Sumikko Gurashi Gets 5th Anime Film in 2027, Neko in Focus

San-X announced that the Sumikko Gurashi franchise will release a fifth anime film in 2027. The announcement did not reveal the film's title.

Alongside the news, San-X presented a visual drawn by creator Yuri Yokomizo. The announcement also hinted that the story will center on the character Neko as the protagonist.

The franchise has grown steadily since its debut in 2012, when it introduced slightly negative characters who like to stay in the corner of a room.

Its first anime film, Sumikkogurashi – Good to be in the corner, opened in Japan in November 2019 and sold 1.22 million tickets, earning 1.4 billion yen as of February 2020. It won Best Animation of the Year at the 29th Annual Japan Movie Critics Awards in June 2020.

The second film, Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Aoi Tsukiyo no Mahō no Ko, opened in Japan in November 2021 and sold about 200,000 tickets in its first three days. The third, Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Tsugihagi Kōjō no Fushigi na Ko, opened in November 2023 and sold 192,300 tickets in its first three days. The fourth, Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Sora no Ōkoku to Futari no Ko, opened in October 2025 and ranked #4 in its opening weekend.

The franchise's first television anime premiered its first episode in October 2023, a puppet musical ran in Tokyo from August to September 2024, and Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukun Desu premiered on the NTV network in April 2025. The 2027 film news comes via Anime News Network.