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5/18/20 update. The official trademark registration has come through for Ganbareiwa!! Robocon. While this project was initially announced April 1st, and thus most assumed it was a joke, it's actually legit. It was confirmed a few days after the fact but the trademark registration is what we were really waiting for to finally believe ourselves.

You can follow Toei's official Robocon Twitter account for news & updates on this new film project as they happen. For now, rest assured though that this is a real film that's going to be released and the trademark indicates we should expect at least some merchandise related to it. to be released as well.

On a personal note, as a big fan of some of the oddball Toei Fushigi Comedy series and Robocon in particular, it's fascinating to see the big guy get a new movie 20 years after his second TV series (Moero!! Robocon) ended. Itself having aired 25 years after the premiere of the original Robocon TV series (Ganbare!! Robocon). It's taken Robocon a couple decades in between each time, but he's definitely a character with some unique longevity to him.