Madhouse previously adapted Morimi’s The Tatami Galaxy (Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei) novel into a 2010 television anime under director Masaaki Yuasa.
P.A. Works adapted both of Morimi’s The Eccentric Family (Uchōten Kazoku) novels into two television anime seasons in 2013 and 2017.
The official website for Studio Colorido’s anime film adaptation of Tomihiko Morimi’s penguin highway novel announced on Wednesday that Hikaru Utada (Kingdom Hearts, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone) is performing the film’s theme song “Good Night.”
The website also announced that the film will open in Japan on August 17.