ChaO Blu-ray

The world falls in love with Stephan and ChaO! Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's beautiful yet fleeting fairy tale The Little Mermaid, this original animated film presents a chaotic, miraculous romance between Stephan, a young human man, and ChaO, a princess of the mermaid kingdom, in the near future. You cannot help rooting for Stephan as he confronts fate and for ChaO as she continues to love him with unwavering devotion.

The animation comes from STUDIO 4°C, whose high-quality visual expression and inventive imagery have won awards in Japan and abroad and earned fans around the world. The studio behind Tekkonkinkreet, Children of the Sea and Poupelle of Chimney Town spent seven years on the production and created more than 100,000 drawings. This extraordinarily detailed animation weaves a unique world with both delicacy and dynamic energy. The film also attracted attention overseas, receiving the Jury Award in the feature-film competition at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, an award equivalent to the festival's runner-up Grand Prix.

A specially written theme song by Kumi Koda heightens the experience. Its happy lyrics and melody, together with her beautiful, powerful voice, accompany ChaO's pure and passionate feelings. An extraordinary, miraculous love story filled with heart-fluttering moments and happiness awaits.

In a future society where humans and mermaids coexist, Stephan works for a shipbuilding company. One day, ChaO, princess of the mermaid kingdom, suddenly proposes to him! This unprecedented proposal spreads around the world in an instant. Their marriage becomes a sensation, promoted as a way to establish friendship between humans and mermaids. Without understanding why ChaO chose him, Stephan is swept along by everyone around him and agrees to marry her.

Life with ChaO, who is unfamiliar with the human world, brings one nerve-racking, heart-pounding surprise after another. Yet her pure, straightforward affection gradually awakens warm feelings in Stephan. Where will their romance lead?