The anime franchise is making a comeback after more than a decade.
It’s time to relive your childhood again with the Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunso) anime making a comeback next year. The official website and X (Formerly Twitter) account of the series revealed that after more than 10 years, a new Sgt. Frog anime feature film will premiere in Japan in Summer 2026, although a definitive release date remains unknown. A short trailer for the movie has been released, with details about the cast and staff. The film is a part of a 20th anniversary project for the anime series, which first aired back in 2004.
Sgt. Frog anime film cast, staff, and other details
The original voice cast from the anime series are reprising their roles in the upcoming movie. This includes:
- Sergeant Keroro voiced by Kumiko Watanabe
- Private Second Class Tamama voiced by Etsuko Kozakura
- Corporal Giroro voiced by Jouji Nakata
- Sergeant Major Kururu voiced by Takehito Koyasu
- Lance Corporal Dororo voiced by Takeshi Kusao
BN Pictures produces the anime, with Yuichi Fukuda–the famed director of live-action Gintama, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., and Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku–serving as chief director and screenwriter. Fumitoshi Oizaki is the director while Satoshi Koike is the character designer for the film. Japanese singer Ano has been appointed as the official campaign ambassador of the film. She will also perform the theme song ‘Mata Kaette Kita Kero! to March’ with Soshina from the famed comedy duo Shimofuri Myojo. You can hear a snippet of the song in the trailer.
The Sgt. Frog anime franchise is based on Mine Yoshizaki’s 1999 manga series of the same name. The original anime adaptation by Sunrise aired from April 2004 to April 2011. A second season aired from March to September 2014. All episodes of the show are available on Crunchyroll via Discotek Media. Crunchyroll describes the series as:
Keroro is Sergeant Frog - the leader of a platoon of warriors sent to conquer planet Earth. But when the amphibious invaders discovered how much humans enjoy dissecting their comrades, the troops were scattered, the mission was aborted, and Keroro was abandoned. Now, this once proud soldier spends more time wielding a vacuum than he does the weapons of war. It's a far cry from the glory of battle, but hey, at least he's got his own room. And though the invasion may have slowed to a hop, Sergeant Frog still occasionally yearns to overcome his karaoke addiction and reassemble his troops.
