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ChaO

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From acclaimed Japanese animation production house Studio 4C comes a wild romantic comedy and true "fish out of water" story. In a future society where humans and mermaids coexist, Stephan, a regular office worker at a shipbuilding company, is suddenly proposed to by Chao -- a princess from the mermaid kingdom! With no time to make sense of what's happening, Stephan finds himself living together with Chao. As he is showered with Chao's pure and wholehearted love, Stephan gradually begins to fall for her. What will become of their unlikely romance?

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Wendy Ide Screen International Visually spectacular and energetic in style, this is a bracingly anarchic piece of storytelling that announces a distinctive new voice in Japanese anime. Jun 16, 2025 Full Review Andrew Mack ScreenAnarchy A joyous story of love, loss and comedic adventure, ChaO explodes on the screen with controlled chaos. It is a stellar debut from Yasuhiro Aoki. Jul 29, 2025 Full Review Ricardo Gallegos La Estatuilla On a storytelling level, ChaO has ideas that should have stayed in the past, but, on a visual level, it has ideas that look to the future. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 29, 2025 Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness ... STUDIO4℃ feels like the only studio who could meld such disparate-seeming visual styles into a cohesive vision without sacrificing their individuality or respective power. Rated: 3/5 Jul 28, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Yasuhiro Aoki

Director

Oji Suzuka

Stephen

Anna Yamada

Chao

Ryota Yamasato

Sea President

Kavka Shishido

Maibei

Yuichiro Umehara

Robert
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Synopsis From acclaimed Japanese animation production house Studio 4C comes a wild romantic comedy and true "fish out of water" story. In a future society where humans and mermaids coexist, Stephan, a regular office worker at a shipbuilding company, is suddenly proposed to by Chao -- a princess from the mermaid kingdom! With no time to make sense of what's happening, Stephan finds himself living together with Chao. As he is showered with Chao's pure and wholehearted love, Stephan gradually begins to fall for her. What will become of their unlikely romance?
Director
Yasuhiro Aoki
Producer
Eiko Tanaka
Production Co
Studio 4°C
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 29m