seto as Ariana, a popular Indian woman
• Kōichi Yamadera as Kabir, a skilled detective with outstanding physical and mental abilities
• Shō Hayami as Dir, a detective fluent in every language in the world

Bottom Row (Left to Right)

• Noriko Hidaka as Sugoi Cube, an AI-equipped cube developed by billionaire Wolf
• Katsuhisa Hōki as Fragtaterde, the manager of a mysterious shop in India
• Chika Sakamoto as Latel, a candidate to become Wolf's partner

Note: Character name romanizations are not yet official.

Film Details & Setting

Image via Crayon Shin-chan's X/Twitter account

• The film is slated to open in Japanese theaters on August 8.
• This will be the franchise's first-ever dance entertainment movie, set in India—a country where Crayon Shin-chan is especially popular.
• The story follows Shinnosuke and the Kasukabe Defense Force as they take on a dance-filled adventure.

Staff and Returning Talent

• Kento Kaku, known for roles in live-action Clover and Like a Dragon: Yakuza, as well as Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom, will play Wolf, the dancing and singing Indian billionaire.
• Masakazu Hashimoto returns as director, having previously helmed several franchise films, including the 30th film Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Mononoke Ninja Chinpūden.
• Kimiko Ueno, who also worked on Mononoke Ninja Chinpūden and Shinkon Ryokō Hurricane, is writing the screenplay.

Previous Film Performance

The 31st Crayon Shin-chan film, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Ora-tachi no Kyōryū Nikki (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary), premiered in Japan on August 9. It opened at #2, selling 365,000 tickets and earning about 455 million yen (roughly US$3.05 million) in three days, and reached 510,000 tickets and 636 million yen (approximately US$4.32 million) in four days, aided by a national holiday.

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Sources:
Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Chō Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers anime's website
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