The official Twitter/X and website for the You and Idol Precure anime film, Eiga Kimi to Idol Precure ♪Omatase! Kimi ni Todokeru Kirakki Live!, has announced the casting of comedian Atsuhiro Tsuda as Totto, a new original character. The anime film will premiere in Japan on September 12, 2025.
Tsuda’s character Totto serves as the chairman of the Super Miracle Idol Festival’s organizing committee.
Tsuda joins the film’s recently announced cast members that include Maaya Uchida as Tera and Ayane Sakura as Amas.
Meanwhile, the main cast for the You and Idol Precure TV anime series includes Misato Matsuoka as Cure Idol/Uta Sakura, Minami Takahashi as Cure Wink/Nana Aokaze, and Natsumi Takamori as Cure Kyun Kyun/Kokoro Shigure.
Koji Ogawa (the Precure All Star NewStage2 and Precure All Star NewStage3 films) is directing the You and Idol Precure film, with Nishiki Itaoka (Precure All Stars F) as character designer and chief animation director, and Hiroyuki Yoshino (The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe) as scriptwriter. Toei Animation is handling the animation production.
The premise of Eiga Kimi to Idol Precure ♪Omatase! Kimi ni Todokeru Kirakki Live! involves the hosting of the universe’s top idol festival on AiAi Island, which gets complicated by the appearance of mysterious monsters. The new film will also feature appearances from Wonderful Precure! and Soaring Sky! Precure characters.
The You and Idol TV series is the 22nd and latest entry in the Pretty Cure magical girl franchise, with the show airing in Japan in February 2025. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime series worldwide, outside of Japan, and describes the main premise as:
Middle school student Uta Sakura loves to sing any chance she gets. But music becomes more than a hobby when she meets Purirun, a fairy whose hometown has plunged into darkness. The Chokkiri Gang took over her land and began stealing her people’s sparkle. Determined to help, Uta is transformed into the legendary protector Cure Idol and vows to return their sparkle through song.
Sources: Precure Movie Official Twitter, Official Anime Website, Anime News Network
