Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Tsugihagi Kōjo no Fushigi na Ko (The Mysterious Child of the Makeshift Factory), the franchise’s third anime film, opened in Japan on November 3, and sold 192,300 tickets for 242,553,320 yen (about US$1.56 million in current conversion) in its first three days.
Nelke Planning announced on April 17 that Sumikkogurashi – Good to be in the corner (Eiga Sumikkogurashi: Tobidasu Ehon to Himitsu no Ko), the first anime film for San-X’s Sumikko Gurashi franchise, will be adapted to a puppet musical titled Natsuyasumi!
The Hitomiza Puppet Theater company (NHK’s Hyokkori Hyōtan-jima 1964 puppet show) will bring the Sumikko Gurashi characters to life.
On Stage: Puppet Musical Sumikko Gurashi: Tobidasu Ehon to Himitsu no Ko, that will run from August 16 to September 1 at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel’s Club eX event hall in Tokyo.