The official website for Benesse Corporation’s Shimajirō anime franchise revealed on Thursday that the franchise will get a second anime film titled Shimajirō to Ururu no Heroland that will open in Japan on March 15.
Shimajirō aired from 2008 to 2010 and continued under the new title Shimajirō Hesoka from April 2010 to March 2012.
Eiga Shimajirō: Mahō no Shima no Daibōken (Shimajirō the Movie: Great Adventure on Magic Island), the franchise’s first full length film, opened in Japan on March 9.
The original Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou television anime aired in Japan from 1993 to 2008.