Netflix is bringing Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers to select regions of Asia on December 1. The Netflix Anime account announced the date early this morning at 2:00 AM MST, along with a short synopsis that teases a mysterious backpack with a terrifying secret. Check out the official post down below:
The post includes the film's English key art. Shin-chan floats in the center wearing a red outfit with a yellow sash, surrounded by the rest of the cast swirling around a glowing palace in a circle of yellow light. Bo-chan reaches toward the viewer from the bottom left corner, and the title "Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers" sits in red and yellow lettering in the middle of the poster. Netflix has not said which countries in Asia will get the film.
What The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers Is About
The story begins when Kasukabe forms a sister-city partnership with Musibai, a fictional Indian city, and holds a Kids Entertainment Festival to celebrate. Shin-chan and his friends Kazama, Masao, Nene and Bo-chan form a dance team, win the local competition and earn a trip to India to perform on stage, with the Nohara family coming along.
While sightseeing, Shin-chan and the quiet, rock-collecting Bo-chan wander into an antique shop and pick up a strange backpack shaped like a large human nose. The bag holds a dormant evil power, and when Bo-chan pokes his nose with a strange piece of paper from inside it, he becomes possessed and turns into a rampaging alter ego. The Kasukabe Defense Force teams up with 3 locals, Ariana, Kabir and Dill, to break the backpack's curse and bring Bo-chan back.
Kento Kaku makes a special guest appearance as Wolf, an Indian billionaire who is always looking for the "strongest partner." On the film's official site, Kaku said he grew up loving Crayon Shin-chan and never expected to take part in it as a voice actor. He described the film as having the kind of laughs that adults and children can enjoy together. He also sings in the movie, and he pointed to its action scenes, dance scenes and song sequences. The comedy duo Viking, made up of Eiji Kotoge and Mizuki Nishimura, also guest star as a local guide named Ufun Ahan and a part-time worker at a general store that Shin-chan and Bo-chan visit in India. One of the Viking members said the visuals work in elements of Indian cinema because of the setting, and that the movie has funny scenes that cut through even its most serious moments.
Cast And Staff
Masakazu Hashimoto directed the film from a screenplay by Kimiko Ueno, and Shin-Ei Animation produced it. The regular cast is led by Yumiko Kobayashi as Shinnosuke "Shin-chan" Nohara, with Miki Narahashi as his mother Misae, Toshiyuki Morikawa as his father Hiroshi and Satomi Korogi as his sister Himawari. Mari Mashiba voices Kazama and Shiro, Tamao Hayashi voices Nene, Teiyu Ichiryusai voices Masao and Chie Sato voices Bo-chan.
Saucy Dog performs the theme song, "Spice." The movie also features Morikawa singing "Danger Zone" as Hiroshi, a parody of Top Gun. The 105-minute film is the 33rd Crayon Shin-chan movie and the 32nd in 2D animation. Shin-Ei Animation, TV Asahi, ADK Emotions and Futabasha are credited as its production companies.
The franchise is based on Yoshito Usui's manga, which began in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action in 1990. The anime series has aired on TV Asahi since April 13, 1992, with more than 1,200 episodes, and it has been dubbed in 30 languages and aired in 45 countries. Toho has released every Crayon Shin-chan film since the first movie in 1993.
Release History
Toho released the film in Japanese theaters on August 8, 2025, and local distributors handled releases in other territories. It opened in Indian theaters on September 26, 2025, under the title Shin-chan: The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers in India, in multiple regional languages.
Its follow-up, Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Spooky! My Yokai Vacation, opened in Japan on July 31, 2026, and is now the highest-grossing film in the series. The franchise has also expanded into spin-offs, as covered in CRAYON SHIN-CHAN Spin-Off Series Is In The Works From DEVILMAN CRYBABY Director. Netflix has more anime on the way next month, as covered in Netflix Dates QUIZTOPIA, A Dystopian Manga Adaptation, For December.
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