Danica Davidson
March 1, 2025 
The latest Butt Detective movie, titled Butt Detective the Movie: Star and Moon (a.k.a. Eiga Oshiri Tantei: Star and Moon for the original Japanese name) will hit theaters in the island nation on March 20. While it seems unlikely this movie would ever make it on the big screen in America, the whole franchise has a good-sized following in Japan, and a trailer has dropped so people can know what to expect.
Butt Detective the Movie: Star and Moon Trailer
The theme song is titled “Kawaiitte Magic” (translated as “Cuteness is Magic”) and will be performed FRUITS ZIPPER.
Butt Detective the Movie: Star and Moon is being made at Toei Animation, with Hiroki Shibata, the director of the anime series, back in the director’s seat. Episode writer Shoji Yonemura is behind the movie’s screenplay. Looking toward more members of the crew, the music was composed by Hiroshi Takaki, credit for character design and chief animation direction go to Hideaki Maniwa, and art direction is being handled by Miki Azuma.
The TV anime got its start in spring 2018, coming out with three episodes that aired on the NHK Educational channel. A couple months later, seven more episodes came out. Then, beginning in December 2018, it began airing weekly episodes.
The new movie is coming out exactly one year after the previous Butt Detective movie, which was titled Eiga Oshiri Tantei Saraba Itoshiki Aibō (Oshiri) yo.
In the new story, Koala wants to find a family member who vanished while taking part in an idol contest, and goes to none other than Butt Detective to get to the bottom of the mystery. The gumshoe is soon on Stardust Island, which happens to have both the criminal group Phantom Thief Academy and the idol contest. Phantom Thief G is in charge of the academy. Butt Detective pretends to be an idol for cover.
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
