A new key visual, trailer, main cast, and staff have been revealed for the upcoming Mirage QUEEN vacances élégantes anime film, which will begin screening theatrically in Japan on May 23, 2025.
The film’s main cast will be reprising their roles from the 2022 Mirage Queen Prefers Circus OVA, which includes Yuga Yamato as Queen, Kazuki Kato as Joker, and Yuma Uchida as RD. Japanese model and flutist Cocomi joins the cast as the new character, Ilma.
The trailer also reveals the film’s new director Shigetaka Ikeda (Future Card Buddyfight), who takes over from Saori Den, who worked on the OVA. Some returning staff include Mariko Kunisawa (Ascendance of a Bookworm) as screenwriter and scriptwriter, Kumiko Kawashima (Assault Lily: Bouquet animation director) as character designer, Moe Hyuga (If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die) as music composer, and Toshiki Kameyama (Blue Miburo) as sound director. East Fish Studio is handling the animation production.
Kaoru Hayamine’s mystery adventure novel series has been published by Kodansha’s Aoitori Bunko children’s imprint since March 2002. K2 Shokai contributes illustrations for the novel series. Fifteen volumes have been published in Japan as of May 2020.
HIDIVE streamed the Mirage Queen Prefers Circus OVA in 2023, and describes the synopsis as:
They always steal the prey they aim for. That is Phantom Thief Queen. Gender, age, nationality unknown. Together with their partner Joker, RD, they travel around the world on the airship Troubadour. This time, the Queen is aiming for a cursed jewel, the legendary Rose of Linden. A hypnotist, an acrobat, a magician…the talented circus members challenge the Queen! What is their purpose? In order to get back the jewel, the Queen stands up to the challenge in a bold and brilliant way (or disguise). Nothing is impossible for the Queen!
Source: Mirage QUEEN Official Anime Twitter, Official Anime Website
