Shinji Ishii's Toritsukareotoko novel will receive an anime feature film adaptation in the fall of 2025. The title literally means "A man obsessed with something." The film's official website and X (formerly Twitter) opened today with a teaser trailer and visual. Toritsukareotoko Teaser Trailer Teaser Visual Ishii's original Toritsukareotoko novel was published by Billiken Shuppan in 2001 and was later published in a bunko edition by Shinchosha in 2006. The story centers on, a young man named Giuseppe, who is called "Toristukareotoko" by the townspeople because once he gets absorbed in something, he cannot look at anything else. One day, he falls in love at first sight with a girl selling balloons named Pechka. He goes crazy and tries to get closer to Pechka, but she has a sadness in her heart and… For the sake of his beloved Pechyka, Giuseppe and his partner, the mouse Cielo, secretly solve her worries by using the many tricks he has been obsessed with. Wataru Takahashi, known for his directorial works for the Crayon Shin-chan films (22nd, 24th, 26th, and 29th), serves as director on a screenplay by Naoyuki Miura. Masatsugu Arakawa designs the characters, and Shin-Ei Animation works on anime production. Source: "Toritsukareotoko" anime film official website / X (formerly Twitter) ©2001 Shinji Ishi/Shinchosha ©2025 Movie "Toritsukareotoko" Production Committee
