The Josee, the Tiger and the Fish anime film will be released in summer 2020 with direction from Kotaro Tamura (Noragami series director) and a screenplay by Sayaka Kuwamura (Strobe Edge, Over Drive).
The film, which was announced a month prior, received a new illustration from original character designer Nao Emoto (O Maidens in Your Savage Season), alongside the news of a manga version of the film being helmed by Emoto.
It was announced on January 3, 2019, that the romantic short story collection, Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, written by the late Seiko Tanabe, will be adapted into an anime film and released in summer 2020.