The stage event for the theatrical version of the anime “Is the Order a Rabbit?” based on Koi’s original work “~We Are Family!~” will be held today, March 28th at RED in “AnimeJapan 2026” It was held at STAGE, and Ayane Sakura who plays Cocoa, Inori Minase who plays Chino, Risa Taneda who plays Rize, Maaya Uchida who plays Sharo, Aozora Tokui who plays Maya, and Rie Murakawa who plays Megu took the stage. The MC was Sho Hayami, who plays Takahiro.
Stage event of “Is the Order a Rabbit the Movie? ~We Are Family!~”
Is the order a rabbit? is a work that depicts the daily life of the cafe Rabbit House where Cocoa lodges. The original work has been serialized for 15 years, and the TV anime series, which started its first season in 2014, has expanded to its third season and is now in its 12th year. In addition, two OVAs have been screened in theaters so far, and a new feature-length movie, ``Is the Order a Rabbit? ~We Are Family!'', is currently scheduled for release.
During the call and response at the beginning, the speaker calls out ``Kokoro,'' and the audience responds with a vigorous ``Pyon Pyon.'' A message was received from Satomi Sato, who plays Chiya, who was absent today, and Hayami read it on her behalf. ``I can't wait for the day when I can show you the cuteness that fills your stomach and fills your heart,'' the fans responded with warm applause. Next, the conversation turned to "Rabbit House Talk Party 2025," an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the TV anime's broadcast, and Sakura brought up an episode that she was unable to convey, about director Hiroyuki Hashimoto's trip to France, a sacred place, in a collaboration project with JTB. At that time, he mentioned that he had also visited France for a fan meeting, and was deeply moved by how close he felt to the work as a reality.
In the middle, we went to the game corner "Rabbit House Super Bitter Quiz!" where we looked back on the anime series with difficult quizzes. The problem is that in the scene where Cocoa talks about her dreams for the future in the 4th episode of the 1st season, she says ``I've decided! I'm going to become 〇〇〇!'', and the scene where Chino goes to a badminton match in the 5th episode of the 1st season. Questions include the name of Rize's special serve, which she showed in the 1st episode, and the amount of money that she said in episode 10 of the first season, during the sleepover with Cocoa and Chiya, in the scene where Sharo wakes up from a dream, ``I have XX Yen!''. With the help of the audience, the cast members proved their love for GochiUsa by getting 4 out of 5 questions correct.
A letter has arrived from Hashimoto, who is in charge of the general director of the movie version, and Tensho, who is in charge of writing and directing the movie. Hayami hands a letter to Sakura and Minase, who each read it out loud. In addition to the feelings behind the movie's subtitle, general director Hashimoto also reveals that the cast will increase. Director Tensho also wrote, ``I will do my best to make the cutest movie in the world,'' and the venue erupted into loud applause upon hearing his determination. The stage ended with passionate chants of "We Are!" and "Family!!" as the speakers and audience confirmed their bond as a "family."
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